Uses & Tips

Miscellaneous Cleaning

Cleaning Leather Shoes

Make a solution of one part water to one part white vinegar, and use it sparingly on the shoes. Dip a cloth into the solution, and dab it over the salt-streaked parts of your shoes. May have to repeat the cleaning a few times before all the salt is removed. Salt actually can damage leather, […]

Miscellaneous Cleaning

Furniture

Mix olive oil and vinegar in a one-to-one ratio and polish with a soft cloth. Try in an inconspicuous place first.

Miscellaneous Cleaning

Frosted Windows

For those rare winter mornings when there is frost on the car, wipe the windows the night before with a solution of one part water to three parts white distilled vinegar. They won’t frost over.

Miscellaneous Cleaning

Cleaning the Radiator Vent

Turn down the thermostat. Unscrew the air vent, soak it in vinegar to clean it, then turn the thermostat all the way up. After a few minutes, you’ll hear a hissing sound followed by a little bit of water spurting out. Finally, steam will start exiting that hole. Turn off the radiator valve and replace […]

Miscellaneous Cleaning

Paintbrush Softener

Soak the paintbrush in hot white distilled vinegar, and then wash out with warm, sudsy water.

Floors

No-Wax Floors

To wash no-wax floors, add ½ cup of white distilled vinegar to a half-gallon of warm water.

Miscellaneous Cleaning

Bumper Stickers

To remove bumper sticker residue, try cleaning with vinegar. Wipe the surface repeatedly with white distilled vinegar until it is soaked. In a few minutes, it should peel off easily. Test on a small invisible area of the car to ensure there will be no damage to the paint.

Pets

Get Rid of Odor on a Smelly Dog

Wet the dog down with fresh water. Use a mixture of 1 cup white distilled vinegar and 2 gallons water. Saturate the dog’s coat with this solution. Dry the dog off without rinsing the solution. The smell will be gone!

Pets

Pet Accident

Test the color fastness of the carpet with white distilled vinegar in an inconspicuous place. Then sprinkle distilled vinegar over the fresh pet accident. Wait a few minutes and sponge from the center outward. Blot up with a dry cloth. This procedure may need to be repeated for stubborn stains.

Pets

Pest Fighter

A teaspoon of white distilled vinegar for each quart bowl of drinking water helps keep your pet free of fleas and ticks. The ratio of 1 teaspoon to one quart is for a forty-pound animal.

Lawn/Garden

Plant Nutrients

Mix vinegar and water in a ratio of 1:8. Mix a separate solution of sugar and water in a

Lawn/Garden

Keep Flowers Longer

Keep flowers fresh longer. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons white vinegar in a 1-quart vase of water. Trim stems and change water every five days.