I have a strange cleaning question which I hope someone here will know the answer to.

I had some shoes put away in storage & the soles of one (really old) pair of sneakers have started melting/disintegrating and now there is red rubber stuff all over a brand new pair of suede sneakers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Ok, there doesn't seem to be any memories section on here, so i don't know if this has been asked or not. (please do memories, someone, it would be so awesome) But, i live in a very humid area, and black mold grows around here like nobody's business. It's gross, and i hate it. i've been able to keep it under control and clean, on things like ( Read more... )

someone should make a memories thing for this community ...i know it would help me alot

hey guys, i just joined and i'm really hoping someone can help me out with this. i live in a loft-style dorm at my university and we have cement ceilings. i have stuff written on the ceiling in permanent marker (don't ask). i absolutely can't get it off. i've tried nail polish remover and rubbing alcohol, but both barely had a slight fading effect ( Read more... )

anyone know how to get the combination of baking soda and vinegar when it dries up on carpet...out?

Hi, I'm new here, and thrilled to find this site. I live in a pre-war Manhattan building. I absolutely love it, but unfortunately there are some cleaning issues that came with it. I have a gorgeous old tub that is enamel-based. Unfortunately, it holds stains and dirt like crazy, and nothing I've used seems to get them out. I've used everything from ( Read more... )

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In a horrible brain fart I left a plastic bag of rotini on top of an electric burner (top left), I then made pasta on the bottom right. Well, it apparently was hot enough to melt the plastic and burn some noodles on to the burners.

How do I clean melted plastic off the burners/is it safe to let the wire thing soak?

when my roomate and i moved into our apartment (which is quite old-20's ( Read more... )