Category: Clean It

DIY Car Detailing

cardetailingFrom the folks at thriftydiva:

 

1. Start from the top down wiping your car out. We didn’t do this and had to re-wipe everything down. You want to clean the windows and dashboard first from the top down. You would do the same thing in a house. If you start from the bottom up, when you clean your dashboards all the dust will go back on the floor.

2. Get everything out of your car and trunk. We got everything out. There was nothing left in our car except for the stuff in the glove compartment. This made cleaning so much easier.

3. Shop vac your car. This was my favorite part. Those vacuums at the car wash usually cost around $1.00 for 3 minutes. I hate that pressure to get it done in that time. This is where those awesome shop vacs comes in handy. We paid $39.99 for a large one from Home Depot at Christmas and it is just as powerful as the ones at the car wash. It was so awesome to turn it on and have as much time as I wanted. I was able to get it perfectly clean with no crumbs left.

4. Use a good fabric cleaner. We went to home depot and found a great upholstery and floor cleaner for $4.99. We cleaned the carpets and my toddler soiled seats. It looks brand new now!

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Harvesting Rainwater

From the people at buildipedia:

According to the Environment Agency, harvesting rainwater has the following benefits:

  • Reduced demand for available resources.
  • Reduced risk of pollution, as less rainwater is discharged to drains and sewers, and ultimately, to rivers. “Environmentally harvesting rainwater significantly contributes to a decrease in pollution of storm water and keeping our waterways clean by slowing down surface runoff,” according to Kim Usry, ARCSA, AP, owner of H2o Collect in Richmond, Virginia.
  • Reduced water bills. Approximately 37% of domestic property owners and nearly all industrial and commercial property owners will experience a notable decrease in water cost. “Irrigation is one of our most costly water expenses. Using harvested water for irrigation alone could save a home a lot of money,” Usry explained.
  • Reduced risk of flooding and damage. Excessive rainwater is often the cause of flooded sewers, leaky basements, and eroded foundations. Harvesting rainwater helps safeguard homes and commercial properties from the aforementioned expensive issues.

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Rainwater does not contain the chemicals that are typically present in municipal water, which makes it ideal for landscaping. Harvesting rainwater also allows property owners to freely use collected water without regulation. “In times of drought and water restriction, harvested water will save your landscape, gardens, ponds, and pools [by] avoiding the more and more common municipal water regulations and fees,” according to Usry.

In addition to exterior use, rainwater is also ideal for interior use as well, because it is low in minerals. Additional uses for harvested rainwater are as follows:

  • Hair washing
  • Dishwashing
  • Car washing
  • Laundry
  • Toilet flushing

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