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THE GARAGE & BASEMENT Walls and floors Oil spill remover If you have oil leaks from your car then this recipe will be sure to get rid of them stains. • 2 cups of natural cat litter • ½ cup of baking soda • 8 drops eucalyptus or peppermint essential oil Combine all ingredients in a small bucket or pain. Sprinkle mixture over the oil spill and let stand for 2- 3 days. Then just sweep up the powder. Mold and mildew destroyer This works well on walls and concrete. Try it in your garage or basement • ½ gallon water • 2 cups of hot vinegar • 1 cup of lemon juice • 2 teaspoons tea tree essential oil Combine all ingredients in a large bucket. Dip in mop into the bucket and wring out excess liquid. Wipe walls from the top to bottom, rewetting the mop after every few strokes. Do not rinse. You can also wash concrete floors with this solution. if there are any windows in the room, open them and let everything air dry for a few hours. Clean your car naturally Easy citrus car wash It is an easy formula hat is sure to leave your care sparkling • 1 gallon of water • ¼ cup of liquid soap • 10 drops of lemon or orange essential oil Fill the bucket with the water and liquid soap and stir until mixed. Add the essential oil and stir again. Using a soft cloth or sponge, wash the exterior of your car from the top down, one section at a time. Rinse each area well with clean water before the soap has a chance to dry. Tire wash Use this to keep your tires looking fresh. • 2 cups of baking soda • ½ cup of water • ¼ cup of liquid soap • 2 cups of vinegar or lemon juice • 5 drops of lemon, lime, or orange essential oil. Combine the baking soda, water and soap in a bucket and add the vinegar and essential oil and mix well. Apply with a brush to get in between the tire trends. Wash one tire at a time. Headlight scrub This will remove grime that you have sticking to your headlights • ¼ cup baking soda • 1-½ tablespoons of liquid soap • 8 drops of eucalyptus or pine essential oil Combine all ingredients in a plastic bowel and mix well. Dip in a sponge and scrub each headlight. Rinse several times with a wet cloth or a garden hose. Lavender leather upholstery cleaner This is a safe way to clean leather. • ¼ cup of soap flakes • 1 cup of hot water • 6 drops mint or lavender essential oil Dissolve soap flakes in hot water. Add this formula with a soft brush, using gentile strokes. Wipe with a clean, damp cloth. Buff dry with a towel Fragrant leather upholstery conditioner • ½ cup of olive oil • ¼ cup of strong rosemary tea • ¼ cup of vinegar Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Lightly spray onto upholstery and buff with a dry cloth. Window wash In the winter this formula reduces frost buildup • 3 cups of vinegar • 1 cup of water • 10 drops of lemon essential oil Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Spray onto windows and wipe clean with a chamois cloth. Sudden spill and spot remover This gets rid of stains no matter what the spillage was. • ½ cup of vinegar • ½ cup club soda • 8 drops of eucalyptus essential oil • 3 drops of wintergreen essential oil Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Spray directly onto stain and blot with a clean dry cloth. Repeat as necessary. Under the hood maintenance Battery terminal cleaner This will make you batteries last longer as there will be no more grime. • ½ cup of baking soda • 4 drops of lime or orange essential oil • Water to make a paste Combine all ingredients in a small bowel or cup and blend well using only enough water to make a paste. Apply the paste to battery terminals with an old toothbrush and scrub until the clean, then wipe again with a dry cloth. Corrosion resistance for battery terminals This will keep corrosion from happening to your batteries • ½ tablespoon of 100% pure aloe Vera gel • 1 tablespoon of petroleum jelly Mix the aloe Vera and petroleum jelly together in a cup. Apply the mixture to the battery terminals with the tip of a small paintbrush.
Walls and floors Oil spill remover If you have oil leaks from your car then this recipe will be sure to get rid of them stains. • 2 cups of natural cat litter • ½ cup of baking soda • 8 drops eucalyptus or peppermint essential oil Combine all ingredients in a small bucket or pain. Sprinkle mixture over the oil spill and let stand for 2- 3 days. Then just sweep up the powder. Mold and mildew destroyer This works well on walls and concrete. Try it in your garage or basement • ½ gallon water • 2 cups of hot vinegar • 1 cup of lemon juice • 2 teaspoons tea tree essential oil Combine all ingredients in a large bucket. Dip in mop into the bucket and wring out excess liquid. Wipe walls from the top to bottom, rewetting the mop after every few strokes. Do not rinse. You can also wash concrete floors with this solution. if there are any windows in the room, open them and let everything air dry for a few hours. Clean your car naturally Easy citrus car wash It is an easy formula hat is sure to leave your care sparkling • 1 gallon of water • ¼ cup of liquid soap • 10 drops of lemon or orange essential oil Fill the bucket with the water and liquid soap and stir until mixed. Add the essential oil and stir again. Using a soft cloth or sponge, wash the exterior of your car from the top down, one section at a time. Rinse each area well with clean water before the soap has a chance to dry. Tire wash Use this to keep your tires looking fresh. • 2 cups of baking soda • ½ cup of water • ¼ cup of liquid soap • 2 cups of vinegar or lemon juice • 5 drops of lemon, lime, or orange essential oil. Combine the baking soda, water and soap in a bucket and add the vinegar and essential oil and mix well. Apply with a brush to get in between the tire trends. Wash one tire at a time. Headlight scrub This will remove grime that you have sticking to your headlights • ¼ cup baking soda • 1-½ tablespoons of liquid soap • 8 drops of eucalyptus or pine essential oil Combine all ingredients in a plastic bowel and mix well. Dip in a sponge and scrub each headlight. Rinse several times with a wet cloth or a garden hose. Lavender leather upholstery cleaner This is a safe way to clean leather. • ¼ cup of soap flakes • 1 cup of hot water • 6 drops mint or lavender essential oil Dissolve soap flakes in hot water. Add this formula with a soft brush, using gentile strokes. Wipe with a clean, damp cloth. Buff dry with a towel Fragrant leather upholstery conditioner • ½ cup of olive oil • ¼ cup of strong rosemary tea • ¼ cup of vinegar Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Lightly spray onto upholstery and buff with a dry cloth. Window wash In the winter this formula reduces frost buildup • 3 cups of vinegar • 1 cup of water • 10 drops of lemon essential oil Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Spray onto windows and wipe clean with a chamois cloth. Sudden spill and spot remover This gets rid of stains no matter what the spillage was. • ½ cup of vinegar • ½ cup club soda • 8 drops of eucalyptus essential oil • 3 drops of wintergreen essential oil Combine all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well. Spray directly onto stain and blot with a clean dry cloth. Repeat as necessary. Under the hood maintenance Battery terminal cleaner This will make you batteries last longer as there will be no more grime. • ½ cup of baking soda • 4 drops of lime or orange essential oil • Water to make a paste Combine all ingredients in a small bowel or cup and blend well using only enough water to make a paste. Apply the paste to battery terminals with an old toothbrush and scrub until the clean, then wipe again with a dry cloth. Corrosion resistance for battery terminals This will keep corrosion from happening to your batteries • ½ tablespoon of 100% pure aloe Vera gel • 1 tablespoon of petroleum jelly Mix the aloe Vera and petroleum jelly together in a cup. Apply the mixture to the battery terminals with the tip of a small paintbrush.
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