Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Clean Hubcaps in the Dishwasher

Cleaning your tires by hand can take a toll on your back and knees. Why not remove the hubcaps and throw them in the bottom tray of the dishwasher? One cycle and they'll shine like new again.

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The More You Know

  • If your shower curtain or liner is looking less than clean, spruce it up with a Magic Eraser.
  • Garage floors are puddle prone: springtime floods, melting ice from tires, you name it. You can keep that water away from your tools and toys with a dam made of expanding foam.
  • As trash bags start to fill up, the bag slithers into the bin and you have to dig it out. To keep handled or drawstring trash bags in place, all you need are two medium or large self-adhesive command hooks.
  • Ever make a complete mess of your microwave when melting butter? Repurpose your butter wrapper as a cover for your microwavable dish.
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