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Fred & Gerry's Window Cleaning formula #1

Put 3 tbs. vinegar per 1 qt. water in a spray bottle.

Fred & Gerry's Window Cleaning formula #2

Mix 1/3 cup ammonia in 1 gallon warm water. In cold weather add 1 cup rubbing alcohol.

Fred & Gerry's  Exterior Cleaning Formula
2/3 cup TSP or TSP substitute
1/3 cup detergent
1 qt. bleach
3qt. warm water
The TSP substitute works the same as TSP except it has no phosphates, phone around to your local paint and building supply stores first as it's not available in all outlets, it's environmentally friendly. You can use any type of detergent you want, dish, laundry; the soap acts as a carrier for the other ingredients.
Use a garden sprayer, dampen down the area you want to clean with your garden hose first, spray on the cleaner and let it stand for about 15 to 20 minutes, do not apply in direct sunlight. Take a broom and scrub to really dirty areas and then hose off.

Roof Moss Removal

2 LBS. Zinc Sulphate

5 Gallons of Hot Water

To remove bumper stickers

Try mayonnaise -
also great for removing those nasty bathtub decals. - put on the Mayo and cover with plastic wrap for a few hours and then scrape off with a plastic ice scraper or a wooden spatula.

F & G Weed Killer
for cracks in driveways

One Litre of Vinegar

1/4 Cup Of Salt

2 TSP Liquid Dish Soap

F & G Formula for Pressure Treated Landscape Ties   

When you build a planter from Pressure Treated Ties or lumber, it's wise to neutralize the wood on the inside of the planter.   Mix this up and brush on   3 tablespoons of Laters Copper Spray (available at Garden Supply Stores) 1 pint Raw Linseed Oil   Happy Gardening

Scratch Free Glass

Remove scratches from your glassware by squeezing a small amount of non-gel toothpaste onto a cloth and rubbing into the scratch. Wipe with a dry towel – it really works wonders.

Washing windows is one of the most dreaded of spring tasks, but you can make it a lot easier on yourself if you give up the spray cleaner and paper towels. A squirt of dishwashing liquid in a pail of water, a natural sponge, and a squeegee will make your panes sparkle, and cause you a lot less pain.

Lighter fluid!

Removing grease, oil or tar spots from carpet…a wonderful tip for the wife of a mechanic who also restores old cars at home! Our carpets are light tan and the lighter fluid doesn’t alter the carpet colour at all. Another advantage to the lighter fluid is that it comes in a bottle with a fine nozzle, so the fluid can be directed to exactly where you need it.

Fred & Gerry's Window Cleaning formula #2

Mix 1/3 cup ammonia in 1 gallon warm water. In cold weather add 1 cup rubbing alcohol.

Can’t seem to get an unpleasant odour out of a plastic container? Place a crumpled newspaper into the container, close the lid and let sit for a few days. Then wash with dish soap. Stinky smells will magically disappear

Oil spills in the pantry? Sprinkle flour on the spill, let sit for a few minutes, then wipe up with a damp paper towel. Flour absorbs the grease for a quick and easy cleanup

Fred and Gerry's
Fruit Fly Remover

Fill a small glass jar half full of white vinegar and add 2 tsp. of dry yeast and then add just one drop of dish washing liquid like Ivory or Sunlight. Do not mix, just let sit on the counter top.

To clean brass combine one-quarter cup of salt in enough vinegar to dissolve the salt. Add flour to make a paste.

Brass and Copper#2

Cut a lemon in half, sprinkle it with salt and rub the lemon on whatever needs to be polished. Buff with a cloth to remove excess lemon juice.

Lemon Juice and Cream of Tartar Brass Cleaner

Make a paste of lemon juice and cream of tartar. Apply, leave on for 5 minutes and then wash in warm water. Dry with a soft cloth

Clean Brass with Ketchup?

You can use Worcestershire sauce, Toothpaste, or even Ketchup to clean brass or copper. Just rub onto the copper or brass and dry with a soft cloth.

Anti fog or fog proofer.

A simple bar of soap. Just rub on the soap and then polish with a soft cloth. Also great for your ski goggles or scuba mask. If you know anyone with a Volkswagen Beetle they will find this information a blessing.

Discouraging Insects

Crumbled bay leaves, placed in a cupboard, will discourage insects.
Place cucumber peels on the kitchen windowsill to keep ants out.
Salt or red pepper sprinkled on counters and across doors and windowsills is a barrier for ants.

Unclog your showerheads.

Remove the head and soak it in a mixture of equal parts vinegar and warm water for about 15 minutes to get the water flowing freely again.

If you want to drive away those pesky critters like chipmunks and raccoons try dipping a towel or rag in ammonia and placing it under the porch or in the garage, wherever the animals are invading. They dislike the smell so much that it drives them away.

Carpet Cleaner.

To absorb big spills, spread cornmeal all over the spill. Wait about 15 minutes, then vacuum it up. For stains, put 1/4 cup biodegradable liquid soap with 1/3 cup water into a blender to make a foam. Put the foam on the stain and rub. Finish up with a splash of vinegar.

Silver Cleaner

Put a sheet of aluminum foil into a plastic or glass bowl. Sprinkle the foil with salt and baking soda, or Washing soda then fill the bowl with warm water. Just soak your silver in the bowl and the tarnish will migrate to the aluminum foil. Finally, dry and buff your silver.

Add 2 cups white vinegar and a few drops of an essential oil to your rinse cycle.
WARNING!
Vinegar can cause colours to fade a little.

Sprinkle baking soda around the inside of the toilet bowl and then clean with a toilet brush. Also try letting white vinegar sit for a few minutes in the bowl before cleaning with the toilet brush

Use a little olive oil.

Keep cats away from your garden or shrubs. 

Mix one garlic clove, 1/2tsp Tabasco sauce, 1/4 cp of sunlight dish soap, 2 cups water ....grind up and mix in blender .... pour over area CATS HATE THIS SMELL and will stay away.
Thanks Rhonda

Make a solution of one cup of beer to four tbsp. Epsom salts and paint on the window. It washes off when you want a clear pane again.

Here is a recipe for a good home-made fly trap! For catching flies
1/4 cup of. Vinegar
1/4 cup of. sugar
Water
Put first 2 ingredients in and put enough water in a jar to make it about 1/2 full and punch a couple holes in the lid. Good for Patio's or barns.
Works great!

Here is a way to dissolve rust from bolts, nuts  and other metals.
Soak in full strength vinegar and the rust will dissolve away

CHILLY WAY TO CLEAN YOUR GARBAGE DISPOSAL

This tip really is a cracker. With this you really will be able to give the waste disposal a good clean. Make vinegar ice cubes and feed them down the disposal. After grinding, run cold water through.
The grinding effect of the ice will sort out any stubborn items and it will remove the odours and smells as well.

F & G BLOOD STAIN REMOVER
Remove fresh blood stains by rubbing an ice cube over stain, as the ice starts to melt away, so does the stain. This is a fairly quick process. Launder as usual. Remove a stubborn blood stain by applying hydrogen peroxide, allowing it to bubble, then repeating the application until stain is gone. Launder as usual. Hydrogen peroxide is the main ingredient in commercial blood stain removers.

Another way to remove blood, if it is a small amount.  
(I'm thinking of a dressmaker who has run into a pin while sewing a wedding dress. 
YOUR saliva will remove YOUR blood.   (Nobody else's)

F & G REFRESHING BATH TUB ADDITIVE
Just add 1/2 cup of Baking Soda to your bathtub of water to make
your bath even fresher. Relax!...while the Baking Soda neutralizes
acids on the skin and washes away oil and perspiration. It also
makes your skin feel silky smooth

 Make your own air deodorizer

Use a regular pump spray mister with 4 cups of water in it, add 4 teaspoons of baking soda and spray the odours away. This will not mask an odours it will remove an odour. Which is what is needed.

Stronger air freshener

Use 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon vinegar and 2 cups of water. After it stops foaming, mix well, pour into a spray bottle and spray into the air

Clean and deodorize patio and pool furniture

Use a Baking Soda (Bicarbonate of Soda) solution of 1/4 cup Baking Soda in 1 quart of warm water to clean and deodorize patio and pool furniture. Simply wipe with the Baking Soda solution and rinse clean. For tougher stains, sprinkle Baking Soda directly on a damp sponge, scrub and rinse.

Here's a handy tip for all you car fanatics. If those water spots are annoying, after washing your car. Use your leaf blower to get all the water off your car and out of the crevices. Now it'll gleam.

Tabasco Sauce messes with the moles!

Mix up a batch of Mole Chaser Juice.

1+1/2 Tbsp. of Tabasco Sauce
1 Tbsp of liquid dish soap
1 tsp. of chilli powder
1 Qt. of water

Simply pour this tonic in mole runways ... and they'll run away.

To remove bumper stickers

Try mayonnaise -
also great for removing those nasty bathtub decals. - put on the Mayo and cover with plastic wrap for a few hours and then scrape off with a plastic ice scraper or a wooden spatula.

Fabric Softener &
 Paint Brushes

Keep your paintbrushes soft and pliable after use by adding a small splash of fabric softener to the water when you clean them Let dry as usual.

No more mustiness
Have an old book that's gotten musty? Seal it in a plastic bag and place it in the freezer for two to three days. The smell will be gone.

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