Problem: The children colored on the painted, textured walls with orange and blue crayons.
How to avoid the problem: Don't give your children crayons.
How to solve the problem: WD-40 and a clean cloth. Rub until the crayon marks are gone. Then rub greasy WD-40 off with a damp cloth. (Test the WD-40 on a small spot before rubbing all over the wall to make sure it doesn't damage the paint.) It was fine on my walls.
Problem: A large yellow/orange stain on hubby's white dress shirt.
How to avoid the problem: Don't put a vitamin in your pocket and forget to take it and then throw it in the wash. Or, check hubby's pockets before washing.
How to solve the problem: Spray shirt with stain remover and then wash. Do not dry. Set shirt out in the sun and the stain magically disappears! (I have to thank Alisa for this one. She taught me this trick while we were at Seminary and this was my first time to put it to use!!!!)
Problem: High-content sugar mixture burned into the ceramic cook top.
How to avoid the problem: Don't leave high-content sugar mixtures unattended on the cook top because they will boil over. If this occurs, wipe it off immediately (without burning yourself). Don't leave it to sit overnight.
How to solve the problem: I'm still working on this one, but the problem was lessened incredibly by soaking a paper towel in vinegar and setting it over the stain. I was able to wipe most of it away with the vinegar and a razor-blade type scraper. Now the hubby is puttin' his back into it to get the rest off (we hope).
There you have it. Lessons I have learned today (and it's only 4:42 CST).
What tips do you have to share?
What tips do you have to share?
3 comments:
Well, I can't think of any tips to share, but I understand about the hubby not checking his pockets. I washed his ipod last month, so he got a new one for his birthday! Maybe he had it planned :)
so glad the sun tip worked! do you have special stove top cleaner? it works well (if you put your back into it) :)
So it looks like I'm not the only who get free masterpieces on the walls! Thanks for the tip-- repainting patches every couple of days is getting old!
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