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 New Tricks With Old Stuff

 

 NEW WAYS TO USE OLD PRODUCTS

  1. You can use steel wool to:
     
    1. Fill a screw hole that has become to big for the screw.  Stuff the hole with steel wool and re-insert the screw.
    2. Make an instant pin cushion.  Stuff an old sock with steel wool and tie tightly for a pin cushion that will keep pins and needles rust free.
    3. Repel kitchen pests, by placing steel wool around the pipes under the sink.
       
  2. You can use nail polish remover to:
     
    1. Remove sticker residue from glass objects.
    2. Unstick your fingers after a superglue mishap.
    3. Remove marker and ink from appliances, glass and stainless steel.
       
  3. You can use olive oil to:
     
    1. Revitalize leather shoes and baseball gloves.
    2. Clean greasy hands.
    3. Repel moles in the yard.  Soak a cloth in olive oil and stuff it into the mole hole.  Moles hate olive oil!
       
  4. You can use cola to:
     
    1. Remove grease stains from the garage floor.
    2. Clear a sluggish drain.
    3. Loosen a bolt that is rusted on.
    4. Remove stubborn stains from the toilet.  Pour in the cola and wait one hour before scrubbing.