Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know, never clean coins. Numismatic value blah, blah, blah. You know what? I don’t care. Sometimes you have a coin, it’s dirty as hell, and you want to clean it. Nothing wrong with that. People are smart enough to realize or figure out on their own if coin cleaning is a good idea. It could be a foreign coin you picked up on vacation and you just want it to look nice. It could be something you found on a good day. Maybe it’s something as simple as a coin from the same year you or your kid were born. Maybe you want to clean old coins for a school project. Whatever. All you want to know is the best way to go about cleaning coins. Well you’re in luck! I’ve been collecting coins for years and even though I know most of them aren’t worth crap, I still like them. Some of them, I like even better after I’ve done a little coin cleaning. So, if you simply want to know how to clean coins, regardless of their value, check out this article.
I had to learn, by threat of death, how to remove oil at a fairly young age. My first car was an ‘81 Olds Toronado with a sphincter control problem. As much as I loved that car, it was perhaps the most environmentally unfriendly car in America at the time. I think it would have passed Mexican emission standards, but not by much. And then it would have thanked them by leaving behind a nice oil slick. While it is more common to have to clean up oil under older cars, new cars are often guilty of dripping oil too. It’s just one of those things. And these days, with the economy doing what it’s doing, many people are simply choosing to live with cleaning oil instead of spending all the cash to have someone find and fix the leak. That’s where I come in. If you need to know how to clean oil spills or how to clean up oil stains that have been there awhile, check out this article.
It would be a blatant lie if I were to say that cleaning dust was one of my favorite past times. I know some people love dusting. My grandma is one of them. She’s crazy. I love her, but…damn. I just don’t understand where the enjoyment comes from. Maybe it’s just the feeling of having accomplished something. I don’t know. All I know is that I’m pretty damn lucky. My lady, Amber, does almost all of the dusting. I know it sounds misogynistic, but please believe me, I’ve tried helping. She doesn’t even really enjoy doing it, she just knows how she wants it done and wants it done that way. I’m untrusted. Oh well. Less dust makes everyone happy. In cleaning dust, you also get rid of dust mites, and…yuck. Dust mites are beyond ishy. If you’re looking to learn how to clean dust, check out my latest article. In it you will find some good ideas like HEPA filters and different dust cleaning methods.
I’m pretty sure everyone is intimately familiar with aluminum. You can barely toss a cat across the room without having it hit something that’s made from it. I think, because it’s so common, that it’s often times not even thought of or given any attention. It’s just always there. My favorite use for it is naturally bee….uhh…..soda cans. A very close second, however, is cookware. Aluminum is very well known for it’s ability to conduct and transfer heat. And it’s inexpensive. Yay! But, just because aluminum cookware is somewhat inexpensive doesn’t mean it should be neglected. Even things that don’t cost an arm and a leg get expensive if you’re constantly replacing them. With that in mind, I put together this article on how to clean aluminum. Now don’t get me wrong, this article is not only for aluminum cookware. The advise given here can be used on any bare aluminum surface. So if you’ve got some aluminum that you’re looking to clean but don’t know the best way to go about it, look no further. Have a gander at my article on How to Clean Aluminum.
The notion of cleaning concrete sounds just about as fun as watching paint dry, watching grass grow, counting raindrops or whatever other mundane activity you can think of. But in all actuality it’s not that bad and it doesn’t take nearly as long as one might expect. Yeah, you’ll probably have to devote an afternoon to the chore but so what? Cleaning concrete is easy work and you get to be outside while you’re doing it. Just make sure there’s a couple beers in the fridge and remember to check the weather before you set a date. Also keep in mind that if you choose to (you certainly don’t have to) you get to play with a pressure washer. Good times. If you don’t want to use a pressure washer you get to pretend to be a pirate scrubbing the deck. OK. Maybe not. If you’re doing that you might want to dump the rest of that beer out. Really though, whether you’re cleaning concrete indoors or outdoors, there’s several easy and completely safe ways to do it. If you want a crash course, read my article on concrete cleaning.
I’ve been dropping good cash on CDs for more years than I care to count. Through improper care I had become the proud owner of a pile of scratched CDs that no longer played correctly. That pissed me off to no end. To make it worse, I knew that every scratched CD, due primarily to improper cleaning, was my own fault. The music I listen to is an integral part of my life, it’s also one hell of an investment. I’ve only recently learned how to protect that investment. Like anything else of value that you own, you wanna extend its life for as long as possible. And like those other valuable things in your life, it starts with basic maintenance. If you want to get the most out of your music, start by keeping your CDs clean. It’s easy, and you’ve probably already got everything you need to do it and do it right. And there are a number of ways to clean a CD incorrectly. If you want to avoid ending up with a bunch of music that you’ve rendered unplayable through improper cleaning, check out my article on How to Clean a CD.
Published by eric on February 9, 2009
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What I miss more than anything about living with my parents (except for their dogs) is sitting out on the deck, drinking coffee and listening to the birds’ morning chorus. A deck is, and should be, a great place to either quietly relax or raise a raucous with friends and family. With as much time as we spend chilling on our decks, why don’t we try a little harder to make the experience even more enjoyable. The aesthetics of the things surrounding me are important. It’s just plain hard for me to relax properly if I see something that needs doing. Maybe the deck is actually filthy or maybe it’s just gray and weathered from too many years without enough deck maintenance. Either way, I know I enjoy the deck more when it’s clean. I also know I’m not alone in this. Fortunately, it’s actually pretty easy to clean a deck. It’s even easier to do it safely, naturally and without risking harm to yourself or the environment. I can show you how. Just take a quick look at my article on How to Clean a Deck.
When you push the power button on your computer and somehow have time to brush your teeth, make coffee, eat a bagel, solve the energy crisis, design a better mousetrap and create a plan for world peace all before your computer finally starts up, chances are there’s a problem. Hopefully, however, it’s a problem that can be remedied without too much trouble. If this slow start up, as if it wasn’t already bad enough, is accompanied with a few more error messages than you would like to see, I would reckon that you probably need to figure out How to Clean a Registry. Don’t fret. There’s a bundle of registry cleaners that are readily available. There’s even a free registry cleaner or two out there. In this article I not only tell you about a few good registry cleaners, I also let you know a few things you can and should do to protect your computer and your sanity before you even begin cleaning a registry.
Take a good look at your furniture upholstery. What do you see? I’m gonna go ahead and guess that since you’re taking the time to read this blog post that you’re probably looking at something you’re not terribly thrilled with. Yup. The centerpiece of your living room has turned into a giant reminder of the fact that you are a slob. O.K. not really. But it is pretty irritating right? It’s something you have to look at every day. It’s something that your friends and family are gonna see. They probably won’t give a crap, but you’ll know they saw it and wonder what they’re thinking. So do something about it. Cleaning upholstery just doesn’t have to be hard. You can even do it yourself and it’ll barely cost you a thing. All you really need is a little time, a few things you’ve probably got sitting around the house already and yes…the ability to read this article. So have a look at How to Clean Upholstery and wave good-bye to that beauty spot on your sofa.
Now that’s one dirty piece of brass. Ha! That’s funny if you’re me. Anyway, Nils, a good friend of mine and a fellow contributor to the websites, had this dirty ass brass cat statue thing. I’d been staring at this jaguar/leopard/panther for years before I finally felt compelled to do a little something about its appearance. I had cleaned brass before so I knew it wouldn’t be difficult or take much time or money. What I didn’t know was how many ways there were to do it. It’s unbelievable. And they’re all easy. Since cleaning that little cat statue I’ve been feeling compelled to spend six straight days going to garage sales and antique shops looking for grimy little brass things that other people have deemed worthless and giving them a little face lift. It’s actually kind of fun to clean brass. Especially when the object you started with is really tarnished and the final product looks like something completely different. I’m not saying the brass cat was that bad, but it did need some attention. If you’re curious to see how it turned out, check out this article on How to Clean Brass.