14 Extraordinary Uses for Nail Polish Remover You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner
Updated: Nov. 20, 2018If you've only been using nail polish remover on your nails, you're only tapping a fraction of its potential! Here are 14 brilliant ways to put nail polish remover to work all around the house.
Use Nail Polish Remover to Clean a Keyboard
Laptop keys getting a bit grimy? Simply moisten a cotton swab with nail polish remover, and gently dab laptop keys to restore them to their original condition.
Use Nail Polish Remover to Unhinge Superglue
Superglue will stick tenaciously to just about anything, including your skin. And trying to peel it off your fingers can actually cause skin damage. Instead, soak a cotton ball with acetone-based nail polish remover and hold it on the skin until the glue dissolves.
Use Nail Polish Remover to Eliminate Ink Stains
If the ink stains on your skin won’t come off with soap and water, they are probably not water-soluble. Try using nail polish remover instead. Take a cotton ball and wipe the affected areas with the solution. Once the ink stains are gone, wash skin with soap and water. Nail polish remover can also eliminate ink stains on the drum of your clothes dryer. Another stain remover is toothpaste. Learn 20 unexpected ways you can use toothpaste besides for brushing your teeth.
Remove Stickers from Glass
Scraping price stickers from glass objects can be messy, and it often leaves behind a gummy adhesive that attracts dirt and is sticky to the touch. Remove the stickers and clean up the residual glue by wiping the area with acetone-based nail polish remover. The same method can be used for removing stickers and sticky residue from metal surfaces.
Use Nail Polish Remover to Dissolve Melted Plastic
Ever get too close to a hot metal toaster with a plastic bag of bread or bagels? The resulting mess can be a real cleaning challenge. But don’t let a little melted plastic ruin a perfectly good appliance. Eliminate the sticky mess with nail polish remover. First unplug the toaster and wait for it to cool. Then pour a little nail polish remover on a soft cloth and gently rub over the damaged areas. Once the melted plastic is removed, wipe with a damp cloth and dry with a paper towel. Your toaster is read for the next round of bagels. The same solution works for melted plastic on curling irons.
Use Nail Polish Remover to Rub Paint Off Windows
Spare your nails the next time you want to remove paint on a window. Working in a well-ventilated area, dab on nail polish remover in small sections. Let the solution remain on the painted areas for a few minutes before rubbing it off with a cloth. Once finished, take a damp cloth and go over the areas again.
Shine Shoes
Saturate a paper towel, and wipe footwear until any scuffs or stains disappear. Use a damp cloth to remove leftover residue from the nail polish remover.
Revive a Watch
To remove cuts and dings from a plastic watch cover, use a cotton swab. Because acetone can dissolve plastic, it will level and smooth the surface. But don’t scrub too hard, or you could wind up making a hole in the plastic.
Eliminate Bathtub Ring
To rid a tub or shower of soap and scum stains, dilute the polish remover with a little bit of water, and use a stiff brush to quickly scrub away residue. You can also use hydrogen peroxide in the bathroom as a toilet cleaner. Find out 16 other ways you can use hydrogen peroxide safely in your home.
Sanitize beauty tools
Beauty tools like tweezers, eye last curlers, and nail clippers can harbour germs, especially if shared among friends and family. In fact, dirty tweezers may be a reason you get breakouts between or above your eyebrows. Rinse these items in nail polish remover and wipe clean for sanitized beauty products.
Refresh your nail polish
The most common use of nail polish remover is to take off polish from your nails. But you can actually pour a bit of nail polish remover into old bottles of nail polish that start getting dried up or chunky. Pour a small drop into the polish and shake well. Next, don’t miss these 43 extraordinary uses for household staples you already own.
