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2. Make a thick mixture of soap
or detergent, pumice, a little ammonia and hot water. Paint the
mixture on the surface and let dry. Rub off with a wet scrub
brush. You are using alkali and a mild abrasive to remove the
greasy soil; or
3. Shave a bar of naptha soap
into a container and add 3 quarts of water. Bring mixture to
a full boil until the soap melts. Cool. Add 1 cup ammonia and
one pound of pumice. Mix thoroughly. Brush in onto all sooty
surfaces and let stand one hour or more. Rub off with a stiff-bristle
brush.
Rinse "gook" away
with warm water, then finish off with a medium to strong detergent
and rinse again with warm water; or
4. Dissolve 8 tablespoons (1/2
cup) Trisodium Phosphate or spic&span (TSP) in 1 gallon of
hot water. With stiff scrub brush, scrub brick surface. Rinse
with plenty of warm water. Repeat if soot or greasy stain is
not removed. More TSP may be added if necessary, up to 1 cup
per gallon. This is a very strong solution; avoid getting on
skin, carpet, or fabrics.
Note: Some weathered old brick
(50 years or older) may be soft and damaged by vigorous cleaning.
Test a corner, and if this is so, just dust or sweep it.
Cleaning Chandeliers
1. Take out all bulbs and put
them aside.
2. Lay a folded towel over the
bottom of a sink or dishpan. Half fill this with medium hot water.
Add soap or detergent and swish up suds.
3. Fill a large pan with clean
hot water for rinsing. Add a little ammonia to this rinse water
for extra sparkle. Also pad this pan with a towel to keep fine
glass from breaking.
4. To wash, take the crystal
drops and saucers off of the chandelier, a few at the time. Wipe
the frame or "arm" of the chandelier with a cloth wrung
out of suds.
5. Wash the parts in the sudsy
water. Rinse them with hot water and wipe them dry. Then put
them back right away to make sure that they go in the right places.
If any pins or wires look weak or rusty, put in new ones.
6. Keep on taking down, washing,
and rehanging more parts until the whole piece is clean.
7. Sponge off the bulbs. Rinse
them, wipe them dry and put them into their sockets again.
Cleaning Copper
Most pieces of decorative, modern
copper are protected by a factory-applied, baked-on lacquer.
Only dusting and an occasional washing with lukewarm, soapy water
are needed to keep lacquered objects shiny. Never polish them.
Lacquer must be removed from
eating and cooking utensils before using. To remove lacquer,
place the item in 2 gallons of boiling water to which 1 cup of
washing soda has been added. The lacquer will peel off.
An alternate method to remove
lacquer is to rub with a cloth saturated with acetone or alcohol.
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