By Mary Conyard, Editorial Committee, TAG member
- Accidently marked the fabric lounge with a pen? Apply hairspray and then wipe off.
- Stale Bread? Make breadcrumbs. If you enjoy making your own bread, add a cup of breadcrumbs to the dough. Saves throwing it away.
- To clean your rings and jewellery, soak in window cleaner and then wash off and wipe clean.
- To sharpen scissors, try cutting up some alfoil or sandpaper.
- Clean your toilet bowl, seat, bowl lip and cistern with toothpaste for a fresh minty result!
- Shaving cream cleans your car headlights.
- Burnt the bacon/steak/rice in the frypan/saucepan? Hard to clean or ready to throw out? Try sprinkling generously with salt, add water, and boil for 5 to 10 minutes. Wash as normal.
- Cleaning between narrow spaces, like stoves, cupboards, fridge? Get an old sock dampened with vinegar, water & detergent. Slide the sock onto the end of your broom handle/mop and start cleaning.
- Clean your drill bits in a small amount of motor oil and then wipe off – see how clean they are.
Link Wentworth wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we work and pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.