- Miscellaneous Cleaning
Mix white distilled vinegar and linseed oil to clean leather. Rub the mixture into the leather and then polish with a soft cloth.
- Lawn/Garden
Add 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons white vinegar to a 1-quart vase of water to keep flowers fresh longer.
- Miscellaneous Cleaning
Dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt in 1 cup of white distilled vinegar and stir in flour until it becomes a paste. Apply paste to brass, copper or pewter and let it stand for about 15 minutes. Rinse with clean warm water and polish until dry.
- Windows & Walls
Use full-strength white vinegar to remove your child’s ballpoint pen “art” from painted walls.
- Lawn/Garden
Spray full-strength white vinegar to kill unwanted grass and weeds.
- Kitchen
Dilute white vinegar with water to deodorize the garbage disposal.
- Miscellaneous Cleaning
Mix white vinegar with salt and baking soda to unclog drains.
- Miscellaneous Cleaning
Dilute white vinegar with ammonia and baking soda to freshen a musty closet.
- Miscellaneous Cleaning
Dilute white vinegar with water to brighten brickwork.
- Miscellaneous Cleaning
Use full strength to clean chrome fixtures and whiten grout.
- Windows & Walls
Dilute with water to remove grease and grime on mini blinds.
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