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

Eliminate Stains With Shaving Cream

Shaving cream has a lot of the same properties as other cleaning products. It's an aerosol soap with baking soda, essentially. It can clean stains and remove weird smells from upholstery in no time.

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The More You Know

  • To keep small cords organized, try this handy hint: Fill a shoe box with as many empty toilet paper rolls that will fit vertically; then place a single small cord in each tube. It'll keep your cords free of tangles and in one place.
  • A wet-dry vacuum slurps clogs out of plugged drains. Even plumbers use this trick sometimes. If you need to increase suction, seal around the nozzle with a wet rag.
  • To clean your shower head or bathroom faucets, fill a plastic bag with white vinegar and secure it to the shower head with a rubber band.
  • 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.
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