Shop Tip #1

jhiggins

jhiggins

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After reading Steve's thread about the Q-Tips I decided I'll toss in my own little home remedy tip.

TOOTHPASTE

Yeppers! Toothpaste is a great item to use when the chips are down, sometimes this is the only thing that can help you out of a nasty situation. Not only does toothpaste help you keep your breath fresh and your teeth dazzling white, it'll also:

1. Polish plastic, glass, silver, brass and even steel.
2. dab a drop on a pimple, and it will help dry it out.
3. Run out of spackle? Toothpaste can fill a tack-hole in a wall.

My old automotive shop teacher in high school used toothpaste to polish his knives (kind of how I got interested in knives, but that's another story altogether). He said that after he sanded the knives ot a certain point, he would sit in front of the tv at night and rub rub rub with a cloth and toothpaste until they gleamed.

I've actually used toothpaste to polish the face shield on my helmet. Bugs and other goo cleaned up real nice. Its a nice fine polish. It actually has a form of soap in it too, so it cleans really well. I think its as good on chrome as any dedicated chrome cleaner. Smells better too!

Oh btw... use the regular toothpaste. Gel types won't work.
 
I used to fill the innards of new baitcasting reels with toothpaste and work it for a half hour or so. Instant action job. I read the other day what abrasive was in it but have forgotten now. It was something I wasn't sure I wanted in my mouth. Might have been soapstone.
 
peter nap said:
I read the other day what abrasive was in it but have forgotten now. It was something I wasn't sure I wanted in my mouth. Might have been soapstone.
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Yeah I used to know that too, but killed way too many braincells since then. I know that the Tom's natural toothpaste has seashells in it. I remember the toothpaste in Germany was pretty good. Pretty abrasive too. Ever have one of those mornings after a night of partying when your mouth tastes like the bottom of a bird cage? This toothpaste could knock the taste right out of your mouth. It really worked great. I'll have to take a trip over there just to buy a few tubes... yeah right, when I win the lottery.
 
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