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Everyday household items like lemons and almonds can be powerful cleaning products if you know how to use them. Kelly Edwards shows you her trade secret for solving common cleaning problems like scratched hardwood floors and smudged copper with things you've probably already got around the house.

Step 1: Almonds
Use almonds on your hardwood floors. If you have minor scratches on your floor, rub an almond directly onto the scratch. The oil from the almonds will fill in the scratches and even out the color.

Step 2: Lemons
Lemons can be used for many purposes around the house. Use lemon as a copper polisher. Cut a lemon in half, pour some course salt on it, rub it directly on the copper, and it will sparkle like new. Use lemon as a deodorizer. Cut a lemon in half, put it directly in the microwave, 'cook' for a few seconds, and your microwave is instantly deodorized.

Step 3: Baking Soda
Baking Soda and vinegar are great general cleaning products. Use baking soda to clean grout. Pour baking soda directly on the grout, add some water, and scrape with a toothbrush to make your grout white again. Use vinegar as a window cleaner. Mix vinegar and water, and use it to clean windows. No more streaks!

Items You'll Need for this GMC Trade Secret

  • Almonds
  • Lemons
  • Baking Soda
  • Vinegar
  • Toothbrush

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janetjhill

How do I clean leather trim on luggage

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mJValenti

I work as a cook at a restaurant that uses propane as its heat source, the soot that forms on the bottoms of the pots has ruined several chef coats, any tricks to remove this black sooty stains

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Lorraine

HOW DO YOU REMOVE OILY STAINS FROM GRANITE?

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