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Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 9:59
| I use 2 tsp. of citric acid in the rinse cycle of my dishwasher (we have really hard water with lots of iron and lime).
I save the hot acidified rinse water and usually dump it down the bathroom drains to keep them clean. This morning, I happened to have an old canning jar with a label on it that would not come off (you know the ones), and tossed it into the bucket of rinse water to soak before I washed it. The label came right off! It has been on there for at least five years through countless scrubbings and dishwasher loads. It worked for other stubborn adhesive labels, too. |
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| I use a citric acid cleaner in my shower. |
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| Sometimes we pick up unexpected benefits with new activities and hobbies. The vent-a-hood over my stove has never been so clean since I started canning. |
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- Posted by jackieblue (My Page) on Tue, Jul 31, 12 at 23:29
| So I was curious to see what the new use for citric acid was but getting the label off the jar is what I'm going to comment about. Oil (olive, grape, vegetable, etc.) breaks down adhesive and will remove paper labels pretty easily as well. Anytime you find some adhesive left on a jar or bottle (or window, or shower, knick knacks, etc.) just rub a little oil on it and wait awhile for it to work it's majic then rub off. |
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