9 ways to use ammonia to make cleaning easy
Ammonia is used not only for medical purposes. It is also used in solving various everyday problems, significantly reducing labor costs and allowing you not to splurge on expensive store trains.
Washing windows
Ammonium chloride perfectly helps in washing windows. He will make them shine for a long time with purity, and will protect their surface from dust and dirt as long as possible. The main thing is to correctly calculate the dosage. Indeed, despite the fact that the product quickly dissolves acids and easily copes with any impurities, it has a characteristic pungent and unpleasant odor.
In order to make the right solution, you need to mix one tablespoon of ammonia with 1 liter of water. You can start washing. It is most convenient to use a spray gun. Then rub the washed surface with soft paper or newspaper.
Laundry bleach
Over time, in the process of wearing, any white thing loses its original color and begins to fade, acquiring a gray tint. Washing machines with the best powders and bleaches may no longer cope with this problem. Quite often, such things go to rags.
However, here will help "grandmother" recipes using ammonia. It is enough to combine one tablespoon with two tablespoons of 3% hydrogen peroxide and pour everything into a bucket of hot (60-70 ° C) water. First you need to wash the laundry, then pour it with the prepared solution so that it covers the clothes for 20 minutes. Then rinse two times in running water.
Cleaning suede
Clean suede from dirt, salt and grease stains with ammonia and water. This will be a delicate and high-quality cleaning, which does not leave plaque, stains and stains on the surface.
To do this, mix 1 part ammonia and 4 parts water. Wipe with a cotton pad dampened with a cooked product. Change the disc as necessary. Finish cleaning with a cotton pad moistened with water and vinegar (1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water). After this, be sure to let the fabric dry completely.
Iron sole cleaning
If burned marks, plaque or grease remain on the sole of the iron, you can get rid of them with a mixture of 1 part ammonia and 1 part vinegar. To do this, moisten a soft cloth in the solution and just wipe the iron. Not only dirty spots will go away, but also a “store” shine will appear.
The main thing is to dry the ceramic coating with a towel or napkin after washing. It is better to carry out the procedure with rubber gloves and with the window open.
Removing traces of flies on glasses
Traces of flies on glasses are inevitable in the summer. It can be windows in an apartment, your own house or in a car, as well as mirrors, glass tables and other surfaces on which these insects like to sit. Each car trip ends with black spots around the entire perimeter of the windshield and headlights.If the spots are old, you need to make a lot of effort to remove them.
If you mix 1 part of alcohol and 10 parts of water and wash the glass surface with this solution, the traces will be quickly removed. They also will not remain stains and other spots.
Return color carpets and furniture
For cleaning carpets and furniture, there are a great many different store products that create a lot of foam. The whole action becomes troublesome and lengthy, and sometimes harmful for furniture and carpet.
Much better to handle the mud ammonia. First, you need to vacuum the carpet or furniture to get rid of accumulated debris and dust.
Then mix 3 tablespoons of alcohol with 1 liter of water. You can wipe carpet products and upholstered furniture with a sponge moistened with this mixture. Some housewives wait five hours and again vacuum the surfaces they clean.
Oven Removal
All the housewives know how difficult it is to wipe the oven from fat. The ammonia will be a real salvation in this difficult matter.
It is necessary to leave a container with ammonia in it for the night, close the door tightly, and wipe everything thoroughly in the morning with a dry rag. The dirt will easily leave behind the walls, and there will be no smell either. The only inconvenience is evaporation, therefore it is better to work with the windows open and in rubber gloves.
Refrigerator cleaning
In order to again give the refrigerator the appearance of a new one, just bought, it should be washed with a mixture of 50 g of tooth powder and 20-30 g of ammonia. This will help to easily get rid of persistent pollution and unpleasant odors.
Gloss for surfaces
Silver and nickel-plated surfaces will again shine like new if wiped with a damp cloth dampened with ammonia.
