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One of the active ingredients in Coca Cola is phosphoric acid.
It has a pH of 2.8, (On a scale of 1 -14, with 1 being the most acidic,
7 being neutral, and 14 being very caustic).
Pure phosphoric acid can eat through metal, and dissolve concrete, but it sure makes the coke taste good.
Rumors say that Coke distributors have used it over the years to clean the engines of their delivery trucks,
and it also works to help scrub road grime from your windscreen.
We can't actually advise using Coke as a substitute for regular detergents,
however there are some interesting ideas people have put forward over the years:
Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour,
then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
It should work equally well for ceramic sinks and bath tubs.
We have all heard about using Coke to clean coins, but what about pouring a can of Coca-Cola over
individual sealed battery terminals to bubble away the corrosion. Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to
a rusted bolt for several minutes, see the difference.
Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes,
add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
Turn the keyboard upside down and shake so loose dust, dirt, and food crumbs will fall out. Spray between the keys with compressed air or vacuum the keyboard. If you are vacuuming the keyboard, leave it key side up and work in a well lit area.
Specialized vacuum attachments are available that slip onto a regular
vacuum hose which reduces it to a very small opening with a variety of dusting and crevice attachments. This is the most efficient method because the vacuum becomes not only more powerful, but you will actually remove the offending debris as opposed to redistributing it with compressed air.
Wipe down the keyboard with a soft cloth dampened with your specialized computer cleaning fluid or plain water. Never spray any kind off chemical directly onto your office equipment, always spray a clean cloth and wipe the hardware.
Use a cotton swab to clean between the keys. For hard to remove stains such as ink, use a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol or an alcohol saturated wipe.
If you spill cola or coffee in your keyboard the first thing to do stop working.
Save your data using the mouse instead of key stroke commands. Quickly unplug
the keyboard and turn it upside down to drain. Allow as much of the fluid as possible to drip from the
keyboard
and wipe it down as described in keyboard cleaning.
Although not recommended for the faint hearted, there are more extreme measures you can take to rescue
a liquid saturated keyboard. Unplug the keyboard and borrow a co workers for the next couple of days.
If the keyboard has an old, or dried spill, you must first saturate the dried liquid.
This means submersing it (yes, completely underwater) in a
container of water for a few hours, press any sticky keys to help loosen the dried material.
When the dried spill has dissolved into the pan of water,
or if the spill is fresh, rinse off the keyboard with distilled water.
Use distilled water, as tap water contains minerals that can affect performance even after it is dry.
Allow the keyboard to air dry for at least a day.
Sssssingle sssssticky keysssss can be removed on most keyboards.
Just use a small flat head screwdriver to pry the offending key off and after cleaning they snap right back on.
Use the corner of a soft cloth or a cotton swab and to clean the key socket as best you can,
using a special computer cleaner, rubbing alcohol, or distilled water.
10. Iron on paper to give garment a dry-clean crisp look.
9. Use new Downy Premium Care in wash...it helps reduce the wrinkles.
8. Iron Black garments inside out...it reduces the shiny spots.
7. Put line-dry items in the dryer for a few minutes before hanging...they won't require as much ironing.
6. When traveling, hang clothes in bathroom and run hot water
to steam some of the wrinkles clean.
5. When packing a suit case, place tissue paper between
folds of garments to reduce wrinkling.
4. Avoid cotton clothes.
3. Have a relative that owns a Dry Cleaner.
2. Remove clothes promptly from the dryer.
1. Go nude!
Did you know that over 95% of all dirt found in your house comes from outside? Soil, dust, pollen, air pollution and many other sources get into your house and cause an endless cycle of cleaning, dusting and vacuuming.
Keep the outside of your house as clean as possible. Does it not make sense to keep as much dirt as you can in the great outdoors before it enters your house? We can achieve this quite easily by keeping the areas near any entrances free of sand, dirt, small rocks and debris which is easily tracked into your house. By sweeping and cleaning your driveway, patio, porch, etc., on a regular basis, you will prevent a lot of cleaning.
Use entrance mats. Did you know that a good quality entrance mat can capture as much as a pound of dirt per square foot? This is much easier to remove from a mat than when it is spread through out your house. Use as many large, good quality, mats as possible, both indoors and outside. Also, clean them often and thoroughly.
Capture the dirt completely on the first effort. What this means is to use tools and procedures that collect and don't just scatter dust and dirt. High filtration vacuum bags, treated dusters and dust mops, clean rags, clean
water, clean wet mops : all these will make your cleaning more effective and longer lasting.
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