醋的妙用.doc

醋的妙用简介醋的175种妙用足以使醋在你家成为常客. -简单的意想不到的醋的妙用让清洁变得那么简单。居家给个人电脑及外部设备除尘电脑、打印机、传真机以及其他的家用办公设备如果除尘和清洁得当会运转的更好。开始清洁前，请将所有的设备关闭。现在，请将同等的醋和水混合在水桶内。将一块干净的抹布浸湿于溶剂中-请不要使用喷壶；如果您不想电路板中混入水汽-请尽可能的拧干抹布后再擦拭。准备一些棉签以便深入到细小区域（像是电脑键盘的各个按键）。清洁鼠标如果您的鼠标有一个跟踪球，用半水半醋的溶剂就可以清洁。首先，打开鼠标盖，取出鼠标底部的滚动球。用浸湿并拧干的抹布擦拭滚动球，也可以擦除鼠标上的灰尘和指纹。然后，用湿棉签将球腔中的残留附着物和碎片清除（将滚动球干燥大约几小时后再安装）。清洗百叶窗您可以通过“白手套措施”让清洗百叶窗或绒罩这个工作不那么痛苦。只需戴上白色棉质的手套-用来做园艺的那种最好-将手指部分浸湿在由等份的白醋和热水混合的溶剂中。现在，只需简单的将手指划过每片窗叶，准备好惊奇吧。用一盆清水来不时的清洗手套。排水沟的疏通及防臭醋和热苏打水的混合物是最有效的用来疏通和防止排水沟生臭的方法之一。同时对水管（或是墙壁）来说也比市场上的排水沟清洗剂更温和。*要清除水槽阻塞物和浴缸下水道，需用一个漏斗倒入1/2杯热水，接着倒入一杯醋。泡沫下沉的时候立即用热水冲洗。等5分钟再用冷水冲洗，这个方法不但可以清除柱塞物，同时还可以冲走臭味滋生的细菌。*欲加快排水速度，可以先倒入1/2杯盐，接着倒入2杯煮沸的醋，然后用热水冷水交替冲洗。清除烟味如果您最近煮过牛排-或者您的老烟枪阿姨最近突如其来的到访过-您可以在烟味最重的地方搁上一浅碗大约3/4满的白醋或苹果醋来消除这挥之不去的烟味。您也可以多放几个碗如果烟味弥漫在整个房间内。烟味不到一天就可以消除了。您也可以通过挥舞几下由醋浸湿的抹布来加速烟味的挥发。清除霉渍您要想去掉霉点，首先准备白醋。不需要额外的通风，白醋可以用在几乎所有东西的表面-浴室的架子和瓷砖，衣服，家具，油画表面，塑料窗帘等。要消除长期累计的霉渍，可以加大强度。如果是小霉点，可以用等量的水来稀释。您也可以用喷壶在垫毯和地毯的背面喷上一层白醋原液，来预防地毯底部生成霉渍。清洁合金和不锈钢要清洁家里的合金和不锈钢物件，只需用一个可循环利用的喷壶在东西的表面喷上一层未稀释的白醋。再用一块软布擦亮。擦亮银具将银具浸泡在一个由1/2杯白醋和2勺热水组成的混合物中大约两至三小时，您就可以让这些银具和您的纯银手镯、戒指以及其他的珠宝一样闪闪发光。擦亮铜器要想让铜器重新闪光，您可以将等份的白醋和盐混合，或者将醋和煮热的苏打水混合（等嗞嗞声停止后再使用）。用一块干净柔软的抹布或纸巾擦拭物件直到暗沉不见。接着用冷水冲洗后用软毛巾擦干即可。擦除圆珠笔印新生的年轻艺术家用圆珠笔在家里的墙上留下真迹？别发火。其实，只要用一块抹布或者海绵蘸取少许白醋原液，在“杰作”上擦拭。重复几次直到印记消除。然后去为您的孩子买一块大的素描本。清除不干胶，贴纸和价格标签要移去粘在家具或者墙上的不干胶或贴纸，只需用白醋原液将不干胶的边角浸湿，然后轻轻的刮除（用一张过期的信用卡或者塑料电话卡）。再多倒点醋便可去除任何胶状残留物。等候大约一至两分钟，然后用一块干净的抹布擦除。这个方法用来去除价格标签或者玻璃、塑料以及其他光滑表面的不干胶同样有效。磨剪刀当剪刀片变脏或是变钝了，不要用水来冲洗；你很有可能把剪刀的两片刀片锈在一起，而不是把刀片弄干净。你可以用一块蘸过白醋原液的抹布从上到下的擦拭刀片，然后用一块碎布或洗碗布擦干即可。去除鞋底的盐粒如果冬天的价值在于冰雪，淤泥粘在鞋上还不是太糟的话，那到目前为止最糟的事情就是岩盐和这些东西混在一起。除了会留下不太明显的白色污点外，这些岩盐确实能让您的靴子开裂，如果放置不注意的话更可能让您的靴子报废。要清除它以防长期损害，只需用一块抹布蘸取未稀释的白醋擦除新粘上的污点。清洁钢琴键盘推荐一个简单有效的去除钢琴键盘上的手指印和脏点的方法。用一块软布蘸取由半杯白醋和两杯水组成的溶液里，拧到不再滴水后轻轻的擦拭每个琴键。用另一块布擦干你刚刚擦过的琴键，24小时后盖上琴盖。午餐盒、手提箱和汽车后备箱的去味你的手提箱闻着就像是，嗯，一个旧手提箱？或是您的小孩的午餐盒满是上个星期的金枪鱼味？老旧的快发霉的货车闻着如何？不需要每次打开时都秉住呼吸，相反，只需将一片白面包泡在白醋里，然后把它放在难闻的地方过一夜。第二天早上气味就会没了。给发霉的衣橱去味有一个不怎么气味不是很喜欢的衣橱？首先，移走里面的东西，然后将一块抹布浸泡在有一杯醋，一本氨水，1/4杯热苏打水和1加仑（3.7升）组成的溶液中，再用抹布来清洁橱壁，橱顶以及橱底。将橱门开着，直到确定里面都干了以后再将衣服和其他东西放进去。如果还有气味，再放一块猫砂。隔几天再清理一次知道没有气味为止。擦亮瓷砖不上蜡，但是毫不费力的清洁瓷砖地如何？只需将拖把浸在一杯白醋和一加仑（3.7升）温水里后拖一遍地即可。您的地板就会新的让您永远不需考虑其他的清洁办法。您也可用同样的方法来清洁壁炉边的瓷砖。修整木板家里的木板纹路看上去很单调无趣？用下面这个简单的家制配方就可以让它有生气：将1品脱温水，4勺白醋或苹果醋，以及2勺橄榄油混在一起，充分摇匀后放入一块干净的抹布。将混合的液体浸湿在木板上几分钟，再用干布擦干磨亮。打理地毯如果您的垫子和地毯因为太多的足印或者过多的小孩的积木、玩具车这样的东西显得又旧又脏，只需用一个干净的浸入一杯白醋和一加仑（3.7升）水的混合物中的刷子就可以将它恢复。消失不见的针也会浮现出来，甚至您都不需要将它拧干。去除地毯上的脏点您可以用醋将地毯上的很多脏点清走：*将两勺盐溶入半杯白醋中就可以将地毯上的小脏点弄干净。让液体自然风干，再用吸尘器清扫。*大的深的脏点需要多加两勺硼砂到混合物中，再用同样的方法清除即可。*欲制作喷式脏点去除剂，需将5：1的水和醋混入喷壶中。在第二个喷壶中加入1：5的无泡氨水和水。用醋来着色。放置几分钟后，再用一块干燥的干净抹布彻底吸干。再喷洒，然后用氨水溶剂来去脏。可重复使用直至脏点消除。清理烛蜡蜡烛绝对适合来营造浪漫的气氛，但是如果打扫的时候发现木质家具上的烛蜡浪漫气氛就是很快消失了。要清除它，首先要将吹风机打到最热档来软化烛蜡，再用纸巾近可能的擦拭。然后用一块浸泡过等份的醋、水混合液的抹布擦除残留物。再用一块软的有吸力的布擦拭。清除油点只需用一块浸泡过等份的醋、水混合液的抹布就可以将厨房餐桌和柜子上的油点清除。除了可以清除油点，醋还可以中和餐桌和柜子表面的气味（只要它自身的气味挥发掉即可）。遮盖木质家具上的划痕木质桌面上有一个难以忽视的划痕?要让它不那么容易被注意到，将醋或者苹果醋和碘混在罐子里，再用小刷子刷在划痕处。颜色深的家具多加点碘，颜色浅的就多加醋。清除家具上的水印清除木质家具上白水印，可先将等份的醋和橄榄油混合，再用软布蘸取擦拭，最后用另一块软布擦亮。清除皮质家具上的水印，可用浸过白醋原液的海绵擦拭。清除蜡和发亮剂可用稀释的白醋来去除木质家具或者皮质桌面的磨光剂和蜡。需将一小块木质家具上的过量的磨光剂去掉，可先将一块抹布浸入等份的醋、水溶剂中，再充分拧干。然后，按照纹理擦拭即可。再用软布擦干。大部分的皮质桌面都可以被清理干净，只需用浸过1/4杯醋和1/2杯水的软布擦拭即可。再用一块干毛巾吸走残留的水渍。让皮质沙发复活您的皮质沙发或躺椅没有光泽了？让它重归往日的风采，将等份的白醋和煮沸的亚麻籽油混入可循环的喷壶中，充分摇匀后喷洒。将它喷撒在覆盖在家具上的软布上，渗透几分钟后，再用干净的抹布擦拭即可。VinegarAround the HouseClear dirt off PCs and peripheralsYour computer, printer, fax machine, and other home office gear will work better if you keep them clean and dust-free. Before you start cleaning, make sure that all your equipment is shut off. Now mix equal parts white vinegar and water in a bucket. Dampen a clean cloth in the solution - never use a spray bottle; you dont want to get liquid on the circuits inside - then squeeze it out as hard as you can, and start wiping. Keep a few cotton swabs on hand for getting to the buildups in tight spaces (like around the keys of your PC keyboard).Clean your computer mouseIf you have a mouse with a removable tracking ball, use a 50/50 vinegar-water solution to clean it. First, remove the ball from underneath the mouse by twisting off the cover over it. Use a cloth, dampened with the solution and wrung out, to wipe the ball clean and to remove fingerprints and dirt from the mouse itself. Then use a moistened cotton swab to clean out the gunk and debris from inside the ball chamber (let it dry a couple of hours before reinserting the ball).Clean your window blindsYou can make the job of cleaning mini-blinds or venetians considerably less torturous by giving them the white glove treatment. Just put on a white cotton glove - the kind sold for gardening is perfect - and moisten the fingers in a solution made of equal parts white vinegar and hot tap water. Now simply slide your fingers across both sides of each slat and prepare to be amazed. Use a container of clean water to periodically wash off the glove.Unclog and deodorize drainsThe combination of vinegar and baking soda is one of the most effective ways to unclog and deodorize drains. Its also far gentler on your pipes (and your wallet) than commercial drain cleaners. * To clear clogs in sink and tub drains, use a funnel to pour in 1/2 cup baking soda followed by 1 cup vinegar. When the foaming subsides, flush with hot tap water. Wait five minutes, and then flush again with cold water. Besides clearing blockages, this technique also washes away odor-causing bacteria. * To speed up a slow drain, pour in 1/2 cup salt followed by 2 cups boiling vinegar, then flush with hot and cold tap water. Get rid of smoke odorIf youve recently burned a steak - or if your chain-smoking aunt recently paid you a surprise visit - remove the lingering smoky odor by placing a shallow bowl about three-quarters full of white or cider vinegar in the room where the scent is strongest. Use several bowls if the smell permeates your entire home. The odor should be gone in less than a day. You can also quickly dispense of the smell of fresh cigarette smoke inside a room by moistening a cloth with vinegar and waving it around a bit.Wipe away mildewWhen you want to remove mildew stains, reach for white vinegar first. It can be safely used without additional ventilation and can be applied to almost any surface -bathroom fixtures and tile, clothing, furniture, painted surfaces, plastic curtains, and more. To eliminate heavy mildew accumulations, use it full strength. For light stains, dilute it with an equal amount of water. You can also prevent mildew from forming on the bottoms of rugs and carpeting by misting the backs with full-strength white vinegar from a spray bottle.Clean chrome and stainless steel To clean chrome and stainless steel fixtures around your home, apply a light misting of undiluted white vinegar from a recycled spray bottle. Buff with a soft cloth to bring out the brightness. Shine your silverMake your silverware - as well as your pure silver bracelets, rings, and other jewelry - shine like new by soaking them in a mixture of 1/2 cup white vinegar and 2 tablespoons baking soda for two to three hours. Rinse them under cold water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.Polish brass and copper itemsPut the shimmer back in your brass, bronze, and copper objects by making a paste of equal parts white vinegar and salt, or vinegar and baking soda (wait for the fizzing to stop before using). Use a clean, soft cloth or paper towel to rub the paste into the item until the tarnish is gone. Then rinse with cool water and polish with a soft towel until dry.Erase ballpoint-pen marksHas the budding young artist in your home just decorated a painted wall in your home with a ballpoint original? Dont lose your cool. Rather, dab some full-strength white vinegar on the masterpiece using a cloth or a sponge. Repeat until the marks are gone. Then go out and buy your child a nice big sketch pad.Unglue stickers, decals, and price tagsTo remove a sticker or decal affixed to painted furniture or a painted wall, simply saturate the corners and sides of the sticker with full-strength white vinegar and carefully scrape it off (using an expired credit card or a plastic phone card). Remove any sticky remains by pouring on a bit more vinegar. Let it sit for a minute or two, and then wipe with a clean cloth. This approach is equally effective for removing price tags and other stickers from glass, plastic, and other glossy surfaces.Burnish your scissorsWhen your scissor blades get sticky or grimy, dont use water to wash them off; youre far more likely to rust the fastener that holds the blades together - or the blades themselves - than get them clean. Instead, wipe down the blades with a cloth dipped in full-strength white vinegar, and then dry it off with a rag or dish towel.Get the salt off your shoesAs if a winters worth of ice, slush, and snow wasnt rough enough on your shoes and boots, the worst thing, by far, is all the rock salt thats used to melt it. In addition to leaving unsightly white stains, salt can actually cause your footwear to crack and even disintegrate if its left on indefinitely. To remove it and prevent long-term damage, wipe fresh stains with a cloth dipped in undiluted white vinegar.Clean your piano keysHeres an easy and efficient way to get those grimy fingerprints and stains off your piano keys. Dip a soft cloth into a solution of 1/2 cup white vinegar mixed in 2 cups water, squeeze it out until there are no drips, then gently wipe off each key. Use a second cloth to dry off the keys as you move along, then leave the keyboard uncovered for 24 hours.Deodorize lunch boxes, footlockers, and car trunksDoes your old footlocker smell like, well, an old footlocker? Or perhaps your childs lunch box has taken on the bouquet of week-old tuna? What about that musty old car trunk? Quit holding your breath every time you open it. Instead, soak a slice of white bread in white vinegar and leave it in the malodorous space overnight. The smell should be gone by morning.Freshen a musty closetGot a closet that doesnt smell as fresh as youd like? First, remove the contents, then wash down the walls, ceiling, and floor with a cloth dampened in a solution of 1 cup each of vinegar and ammonia and 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 gallon (3.7 liters) water. Keep the closet door open and let the interior dry before replacing your clothes and other stuff. If the smell persists, place a small pan of cat litter inside. Replenish every few days until the odor is gone.Brighten up brickworkHows this for an effortless way to clean your brick floors without breaking out the polish? Just go over them with a damp mop dipped in 1 cup white vinegar mixed with 1 gallon (3.7 liters) warm water. Your floors will look so good youll never think about cleaning them with anything else. You can also use this same solution to brighten up the bricks around your fireplace.Revitalize wood panelingDoes the wood paneling in your den look dull and dreary? Liven it up with this simple homemade remedy: Mix 1 pint warm water, 4 tablespoons white or apple cider vinegar, and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a container, give it a couple of shakes, and apply with a clean cloth. Let the mixture soak into the wood for several minutes, then polish with a dry cloth.Restore your rugsIf your rugs or carpets are looking worn and dingy from too much foot traffic or an excess of kids building blocks, toy trucks, and such, bring them back to life by brushing them with a clean push broom dipped in a solution of 1 cup white vinegar in 1 gallon (3.7 liters) water. Your faded threads will perk up, and you dont even need to rinse off the solution.Remove carpet stainsYou can lift out many stains from your carpet with vinegar: * Rub light carpet stains with a mixture of 2 tablespoons salt dissolved in 1/2 cup white vinegar. Let the solution dry, then vacuum. * For larger or darker stains, add 2 tablespoons borax to the mixture and use in the same way. * For tough, ground-in dirt and other stains, make a paste of 1 tablespoon vinegar with 1 tablespoon cornstarch, and rub it into the stain using a dry cloth. Let it set for two days, then vacuum. * To make spray-on spot and stain remover, fill a spray bottle with 5 parts water and 1 part vinegar. Fill a second spray bottle with 1 part nonsudsy ammonia and 5 parts water. Saturate a stain with the vinegar solution. Let it settle for a few minutes, then blot thoroughly with a clean, dry cloth. Then spray and blot using the ammonia solution. Repeat until the stain is gone. Remove candle waxCandles are great for creating a romantic mood, but the mood can quickly sour if you wind up getting melted candle wax on your fine wood furniture. To remove it, first soften the wax using a blow-dryer on its hottest setting and blot up as much as you can with paper towels. Then remove whats left by rubbing with a cloth soaked in a solution made of equal parts white vinegar and water. Wipe clean with a soft, absorbent cloth.Give grease stains the slipEliminate grease stains from your kitchen table or counter by wiping them down with a cloth dampened in a solution of equal parts white vinegar and water. In addition to removing the grease, the vinegar will neutralize any odors on the surface (once its own aroma evaporates, that is).Conceal scratches in wood furnitureGot a scratch on a wooden tabletop that grabs your attention every time you look at it? To make