DIY Laundry Prewash
Laundry prewashes are a shadow of what they used to be. Many years ago we had Preen (The Great Unstainer) …
Clothes
How to stretch leather shoes that are too small
A little while ago I bought some RM Williams boots on Ebay that were just the style I like and …
Warm is the new hot
It used to be when you were using the HOT cycle on your washing machine it would just pump hot …
What can you use vinegar for?
The farmer’s almanac gives us the following uses for vinegar. I’ll copy and paste from their website and comment accordingly: …
How to get antipersperant stains off
One of the most common questions I get asked is how to get yellow underarm stains off from antisperperant. The …
How to get Cooking Oil Stains Out of a Cotton Shirt
Today on 720 ABC Jane Marwick asked Dr Karl how to get cooking oil stains out of a cotton shirt. …
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A Handy Prewash
Prewashes aren’t what they used to be. The old Preen aerosol was based on 1,1,1-trichloroethane, the solvent used in dry …
Laundry Prewashes #5
The final approach to laundry prewashes is that of the degreaser. This shouldn’t surprise us, as this is exactly how …
Laundry Prewashes #3
The second type of laundry prewashes are the enzyme based products. Enzymes are specialist molecules with names like lipase, protease, …