Clever Clarissa’s Household Tips & Advice

Fill the vase with warm water and add one or two Alka Seltzer tablets (denture cleaner also works). Once the seltzer has dissolved, let it work for 30 minutes or more. Rinse well and air dry.

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Hide scratches and small nicks by delicately working a matching color crayon into them. Remove tar spots by soaking them with raw linseed oil until soft; wipe with a soft cloth dampened with the oil.

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You have the choice of using nail polish remover, lighter fluid, lemon extract, salad oil or hot vinegar. Saturate, let set a while (if needed) and then gently scrape with a razor blade or a knife.

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Sprinkle baking soda onto a damp sponge to remove dirt and grime from windows, headlights, chrome accessories and trims; rinse and dry. To remove dead insects from your windshield, rub it with a ball made from plastic net bags (the kind onions come in).

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No matter how dirty your car is, simply wash it with a solution made from one cup of kerosene dissolved in one bucket of plain water. Wipe it thoroughly with a soft cloth and voilà! There is no need to rinse or wax. The treatment helps prevent rust and rainwater will actually bead off the […]

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