The many uses for Vinegar

Finally!  A list of uses for vinegar here on my blog so I could pull it up and refer to it quickly.  So many good ideas.  If I could remember where I got this on the web, I would give credit.  I printed it out quite awhile ago.Without further ado:

1.  Clean dirt off PCs and electronics (Mix equal parts vinegar and water and apply with damp cloth.  Do not use a spray bottle.  Use cotton swabs for tight spaces)

2.  Get rid of smoke and other odors (Burned steak or popcorn? Cigarette smell?  Remove lingering smoky odor by placing a shallow bowl of white distilled or apple cider vinegar in the room where scent is strongest)

3.  Wipe away mildew (Use undiluted vinegar to wipe away heavy mildew stains.  Mix with water and use a vinegar mist in a spray bottle to prevent mildew stains from forming in rugs and carpets)

4.  Clean chrome and stainless steel (apply light misting of undiluted white distilled vinegar and buff with soft cloth)

5.  Unglue stickers, decals, and price tags (saturate residue left from stickers with full strength vinegar and scrape off.  Use expired credit card to scrape)

6. Remove carpet stains (for light stains mix 2 tablespoons salt with 1/2 cup white vinegar.  Rub into the stain, let dry and vacuum. For tough, ground-in dirt and other stains, make a paste of 1 tablespoon vinegar with 1 tablespoon corn starch, and rub it into the stain using a dry cloth.  Let it set for two days then vacuum)

7.  Keep windows frost free (vinegar is a great way to keep frost from forming on your car windows. Spray your windows with mixture of 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water)

8.  Refresh your refrigerator (mix equal parts of vinegar and water and wipe down the interior and exterior of your refrigerator)

9.  Steam clean your microwave (fill a bowl with 1 cup water and 1/4 cup vinegar.  Set bowl in the microwave and heat on high for 5 minutes.  Once the bowl cools down, use the solution to wipe off the walls of the microwave)

10.  Disinfect cutting boards (use full strength vinegar to clean cutting boards or butcher block counter tops)

11.  Clean china, crystal, and glassware ( To prevent hard-water stains from showing up, add a few ounces of vinegar to your dishwater)

12.  Ease sunburn and itching (gently rub a sunburn or rash with cotton balls or a soft cloth soaked with white vinegar.  Also good for insect bites or rashes from poison ivy)

13.  Clean your eye glasses (apply a few drops of white vinegar to your eye glasses and wipe with a soft cloth.  Do NOT use vinegar on plastic lenses. 

14.  Stop reds from running (soak new 'red' clothes in a few cups of undiluted white vinegar for 10-15 minutes before their first washing. You'll never have to worry about runnng colors again. This also works with other bright colors)