Cleaning the Inside of an Oven Door - PROVEN

I am so excited about this one, people!

I have been searching for an easy way to clean inside the glass of my oven door.  There is a double pane and things, nasty, terrible things get trapped there and I needed to get them out.....especially because we have an Open House this weekend!

Beth was here today watching Maddy and I roped her into helping me with this project.

We found this pin on how to clean inside, between the glass and got moving! 

This is my oven before....like all my other 'before' photos, please don't judge!

First we tried it with a wire hanger, because I thought that was a better idea than the stick the pin suggested...plus it was raining.  Also, I didn't have any duct tape handy so I used scotch tape and it worked perfectly (the tape, not the hanger)

Unfortunately, that idea was a bust, I should have put trust in the pin.  The wire hanger was too thin and I couldn't create enough friction with it to clean the inside of the glass, so we went in search of the perfect stick.

I am so happy I did this.  Who thinks about how to clean the inside glass of the oven door?  This girl...she does! And she did it!

Do this one, it is amazing and I couldn't be happier with the results.

(I also cleaned the rust stains from inside our dishwasher but that's a separate issue...I just want you to know I have been busy today! Haha)

Cleaning a Glass Top Stove with Baking Soda - BUSTED

From now on, I am only using my baking soda for baking.  Last time I used it to clean my dishwasher I was disappointed and ended up without any in the cupboard when I went to make Banana Bread.

This pin says to use baking soda, hot water and dish soap to get your glass top stove sparkling clean.  I should have known it was too good to be true.  Although the results weren't non-existent, I probably would have gotten these same results using just a wet rag and some elbow grease.

Here are the before pictures of my glass top:

In Process Pics:

 

 

 

I followed all the directions exactly, except I did leave the rags on longer than 15 minutes (it said to do this for added effect)

Below are pictures of the result.  Not the greatest.  I'm not saying that this process didn't work at all, but I was expecting more "wow" factor.  I'll stick with my trusty glass top stove cleaner and plastic razor blade, in fact, I will probably go finish the job the baking soda didn't right now.

Ink Stain - ON THE FENCE

So, my ink pen exploded in my beloved John Deere purse. You can see the picture of the disaster below. I found on Pinterest that you can get out ink stains, even set in ones, with Hair Spray or Hand Sanitizer. So I put that theory to the test!

Before-Outside of Purse

Before-Inside of Purse

I soaked the stain inside and out with Hair Spray, rubbed it in, a lot and let it set just a few minutes before I washed it with my regular laundry degergent.

Below you can see the results after the first wash. The stain was still pretty noticable so I decided to let the hair spray soak longer this time....

After 1st Wash

I waited about 4 hrs before I ran it through the wash again, this time adding some hand sanitizer to the stain and rubbed it again quite a bit. I knew some of the stain was coming out because it was all over my hands....still is!

After the second wash it was much better than the first and I decided not to use the washer to wash this one item for a third time, I have other laundry to do. So I let it dry by hanging it out and the stain is almost not even noticeable anymore. But, if you look closely you can tell it's still there.
I am happy with the results since the before and after pics are a complete 180 from each other, but if you are looking to get a set in ink stain out of a white shirt, I don't know if hand sanitizer and hair spray will be your answer, but its worth a try!

After 2nd Wash