Thursday, April 30, 2009

Uses of Ammonia

• Repel Moths – Annoying kitchen moths seem to come out of nowhere! Send them back to wherever they came from by washing drawers, pantry shelves or cupboards with ½ cup of ammonia diluted in 1 liter of water .Leave drawers and cabinets open to thoroughly air-dry.

• Remove stains from clothing – Ammonia is great for cleaning clothes . Here are some ways you can use it to remove a variety of stains. Make sure you dilute ammonia with at least 50 per cent water before applying it to silk, wool or spandex

1. Rub out perspiration, blood and urine stains on clothing by dabbing the area with a Half strength solution of ammonia and water before laundering .

2. Remove most non-oily stains by making a mixture of equal parts ammonia, water and dishwashing liquid . Put it in empty spray bottle, shake well, and then apply directly to the stain. Let it set for to 3 minutes before rising out.

3. To remove pencil marks from clothing, use a few drops of undiluted ammonia and then rinse. If that doesn’t work, put a little laundry detergent onto the stain and rinse again.

4. You can even remove washed in paint stains from clothes by saturating them several times with Half ammonia, Half turpentine solution, and then tossing them into the wash.

5. Clean Carpet and upholstery- Lift out stains from carpeting and upholstery by sponging them with 1 cup of clear ammonia in two liter of warm water. Allow to dry thoroughly, and repeat if needed.

• Brighten up Windows – Dirty grimy windows can make any house look dingy. But it is easy wipe away to dirt, fingerprints soot and dust covering your windows. Just wipe them down within soft cloth dampened with a solution of 1 cup of clear ammonia in cups of water. Your windows will not only be crystal clear, but streak free to boot.

• Clean Bathroom tiles – Make bathroom tiles sparkle again – and kill mildew by sponging them with ¼ cup of ammonia in 4 liters of water.

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