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• WD-40: What’s in a name?

  Ever wonder how a product is named, what it was created for, or how it came about? Today, you’ll learn why WD-40 is called “WD-40,” and what it was created to do. Many products start out as...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Vaseline – A Slick Idea

  Uses for Vaseline Back in the old wild-wild-West days, petroleum jelly made its debut using the trade name “Vaseline.” It’s remained unchanged for more than 120 years. It’s one of those all-purpose, handy-dandy products that cowboys and...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Vacuum Maintenance

  Check & clean your vacuum regularly to maintain full pickup power Remember when your vacuum could pick up tall buildings, was more powerful than a locomotive, faster than a speeding bullet? If it seems to be running...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Use a Rubber Band on the Paint Can for a Better Seal

  How to make paint last longer What spring housecleaning would be complete without a little paint touchup here and there to hide the numerous scrapes and scratches that degrade one’s walls? There’s only one problem. Thanks to...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Unsticking Sticky Labels

  Heat labels with a hair dryer to remove without residue Today products come with sticky labels telling what they are and what they cost. They are supposed to peel right off easily, but, instead, they often tear,...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Unclogging showerhead

  Use white vinegar to unclog your showerhead Clogged showerheads are annoying. Mineral deposits build up and water flow slows to a trickle. We get used to it and put up with it day after day, week after...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Superglue and Bandages

  Use Krazy Glue to make bandages stick In 1807, the first glue factory in the United States opened in Boston. Since then, we’ve come a long way with high-tech adhesives for every use imaginable. Some are truly...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Super, Super-glue, Underwater

  Waterproof super glue Is your sprinkler broken? Do you have cracks in your pool? Does your car hose leak? And your boat, too? If it’s under water, wet, or covered with dew, you need “Super” Super-Glue. The...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Super Ungluing

  How to get Krazy Glue off yourself and jewelry with fingernail-polish remover Ever get Krazy Glue on your fingers, your wedding ring and your watchband, too? It’s messy, uncomfortable and smelly. Here’s how to remove it when super...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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• Stuck Like Glue? What To Do!

  When photographs stick together face to face, soak them in warm water and they’ll float apart There are many degrees of sticky situations. On this day in 1962, JFK dealt with the Cuban missile crisis. Most of...

  • Posted January 2, 2014
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