How to Remove Dust from Anything
Dust is everywhere. Here are some novel ways to remove it.
Instructions
- Step 1: Clean paintings Remove dust from water-color and oil paintings by patting them with a slice of bread.
- Step 2: Clean glass surfaces Use fabric softener sheets to eliminate dust and dirt from eyeglasses, television screens, and monitor screens.
- TIP: For more efficient general purpose dusting, cover each hand with a wet sock.
- Step 3: Clean under your refrigerator Remove dust from under your refrigerator with the brush on the ice scraper for your car windows.
- Step 4: Clean your piano’s keyboard Use your vacuum with a soft brush attachment to remove dust from your piano’s keyboard.
- TIP: To make an all-purpose duster, mix together the warm water, boiled linseed oil, dish soap, and ammonia and soak a rag in it. Let the rag dry and store for future use.
- Step 5: Clean antiques Remove dust from antiques using an old shaving brush, old flannel sheets, or a chamois cloth.
- FACT: Dust mites eat human skin, excrete 20 times a day, and reproduce every three weeks.
You Will Need
- A slice of bread
- Fabric softener
- A car window ice scraper
- A vacuum with a soft brush attachment
- An old shaving brush
- flannel sheets
- or a chamois cloth
- Two wet socks (optional)
- 1 c. warm water (optional)
- 1 tbsp. boiled linseed oil (optional)
- 1/2 tsp. dish soap (optional)
- 1/2 tsp. ammonia (optional)
