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HOUSEHOLD HINTS - GARAGE

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Boat Key Fob The best key fob for your boat key is a cork. If it falls overboard it will float.	Bumper Stickers Use a hair dryer to heat and loosen bumper stickers and window decals before trying to scrape them off.
Cola For Your Car? Cola isn't only good for thirst. When you rub the clamps of your car battery with cola they won't oxidize. Cola also works on rusty metal if you don't have any anticorrosive agent in reach.	Cold Carburetor? You may not believe this but in most of the cases this trick will work: When your car doesn't want to start on a cold day use a hair dryer and blow some warm air on the carburetor. The heat will help to inflame the gas.
Emergency Traction If your car is hopelessly stuck on a patch of ice of snow, use one of the floor mats for traction. Just place it under the stuck tire and off you'll go!	Hammering Nails into Hardwood If you need to hammer nails into very hard wood you should rub them with soap or candle wax and they'll go into the wood easily.
Mowing Wet Lawn When you're going to cut high or wet lawn you should cover the knives or your lawnmower with oil. The cut grass won't stick to the knives then.	Oil Spots Oil stains on the garage floor are ugly. They look dirty and can ruin the floor. It's very easy to care of this problem: strew some cat litter on the oil spot. It will soak up the oil.
Shovel Snow With Ease! To speed through even the toughest shoveling jobs with ease, try this: spray your shovel with nonstick cooking spray before heading outdoor. Snow won't stick!	Small Screws If you have to drill in small screws it sometimes can drive you crazy. They're too small to grip and you also can't get them into the hole. Put a bit glue on the tip of your finger then this won't be a problem anymore.
Save Baby Food Jars Nail or screw the lids to the bottom of upper cabinets or shelves and then thread the jars back onto the lid. You'll have clear storage containers for sorting small parts and pieces.	Tar Spots Tar spots on your car can be a big problem because most of the cleaning agents are rough on the surface. It's better to try this: Moisten a soft cloth with flax oil an use it to soak the tar. Take another cloth you moistened with flax oil to polish.

Please Note: I do not take responsibility should something unforeseen occur while using these tips. I've tried many of the applications found on these pages, and haven't encountered any difficulties.