Archive for March, 2010

How to get nail polish stains off a tile floor?

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I was painting my nails and my dog knocked over the black nail polish. I now have this huge black stain on my tile floor, especially in the cracks of the tile, and it splattered some on my wooden counter. How do I get it off?

What can I do to get rid of a sour smell in laundry?

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My husband’s work shirts are made of 100% poly. He works outside all day, and the odor is horrible. Several workers of the same company have the same problem. I have tried oxy, colorsafe bleach, vinegar, baking soda, hot/cold water, soaking in different household cleaners… I even tried pet/ stain and odor remover! Do you [...]

Baby Laundry soap and stains?

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Does anyone find that baby laundry soap (Ivory) doesn’t get out the stains like regular laundry does? Any tips for the poop stains? I can’t remember having problems with our first. Thanks!

how do you take nail polish remover off black jeans?

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I accidently dropped some nail polish remover on my black jeans, and i cant get the stain out please help, any ideas to waht works? i tried washing it tho, that didnt work i didnt spill all of it, it just rubbed on it, and now theres a stain and if hairspray, what type of [...]

OPI nail polish, removing?

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OPI nail polish always stains my nails, and the reason I started using it is because a "professional" nail tech said it wouldn’t stain. Now, what can I do, to get this polish off completely?

How to get nail polish out of jeans?

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I spilt bright orange nail polish on my black jeans, down the thigh area and want to know a way to remove the stain. I’ve tried acetone but it doesn’t seem to be working!

How can i prevent stains when i do laundry?

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Usually when i do laundry some of my shirts, including my nice ones, have what looks like wet stains but the spots aren’t wet. I’ve tried different ways to do my laundry like putting clothes in b4 the detergent or detergent first then water then clothes, nothing seems to be working and im rly tired [...]

What removes Nail Polish from carpet?

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A few months ago, my family spilled Nail Polish (pink) on our carpet in our camper. (2006 Wildcat: Forest River) . We’re thinking of trading the camper, and to increase the value, we must remove the stain. What is best? Would OxyClean work?

is there any bathroom cleaner that wont stain clothes?

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we use clorox (bleach) to clean the bathroom, tiles, walls, wc etc all. however, we hang our clothes, and have our laundry basket in the toilet as well, and now even though we take out the laundry basket while cleaning, when we dress in the bathroom or keep clothes on counter they get bleach stains [...]

How to remove makeup and nail polish from furniture?

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I’m looking for advice for a friend. Her 3 year old decided to get up last night after everyone was asleep and played with her big sister’s nail polish and makeup. My friend’s leather couch is now pink. Has anyone successfully removed this kind of stain from leather? If so, how? Thanks!

How do I clean a stain in the concrete between floor tiles?

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That’s it really, I have floor tiles and something has soaked into the concrete between two of them. How can this be cleaned? PS – thank you in advance to those wise people who will tell me this is not a laundry question – it’s the most appropriate category I could find.

how to get rid of nail polish stain on nails?

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i took off my nail polish but it left a shadow color on my nail i’ve tried really hard taking it off but its still here the color i used was this greenish turquiose sally hansen brand the stain makes my nails look dead