| Problem | Solution |
| Yellow blotches on porcelain sinks | Use a wet pumice stone and scrub gently, says Ellis Finch of the Maids Home Services in Honolulu. |
| Dirty gas-stove burner grates and drip pans | Place grates and cast-iron, stainless steel or enamel pans in a nonaluminum pot, cover with baking soda and water, and boil a few minutes, says Peter A. Ciullo, author of Baking Soda Bonanza. Let cool; soak and scour. |
| Stains on carpet or upholstery | Place the Woolite Pod ($4), a handheld tool with a built-in cleaner and scrubbers, over the stain. Dispense the solution and scrub lightly. In our test, it eradicated a three-month-old cola stain on a white cotton ottoman. |
| Grimy toilet bowls | Give the bowl an old-fashioned cleaning, then insert Kaboom NeverScrub! ($10 for a kit, $4.70 for a three-month refill) in the tank. Flush, and a cleaner goes into the bowl, not the tank, to keep parts from corroding. |
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Printable Stain Chart
Tack up this stain chart for quick reference when you need to bust grime and blotches!
By Cynthia Dermody
From Reader's Digest
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