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Neat & Clean - Laundry

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Renew Bleach Spotted clothes

I had several dark knit tops that had little bleach spots from where I had been cleaning..I found just the right shade of marker and used the tip to recolor many black and dark colored clothing... Like New!Stationery store may have the exact color you need and you can buy them individually..Can be used on throw rugs etc...!

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Deb
Monroe, OH
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Neat & Clean - Laundry

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Removing Ink

If you find that you have an ink mark on your clothes, all you have to do is be sure to spray the area with hairspray until you can "see" the ink coming off; do this just before you wash the item. I used to work at a copy place, so I know for a fact that this works. It doesn't matter what kind of hairspray.

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Tracy
Hillsborough, NC
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Neat & Clean - Laundry

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WASHER FILTER

Put an old nylon stocking on the end of your washer hose, it filters out lint so this doesn't do down your drain-which in time can lead to build-up.

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BARBARA
Erie, PA
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Neat & Clean - Laundry

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Cleaning the Dryer lint basket

You can use an old baby bottle brush tied to a string as a handle for extending the brush down into the area where the lint may be; you can also use the string hanging it up. You can also brush the actual lint trap using the baby bottle brush. Lint comes off quicker and faster!

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susan
Niagara Falls, NY
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Neat & Clean - Laundry

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How to remove blood

I was in the ER due to cutting the tip of my finger with a knife and the wash rag I had wrapped around my finger was totally soaked with blood. I told my husband to throw it away, and the doctor spoke up and said, "Just take it home and soak it in a sink with peroxide!" So we did, and the blood disappeared right before our eyes! Just like a science experiment! We've used the tip several times since then - worked! Give it a try; but I hope you don't cut yourself bad!

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Donna
Hanover, VA
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Neat & Clean - Laundry

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Ink Removal

To get rid of ink marks on your clothing, simply spray the area well with any inexpensive hairspray (pump bottle gives you a more direct spray than aerosol) and wipe with an old wash cloth or towel. You may have to repeat the process again, but it will take the ink out.

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Suzanne
Bloomfield, CT
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Time Savers - Cleaning & Laundry

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Wash That Filter!

Most people clean the lint off the filter after each use of the clothes dryer, but once or twice a month, that same filter needs to be washed with soapy water to rid it of an invisible film that comes from dryer sheets we use as fabric softeners. Before you wash it, pour water on the mesh and just see how much film has accumulated! If that's not cleaned off by washing, it makes drying time longer.

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Peggy
Mt. Pleasant, TN
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Neat & Clean - Laundry

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smoke odor in material

To remove the smoke odor from material try - 1 cup baking soda ,1 cup vinegar and some laundry detergent to your washer and wash as normal. Add softener as usual. Repeat if necessary. Use laundry detergent in washer and run it thru a cycle to get the odor out of the washer. While the washer is filling with the detergent and water , take a cloth and put it in the washer to get the soap and water on it and clean the inside of your dryer too. That way you will get rid of the smoke odor out of washer and dryer at the same time.

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Dawn
Indianapolis, IN
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