http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:24:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-coins 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 ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-oil Passing around a dirty glass pipe is kind of like setting the table with soiled dishes. Sure, you may not mind eating your dinner with a fork that is caked with month-old Spagettios, but you may lose friends if you expect them to do the same. People let their glass ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-a-glass-pipe Because I'm impossibly clumsy, and I understand that one can't be taken seriously with a large splotch of coffee on one's shirt, I have learned to clean stains, in all their various forms, on many different fabrics. When removing stains, there are a few things to keep in mind. First ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-stains 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 ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-dust When I was born, vinyl albums were still popular but, they were beginning to phase out with the advent of the 8-track. Which was quickly followed by the cassette tape. I always felt like I missed out on something really special. Growing up in relative isolation I listened to my ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-vinyl-records Dust is the main cause of most camera dirt-related issues. There are a few things that you can do at home to get rid of the dust inside your camera. The following steps are simple and safe for your camera. If they are not enough to get rid of the ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-a-camera When I was first transforming into a clean person, I assigned value to the cleanliness of each part of my home based upon the frequency it would be viewed by others. The living room and the kitchen were most important. Next was the toilet, then came my bedroom, and lastly ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-a-tub The first wax humanity became aware of was probably earwax. Ears never became a popular source for wax. We went with the beehive instead. Beeswax proved to be the wiser choice of the two. Nowadays we get wax from other animals, like sheep, sperm whales, and insects. We also can ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-wax I grew up in a relatively video game-less universe. The only game we had was Pong which my brother and I played until it broke after only a few months of use. After that I had the occasional opportunity to play the Nintendo at a friends house. But I sucked ... http://www.howtocleanthings.com/blog/how-to-clean-an-xbox-360