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Question: Garden ivy very heavy ivy has taken over part of garden not one weed killer will touch it. has any one any ideas on how to kill it. -- james@howell5504.fsnet.co.uk 4 Nov 2002 (Ref:0830)
Answer: Ivy. You must use a "brush" herbicide such as Roundup. This is not the same as for grasses. Spray on a very sunny day, when no wind is blowing. J-- anice Murphy jnospammurphy@jam.nsprr.com 15 Sep 2003
Question: Cleaning copper I need a good solution to cleaning tarnished and oxidized copper. I prefer one that doesn't take a whole day to do one item. However, all hints are welcome I have a huge amount of copper to clean. Thanks Deb "Deb Dowdy" deb@fidnet.com 28 Dec 2002 (Ref:0892)
Answer: Copper Cleaning. There is a product on the market for cleaning bathroom tiles called KaBOOM. It is not advertised as a copper cleaner. I believe it is because they do not want to assume the risk of someone damaging their copper products. It is wooooonderful for cleaning copper. But as fast as you spray it on, you must rinse "immediately". It instantly shines. I have used it many times. The bottle warns you about not allowing it to set on metals. I then use a regular copper cleaner to "spit shine". -- Janice Murphy jnospammurphy@jam.nsprr.com 15 Sep 2003
Question: Soil Problems. We just moved into a 10 year old house last summer and we have problems with the soil. It is like clay and very difficult to work with. Water just seems to stay on top and does not drain anywhere, no matter whether it is dry or rainy. Our lawn is like a marsh. What can we do to rectify this?? Mrs Denholm, Scotland -- MCCANNC195@aol.com 19 Jan 2003 (Ref:0916)
Answer: Ref. 0916 Soil. Sounds as though your soil is very compacted or you have lost a lot of your top soil when they installed the yard. Adding lime (preferable in the fall) will sweeten the soil. You need to incorporate any type of humus whether it is rotting leaves, manure, etc. into the soil. If you do not want to tear up the yard to incorporate humus, you can go to a local store and purchase manure and compost in a bag. Here is it approximately $1.29 a bag. Hand broad cast it over the lawn. It is a slow process. What you are doing is slowly building up the topsoil, this in turn goes through the deeper layers of your soil. It may take a complete summer but you do not want to put so much on that it kills your grass. -- Janice Murphy jnospammurphy@jam.nsprr.com 4 Sep 2003
Question: Additives are a worry these days. What are hydrogenated vegetable oils in the list of additives in my food? what is monosodium glutamate and are they proven harmless??! Thanks, Nancy Lycanth@netscape.net Reply 7 Oct 2003 (Ref:0864)Answer: Stay away from Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils. They compress additional hydrogen atoms into the product. They do this in margarine. These oils are liquid but they want them to be solids. So they increase the amount of hydrogen atoms in it so it will become a solid. Sounds harmless but it's not. It turns the fat into a plastic like material. Plus it fools your body into thinking it's an Essential Fatty Acid, which it's not. EFA's are very important to our bodies. Just another way science is changing our foods along with genetically engineered foods. - Submitted by Derek of www.cheap-diet.com
Subject Chapstick: I accidentally put my chapstick in with a load of laundry. It went in the dryer and must have melted everywhere. My sons clothes are all covered in like an oil stain. what should I do to remove the stain? thank you very much -- "Diane Barber" d.barber@home.com (Ref:0950)
Answer: Don't dry it in the dryer until you've gotten the stain out. That sets it. Try working Dawn dish liquid or Mean Green Degreaser (avail at Dollar General) into the stains and letting it set all day, then launder as usual. -- Modisette, Teri TModisette@ag.org 27 Jan 2004
Question: Wax in Animal Fur My pet rabbit knocked over a large outdoor Citrus candle that had sat in the rain and got wax all over his face and arms. The candle wasn't lit, but the wax was liquid and now his fur is stiff with this stuff, even around his mouth. Does anyone know a safe way to remove it? -- "LuAnn Krause" lakpwk@lighthouse.net Powyli@nspyahoo.com 3 Aug 2002 (Ref:0796)
Answer: Wax on Bunny . If there is still wax on your bunnies fur if you rub the wax with an ice cube it will get hard and peel off without hurting him - I learned this when the same thing happened to my long haired cat. -- Debbie "Debbie Mann, RN, CCM" debbielnospammann@earthnsplink.net 3 Feb 2004
Question: Removal of ink pen stain inside Electric Dryer Hi all. I had a blue ink pen unknowingly go through my dryer and now there are blue ink stains thru out the inside of the dryer. I have tried WD-40 , crud cutter, hair spray which worked for a bit, but there are still deep stains left of the ink. Any suggestions as how to remove the ink? thanks tater77 -- Karen Brasko kbrasko@terraworld.net (Ref:0305
Answer: Ink Pen Stain in Dryer: I don’t know how long ago this was for you or if this will be helpful still but this happened to me as well and I used a white rag with acetone (nail polish remover if you have it) and also isopropyl alcohol alternately. This worked very well with just a little rubbing. Try not to breathe too much of the acetone & alcohol fumes. -- Nick Apr 16th 2007
Answer: dryer spot suggestion Hi Karen, I had a blue ink pen go thru my dryer and had some luck with Soft Scrub (green label w/ bleach.) The interior of my dryer is painted white, and it came off easily. I was actually looking for solutions to my blue-spotted clothing when I ran across your query. Any ideas? Connie -- Constance O'Hanlon cohannsplon@bellsouth.net 14 Dec 2003
Answer: Blue Ink Stain Removal. Best removal tool for blue ink is hair spray. Then you will need simple soap to remove the hair spray and ink. Works every time – even on hands! -- Deanne Fox. Jun 18 2007
Question: Six Sheikh's sheep. The tongue-twister, that starts off with six sheik's sheep, can anyone remind me how it goes? T. Lev levitator101@netscape.net (Ref:0949)
Answer: The sixth sick sheik's sheep's sick -- Craig Laird Leighton Buzzard UK
Question: Cleaning an iron How do I take the stuck on gunk that is on my iron? It's there after we iron over a label or sometimes just the thread from jeans? I've tried soap. I've tried fingernail polish remover. I've tried brass cleaner. I've tried removing it hot and cold Finally I scrape it off with a razor blade but this seems harsh. -- Veronica Velez d.a.velez@att.net (Ref:0266)
Answer: Iron Gunk Remover Tip -- I'm not sure where your from but in the US, WalMart stores now carry a product that removed the stuff from the underside of the iron. The come in small 1 ½" to 2" tubes. You heat the iron, put the stuff on the hot iron, wipe away stinky stuff (for me its stitch witchery since I quit using it) with a cotton cloth that can handle the heat. Then when it cools down, I use a soap/water rag to clean it again. This product at Walmart is usually where they sell the tub hangers and there are two tubes per package for less than $2. Also, peanut butter will remove gum. It dissolves it. I managed to fall asleep when little and my mom/grandma used it to get the gum out of my hair without the need for a buzz job hair cut! Cathi Catherine Banks cnspbanks@tceq.state.tx.us 14 Oct 2003
Question: Stuck on Gunk on iron Try using a product called "Goof-Off" available at Walmart, Home Depot ,Canadian Tire or any hardware or paint store. -- robnspglory@nospammts.net 04/01/2005
Question: Paint removal on leather jacket How do I remove paint stains from a leather jacket without damaging the leather? -- ADAM NIECHCAJ niechcaj@msn.com 23 Nov 2002 (Ref:0861)
Answer: Paint removal Hi there I have just the same problem with spray paint. I have been searching the web and have come up with trying baby oil!! Cheers Cheryl Cheryl.Bernard@sepa.org.uk 5 Nov 2003