Category: Cleaners_Potions

  • Rust Remover – Non-Acidic

    INGREDIENTS: INSTRUCTIONS:

  • DIY Leather Finish

    I collected these from various Internet sources. I will add comments below each recipe as I test them. Leather Dye: Leather dyes and shellac coloring are alcohol based. You can use food coloring as a concentrated pigment for these applications. Leather Finish (Bushman’s): NOTE: Straight oils on leather can weaken the fibers and make it…

  • Sinus Rinse

    For use in Netty Pot or other nasal irrigation device INGREDIENTS:

  • Phosphoric Acid Rust Remover

    NOTE: The following information has not been reviewed or endorsed by any of the product manufacturers. Chemicals can be dangerous. Do this at your own risk. Evapo-Rust: Evapo-Rust is a popular rust remover. It costs about $30 / gallon in 2023. I read the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and I believe the active ingredient…

  • DIY Chalk Paint

    INGREDIENTS: 1 cup latex paint 4 Tablespoons Calcium Carbonate Powder 1 Tablespoon Talc Water to thin, as needed. NOTES: I bought several types of calcium carbonate and you really need fine-ground powder (like food grade). Calcium carbonate is ground limestone and it does not dissolve in water. It gets suspended in the paint. There are…

  • Rust Buster Penetrating Oil

    This stuff really works. I put it in a cheap spray bottle. Ingredients 1 part brake fluid 1 part lacquer thinner 1 part transmission fluid

  • Cake Goop

    Brush this on your cake pan to keep the cake from sticking.  Make sure you remove the cake while it is still slightly warm so the goop does not set up and stick.   INGREDIENTS: INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Hand and Foot Cream – Randy’s Healing

    My father-in-law told me that Walgreens used to sell an ammonia-based hand cream and they were always sold out because the workers at the local Goodyear plant used it to heal their dried and cracked hands. I found an old recipe for the original Cornhuskers hand cream.  This is different from the commercially available stuff…

  • RANTastic Kitchen Cleaner and Wallpaper Remover

    This makes a cheap cleaner/degreaser and it also works to soften wallpaper paste (It just happens that I was working on the kitchen wallpaper when I was testing this cleaning recipe.  It works well for both.  No joke.) In a 32oz Spray Bottle, add: 24oz water 2 oz (4Tbsp) Ammonia Cleaner 4 oz 50% Rubbing…

  • Electrolyte / Hydration Drink – DIY substitutes for Pedialyte

    NOTE: As long as you keep the same water:salt:sugar ratio any of these recipes should work for people > 12 years old. WEBMD VERSION: Search webmd.com for “rehydration drinks”.  They warn not to give this drink to children under 12.  They recommend: 1 quart water ½ teaspoon table salt 6 teaspoons sugar RECIPE #1: 6…