Cleaner for Wooden Surfaces Household cleaning recipes Mix: 1 cup boiled linseed oil 1 Craig Birdsong 1 cup turpentine 1 cup white vinegar Dip soft cloth in solution, wring out and apply. Let It is possible to cut the cost of cleaning your dry. Follow with thin coat of paste wax. Buff with home by using homemade cleaners. Many soft cloth. ingredients for home care products are ones you may already have in your kitchen, laundry or Ceramic Tile Cleaner workshop. Others may be more difficult to Make a solution of: locate—for these, see the listing at the end for 2 tablespoons trisodium phosphate possible sources. 1 gallon water All Purpose Cleaner Apply to tile and grout with a brush, sponge or For general household cleaning, mix: cloth. Mop up dirty water with sponge or cloth. 2 tablespoons ammonia Needs no rinsing unless a higher concentration of 2 tablespoons liquid detergent trisodium phosphate is used for heavy cleaning. 1 quart warm water. Mildew and other stains can be removed from grout with a solution of1/2 cu p and 1 cup Jelly (used in other formulas) water. Let stand five minutes and rinse with clear Dissolve 1 cup of shaved soap or soap flakes in 1 water. quart of boiling water. When entirely melted or dissolved, pour into wide mouth jar. Let stand in a cool place until it jells. Aluminum Cleaner Warnings Scour badly abused aluminum vessels with 1. Never mix chlorine bleach with any whiting and soap jelly. Use very fine steel wool. other , such as ammonia Brighten discolored aluminum pans by boiling or vinegar. It may create toxic fumes. one of the following solutions in it until the 2. Store ail cleaning solutions out of reach discoloration disappears: of children. Solutions may be stored in A) 1 tablespoon vinegar to 1 quart water empty "store-bought" containers. Or B) 2 teaspoons cream of tartar to 1 quart water. 3. Do not spill ammonia on painted or varnished surfaces. It may damage the Brass and Copper Cleaner finish. Make a paste of: 4. For your protection, mix cleaning 1 pint soap jelly solutions in well ventilated areas. If 1 cup whiting solutions are heated, use a range fan, if 1 teaspoon household ammonia available. Add whiting and ammonia to soap jelly before it congeals, and beat together. After using the paste, wash articles in hot suds, rinse and dry. Tarnished copper also can be cleaned with salt ''Craig Birdsong, Colorado State University Coop- dissolved in hot white vinegar or lemon juice. erative Extension family housing specialist and Brass with an antique finish can be polished with associate professor; apparel, interior design and boiled linseed oil or lemon oil. merchandising (8/88)

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kenneth R. Boten, director of Cooperative Extension, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. Cooperative Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. To simplify technical terminology, trade names of products and equipment occasionally will be used. No endorsement of products named is intended nor is criti- cism implied of products not mentioned. Chromium Cleaner Shake mixture well. Rub furniture with polish. A mild suds usually cleans well. It should be Let stand for a few minutes, and buff with dry rinsed well and dried with a soft cloth. For flannel cloth. stubborn stains rub with a paste of whiting and household ammonia. Rinse and polish with a soft Glass and Mirror Cleaner cloth. Use one of the following: Dishwashing Detergent, Automatic For water spots: add 2 tablespoons vinegar to 1 Mix: quart warm water. 1 cup soda ash For light greasy soil: add 1 tablespoon kerosene to 2 cups sodium metasilicate 2 quarts warm water. 1 cup trisodium phosphate For heavy greasy soil: add 4 tablespoons of Use1/4 cu p of mixture in dishwasher. household ammonia to 1 quart warm water. Dishwashing Detergent, Hand To use cleaners, first remove surface soil with a Mix: cloth. Then, spray or sponge cleaning liquid on 1 cup sodium phosphate glass and wipe off with cloth or newspaper. 3 cups trisodium phosphate Iron and Tin Cleaner Use 2 teaspoons for a dishpan of hot water. Iron and tin utensils rust when they are not dried thoroughly. Boil the item in soda water for a few Drain Cleaner minutes to clean. Remove rust from iron with Mix: steel wool or scouring powder. Before storing 1 cup baking soda iron pots and pans, coat with saltless fat or oil, 1 cup salt wrap in paper and store in a dry place. 1/4 cup cream of tartar Pour 1/4 cup of mixture in drain, add 1 cup boiling Laundry Detergent, Enzyme Action water. Allow to stand; flush with cold water. Mix: 1/4 cup pancreatin Drain Opener 1/4 cup salt Mix: 3-1/2 cups soda ash 1 cup sodium alginate 3/4 cup caustic soda 1 cup Use as desired. 3 cups caustic potash Pour 2 tablespoons of mixture into drain, add 1 Laundry Detergent, Low Foaming cup hot water. Allow to stand for 30 minutes; flush Mix: with cold water. Store in airtight container. Do not 3-3/4 cups lauryl pryidinium chloride get mixture on skin. 2-1/2 cups sodium dodecylbenzene sulfate 10-1/2 cups sodium tripolyphosphate Dusting Cloths for Furniture Cleaning 8 cups baking soda Dust with cloths that gather dust rather than Use as desired. scatter it. Make dust cloths with soft cloths in one of the following ways: Lavatory Bowl Cleaner Mix: A) Put cloth in a tin container or jar in which a 1-1/2 cups caustic soda few drops of oil or wax have been spread. 3/4 cup powdered alum Cover tightly and leave overnight. The cloth 1/4 cup salt will absorb just enough oil or wax to remove Store in airtight container. dust, and polish the surface at the same time. Or Marble Cleaner B) Mix 1 tablespoon of kerosene with 1 quart hot Remove acid stains with household ammonia, water. Dip cloth in solution, wring out, dry and baking soda or borax. If acid has roughened the store. surface, rub with pumice stone and water. Polish with soft cloth. Or C) Mix 1 tablespoon mild soap powder For grease spots, make a paste of fuller's earth, 1 quart warm water spread on the spots, let stand for 24 hours. Wash 1 tablespoon household ammonia with soap and water. Repeat if necessary. Scrub 2 tablespoons boiled linseed oil or a good heavily soiled spots with pumice stone. furniture polish Dip cloth in solution, squeeze out, dry and store. Oven Cleaner The next time something spills over in your oven, Furniture Polish sprinkle the mess generously with salt. The Mix: sticky spill may lift, off easily with a spatula when 1 ounce boiled linseed oil the oven is cool. 1 ounce turpentine Or Place a bowl of ammonia in the oven and le3/4t it ounce cider vinegar stand overnight. Much of the grease will be loosened by the nest morning and can be scraped off. Any remaining foods can be removed with the following; 1/2 cup trisodium phosphate cup soda ash 1 cup sodium perborate 2 tablespoons powdered soap Apply with damp sponge. Oven Cleaner, Spray-on Mix: 1 cup of oven cleaner powder (formula above) 1 quart water Spray on oven surface and allow to soak for 1 hour Wipe clean with wet cloth or sponge. Porcelain Cleaner Porcelain enamel found on sinks, bath tubs and lavatories is a glass surface. If strong scouring powder is used, the finish may be scratched beyond repair. Use one of these cleaners: A) Add 2 tablespoons ammonia or kerosene to 5 cup soap jelly. Store in airtight container. Use as needed. B) Mix 4 parts whiting to 1 part of soap jelly. This is mild and will not mar most surfaces. C) Mix 1 cup whiting or baking soda with1/2 cu p pine oil. D) Make a stiff paste of whiting mixed with ammonia or kerosene. Wash with soapy water and rinse well. Try this for removing stains. Light rust stains may be removed with lemon Whiting paste may be used for heavily soiled juice. Rinse thoroughly. For more stubborn areas. Make with 4 parts whiting to 1 part soap stains, try a weak solution of oxalic acid: 1 jelly. Mix thoroughly and keep in small jar. teaspoon of oxalic acid in 1 cup hot water. Rinse Apply with soft cloth and rub lightly. Rinse immediately with ammonia solution. Then rinse thoroughly. well with water. For cleaning woodwork or light colored painted Caution: Oxalic acid is poisonous and should be surfaces, use 1 part kerosene to 1 part vinegar. labeled and handled carefully. Rub soiled area and wipe with dry cloth. Toilet bowls are vitreous china and can withstand stronger cleaners. Clean frequently with Papered Walls detergent. Washing soda can be used only inside Fresh grease spots may be removed to some the bowl. extent by placing a clean blotter on the spot and Tile Cleaner pressing with a warm iron. Change the blotter See: Marble Cleaner. often. For further treatment and more stubborn spots, Tin Cleaner make a paste of water and powdered magnesium See: Iron and Tin Cleaner. oxide. Apply and let dry 2 to 3 days. Brush off. Repeat if necessary. Test first on inconspicious Walls and Woodwork Cleaning spot. Painted Surfaces For ordinary cleaning, use a mixture of soap jelly and warm water. Add enough soap jelly to water Washable Papered Walls to make light suds. Dust painted surfaces For heavily soiled washable paper, mix: thoroughly before washing. Wash with a soft 4 teaspoons baking soda cloth dipped and wrung out in cleaning solution. 2 cups flour Rinse well and dry with soft cloth. Wash only a 2-1/2 tablespoons household ammonia small area at a time. 1-1/4 cups water Stir soda into flour; add ammonia and water. Beat Retail Drug Store until smooth. Steam in a double boiler for l-1/2 Alum, powdered Hours. Leave the dough covered and when cool Calcium carbonate (chalk) enough to handle, knead until smooth and soft. Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) To use, start at the top of the wall and rub gently Laurl pryidinium chloride downward, overlapping the strokes to prevent Oxalic acid streaking. Knead the cleaner as you work. Sodium algenate Dusting with a soft cloth will remove crumbs left Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfate from the dough. Sodium metaphosphate Sodium metasilicate Sodium perborate Sodium phosphate Window Shade Gleaner (for paper shades) Sodium tripolyphosphate See: Washable Papered Walls on previous page. Retail Paint and Hardware Store Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) Boiled linseed oil Borax Locating Ingredients Caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) Though many of the ingredients needed for Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) these cleaning products are common household Soda ash () items others may be more difficult to locate. The Trisodium phosphate list below should be of help. Turpentine Whiting Ceramic Shops Caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) Retail Supermarket Fuller's earth Ammonia Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) Feed and Grain Supply Borax Calcium carbonate (chalk) Corn syrup (glucose) Salt (sodium chloride) Cream of tartar Wholesale Drug Distributor Salt (sodium chloride) Pancreatin Vinegar