Cold Pressed Nut Oil, Olive Oil, Walnut Oil, or Beeswax. Apply oil to leather product and buff with a chamois loth to a shine.

Lemon Juice. Lemon juice is good polish for black or tan leather shoes. Follow by buffing with a soft cloth.

Vinegar. Remove water stains on leather by rubbing with a cloth dipped in a vinegar and water solution.

Petroleum Jelly. A dab of petroleum jelly rubbed into patent leather gives a glistening shine and prevents cracking in the winter.

Vinegar. To shine patent leather, moisten a soft cloth with white vinegar and wipe clean all patent leather articles. The color of the leather may be slightly changed.

Art-Gum Eraser and Sandpaper or Emery Board. Dirt marks on suede can be rubbed out with an art-gum eraser. Then buff lightly with sandpaper or an emery board.

Cleaning Copper

Most pieces of decorative, modern copper are protected by a factory-applied, baked-on lacquer...

Cleaning Silver

Methods of cleaning silver should be determined by the valued placed on it-monetary...

Cleaning Glass Accessories

Glass flower vases, cruets, or carafes used to hold water, wine...

Decal Remover

To remove no-slip decals from the bathtub, saturate a cloth or sponge and squeeze hot vinegar over decals...

Disinfectant

Regular cleaning with plain soap and hot water will kill some bacteria...

Drain Cleaners and Drain Openers

Prevention. To avoid clogging drains, use a drain strainer to trap food particles and hair...