GENIUS DIY Hacks I Wish I Knew Sooner (Trying Hacks so YOU Don't Have to)
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Today, We are Trying 17 Genius DIY Hacks I Wish I Knew the results to Sooner!!! It is starting to become a tradition around here for me to be Trying Hacks so YOU Don't Have to! And, Frankly... I love it! I love trying anything DIY related and some of these GENIUS HACKS literally blew my mind! I hope a few of these DIY Hacks help YOU at home!
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Brandi, YOU are my favorite hack if 2023! I can’t get enough of you girl! So glad I stumbled onto your channel. ❤️❤️❤️
Wow, thank you, this is such an amazing compliment Michelle!! I truly appreciate you my friend!!! Thank you so so much! I am honored and blessed you feel that way!!!
You crack me up! I love your sense of humor and the way you call out “the Karen’s”
I was having so much fun learning new stuff from your videos and the comments that I neglected to say thank you. Thank you Brandi! You’re always entertaining and you always have the best videos. Keep them coming please.
I appreciate you Destry! It might take me weeks and months to get to comments, but you are so appreciated!
Barkeepers Friend!!! Works wonders on the back of your metal cookie sheets, Corning Ware, windows( yep,windows),bathtubs,& lots more! My best friend,besides Dawn,when it comes to cleaning!
Good to know!
Great Hacks! Thank you, Brandi!
Those green scrubby pads really clean sheet pans.
For vinegar with black /dark clothes, you have to start doing it when the clothes are new. It kept my kids dark jeans from fading.
I see!! I don't think it was mentioned like that..lol but it makes sense if it helps keep colors from the start. I can get that
I keep a plastic cup half full of water on my craft table. When I finish with a brush, I swish it in the water to get most of the paint, then I leave it in the cup of water until I’m finished for the day and I wash the brushes out at the sink. Really, sometimes I wash them out five days later, but keeping them in the water makes them easy to clean no matter how long you leave them. No more crusty brushes!!
Love watching you.
I do the sam3
Love em all! Thanks Brandi!
You are so welcome! THANK YOU!
Dawn power wash is my go to for brushes. I found old ones in my moms garage that had been in there covered in the dry paint for a few years. It cleaned them
You R so awesome. Thanks for the help! And humour.
A sponge mop with the scrubbie thing on it works great for the shower. I use good old fashioned comet or spray foam cleaner and just put a layer on, let it sit for about 15 min. and scrub with the sponge mop. Works great!
I found that Krud Kutter works pretty good on crusty bit brushes but it does discolor the metal on the brush. I also use hand sanitizer.
I like krud kutter
I love the stencil hack. I am going to use that one.
Great hacks....Even better commentary!
The hand sanitiser. You had me laughing so hard. I truly needed that. Thank you from Idaho!
I loved the stencil hack I have no idea why I didn’t think of it. I normally put the stencil to the side to wash in the sink as soon as I’m done with the project. But today I remembered this tip and I actually enjoyed cleaning my six stencils this way I just dipped them in the pan of water so they were soaking in the water because I had so many to do at one time and it was so much quicker and actually fun! So great tip! Thanks for sharing.
Omg I love this so much!! Believe me when I was told this hack it blew my mind. I'm like,whattttt. How easy is this!! So happy you love it as much as I Do!!
I use fun foam with my die cutting machine to make stamps.A little remove able tape and stick the foam to an acrylic block.
Love that!!!
How dare anyone give you a hard time about your crusty bits paint brushes! Love your ideas!
Loved them all!!
You're not alone with struggling to clean brushes, so no shaming from me.
I saw the caulking hack online, too, and loved it.
My favorite was cleaning the brush and stencil together. Genius!! Why didn't I think of that. I guess that's why you're here.
Thanks for the vlog.
Oooh, Brandi, I just can’t stop giggling….yeah tried that baking pan one too & nothing worked! Eventually gave in & got a new one & donated the old one 🫢 but loved your hand sanitizer one & the cute bird too 😃 use a mini mop to clean your shower with your cleaning product, it works!😉
Yeah We are gonna do the Mop may, I think my next hack video I am gonna schedule for september. I have so many great ideas to try here in these comments!
You are a hot mess. "DO NOT GET DOLLAR TREE SPACKLING!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
By the way, I'm throwing mine out now. 😂😂😂😂😂
Now you know someone would come at me like, I tried this with dt spackling and guess what it didnt work.. well no ish... that stuff is not made for this..lol
I love that bird stencil - and your choice of colors!
Thank you!!!
I use ketchup or hot sauce for the bottom of old pans. Spread the sauce out and put cling wrap over it. Wait 10 to 15 mins, then rinse off the pan.
What kinda hot sauce.. this sounds so interesting
I have an old bottle of Frank's red hot. I think it's the acidity that cuts through the build-up. I shop at thrift stores for old revere ware pots and pans.
Sometimes, it takes doing it twice, but I like that I don't have to scrub for minutes.
Brandi. Just watched the beginning of your video. Let me help you out a bit. Instead of a paint roller try using a window cleaning micro-fiber sponge. DONT get the one with the squeegee attached. I work for a window and pressure cleaning company (going on my 20th season in the fall). Anyways it’s much easier to move around. It’s light as a feather even wet. All we use is dawn on our windows. Never vinegar and especially not together. The sponge is good to have around to do mirrors and glass tables as well. And if your feeling freaky maybe your windows. Lol! Good luck. And as always thanks for making me laugh and for your inspiration and time. Have a great weekend!😅🤓🤔
I need to look into this! Thank you so much! I have so many amazing things in the comments i wanna try I need to write these all down this week!
So you use straight Dawn? Or add it to water? You can tell I'm not a professional window cleaner 😂where do you get the window cleaning sponge?
Yes please I too would like more information. Our most used door is divided into 16 sections of double pained glass. 2 dogs. (2 dogs should be enough explanation but if not, dog slobber, muddy paw prints, occasionally some tiny hand prints from out door rolling monster trucks and hot wheels through tempra paint …) straight dawn (blue?), what kind of cloth? Is it on a stick? Where can I get it?
Good try!!!! Thanks for the information!!!
I use a dollar tree broom and a mix of Dawn , water and vinegar in spray bottle. Spray it all down. Wait 20 minutes. Go back with long as* broom and scrub walls and tub. Rinse. And wipe down your faucet 😊
I use a swifter to clean my shower (the plain ol original). I have chronic pain and serious back issues, so the mop is too heavy for me. I also can bend over too long….so I had to figure something out, tried the swiffer and it works great. I may have to kneel over the tub to wipe the ends of the tub but it beats having to do the whole thing that way 😊
Ty for sharing hacks Brandi I use vinegar baking soda n Dawn it eats it off ❤
I love your hacks & tricks! I can't stand the feel of soapy or gritty wet stuff. I always wear gloves, even if I'm just rinsing dishes to put into the dishwasher, we don't need to go there...but my hands don't get "pruney" and my nails don't break. SOS pads are good scrubbers, but eewweee, gloves work great for using those as well. Thanx again for another great video, failures and all!!!
Dang. I thought I missed half of the premier because it didn't notify me...I missed about 30 seconds 🤣🤣 Awesome video Brandi!! Love these!!!💕💕 (I gotta try the joint compound one!!)
I am so happy you popped in
@@thediystruggle You know I never intensionally miss a single video, I gotta get my Brandi fix😜
Vinegar is very good for cleaning
I also like to use a little lemon in the kitchen to make it fresh
I love using vinegar to clean with also!!
LOVE all your videos!!! The hack videos make me LOL😂 Thanks for all you do!!!!
I love the paint brush and stencil hack as I rarely clean my stencils. ❤
I need to more often...lol for sure
for the paint brushes you can get a plastic cutting board from dt of course and add hot glue in different lines and circles on it and when it dries add the hand sanitizer and clean the brushes
Great idea!!! Thanks Michelle
What a fun video. I learned sone new hacks. Thank you. Oh wow!! I was a Murphys oil soap girl but.. I am definetly going to try the hand sanitizer. ❤
So glad! Thank YOU!!
I loved all of these hacks, Brandi. Even the ones that didn't work because of the entertainment value of the entire video. The pop-up with your head exploding is hysterical! 😂 Love you girl - thanks for all the laughs! ❤
I am so happy you enjoyed the Video girlie! Thank you so much for loving me!!
Hi, thank you for all your tips. Love your work.
Have you ever tried Bar keeper's friend for your pans. Just add a little water and let it sit for a while. Add scrub a little.
Hi Brandi. I gave up on the computer hacks for cleaning my nasty pan and resorted to good old chemical warfare. I take mine outdoors (on a still day) on to the back lawn and give them a good old spray of Easy Off oven cleaner. The pan is put on a sheet of plastic, sprayed, and after half an hour or so, hosed down (or use a bucket of cold water). Once those corrosive chemicals are hosed off, the pan can be put into the dishwasher or hand-wash to be sure the residue of the chemicals is completely gone. If you do this in the kitchen sink, be sure to wear your PPE, and kitchen gloves. If you use this method outdoors, you are a reasonably safe distance from the fumes. I don't (fortunately !) have to use this method often...about once a year .....and I go outside to use it! One round of inhaling those fumes was enough! Lesson learned!
That's a great idea!
Hi Brandi. I love watching you do things. But this Hack one was fun to watch you try these hacks. Thank you. 😊😊😉😉😉💕💕💕💕💕💯💯💯💯👍👍👍
Yay! Thank you susan!! I worked really hard on this video! This truly makes it all worth it!!(hugs)
Krud kutter is great for dryed paint brushes.....it does take some time tho...I put mine in and leave them overnight...they are like new when you get them out.
Love the hacks for my paper towels I use 2 pop sockets phone rings from dollar tree and 2 small wooden dowels place the pop sockets under a cabinet with The dowels and slide the paper towel on the dowel
Sweet
Hi Brandi, cool hacks, especially the paint brush one thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching, and hanging out Robin!
Am I the only person who has a self cleaning oven? I put all of my metal pans in when it's time to clean the oven and they are like new. Thanks for the ironing the napkin tip. I used the textured ones on a can project. After sealing it with an antiquing wax I love it, but wasn't successful on other projects, so I quit using and buying them. Now I'm back in the napkin tote and ready to decoupage.😂
LOL... I swear i was just thinking this when i seen all these oven cleaner suggestions.. Like idk what cleaning an oven even entails i push a button..,..hahaha, BUT I nevr thought of tossing those pans in the oven... i love this!! If you ever wonder about a decoupage project please do not fear reaching out to me, i have people contact me through DM on IG and my website ALL THE TIME with questions. If I can help and offer a tip I sure do try!!!
@@thediystruggle you're awesome. Thanks
Love watching your videos, you make me laugh, you are fun.
No matter what they say I find that sprinkling baking soda in my cookie sheets & then sprinkling on vinegar does help clean em up, not to brand new but cleaner!
Cathy, its a ratio thing. I SURE DO use vinegar and baking soda on things. I don't stress what people say. If i did i couldnt do this..lol Probably why i warn people if they are easily ofended my content is not for them, because as you see in this video i have no problem making a joke out of the torment i endure in comments..lol Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and thats none of my business unless you make it my business in my comments...so...lol Viewer beware...
I always use vinegar Instead of fabric softener! It makes my clothes softer and takes out any unwanted smells!
I put vinegar in every load of wash!! It takes out odor and dirt. Also, make a "fabreeze" of my own with mostly vinegar and it started 20 years ago when my daughter and nephews were toddlers and it takes out urine...even cat urine!! I'm a clean freak and my house must spell fabulous when you walk in..trust me!!! Use vinegar for everything!! ❤
I Purchased a whole 10 pack of scrubbers that had an attachment for a drill bit. It attaches to a hand held drill with a cordless drill. I clean the shower and tub with them and use a different one to clean my kitchen sink and oven and stove. I got those scrub pads at Harbor Freight. Awesome Purchase.
My honey is a mechanic and makes a HUGE mess in the shower. I swear by spraying the shower and tub with watered down dawn dish soap and some vinegar that I mix in a bottle, letting sit 5 minutes, wet a Mr Clean sponge and the dirt/grease melts off. We also have very hard well water which is a mess in itself but it cleans it perfectly.
I totally understand, my father is an asphalt foreman, we had tack all over the place at times. my dad keeps a bottle of spray nine with him everywhere he goes..lol
THE BEST HACK for that pan of yours...1 or 2 squirts of dish soap and a fresh dryer sheet! Let sit a few hours or over nite. Voila!! It comes off with a rinse.. pretty much!! This works on glass, aluminum, crock pots, dishes, ANYTHING!! 😊
I put a cup of vinegar in every single load of laundry I do. Yes, I put detergent too. I put three cups in with the towels. Vinegar gets out the boy funk. Vinegar is my go to when someone does something like washing their new fancy expensive bright orange basketball underwear in with their uniform making those khaki shorts and the white t-shirt they wear under the polo and whatever else a lovely orange tie dye experiment gone wrong. Run it all through the wash again minus the orange shorts and adding a couple of cups of vinegar. Presto magico you’re back to normal. So, I don’t know who gets vinegar to bring back the color of their favorite black pants but I think they must have some presto magico they are adding to the vinegar. 😮
Lol. Well I love hearing it gets the colors out..lol
@Destry Graves this is the best comment ever. I have 4 boys and I can attest to that "boy funk" ! Detergent alone will not get that smell out, so I agree with the vinegar getting the smell out.
I think the gray pants were a little darker after you used the vinegar
The vinegar to dark pants or jeans will help keep the color longer.
@@charmingAmy it’s the only thing I know of that does. You have to have pre-teen and teen boys to really know what that boy funk is. I put vinegar in a mister type spray bottle and spray it like air freshener. My husband says “you’re going to miss this” but I seriously doubt it.
Thanks Brandi!
Loved the stencil hack and I seem to always have a few of those foil baking pans so, I’m definitely doing this one! Also the painter tape and caulk hack is one I’m going to remember as well! Thanks for these awesome hacks!
I enjoy watching your hack videos. Have a great weekend. 😀👍👍👍
On your cookie pan just baking soda and a dab of water and a lot of elbow grease will clean it awesome
I have been thinking all this time crusty brushes were normal??? Thank you for showing me how to uncrust 😂 😅😅
I have found the easiest way to clean my brushes...no matter what I used them for.....is hot water, Dawn ANTIBACTERIAL dishsoap, Goo Gone and a small squirt of hand sanitizer. I'm not sure why the antibacterial dishsoap works way better then anything else, but it does!!
This combo also works wonderfully if you have paint dried on your skin, or under your nails.
If you add rubbing alcohol to the baking soda/Dawn solution, it works great.
Thanks for the tip!
Another trick to cleaning your tub is dollar store toilet cleaner. It works great Rub it on leave for a bit and clean off.
That sounds awesome Connie thank you!!
I love your channel!!
Thx for the hacks!
God Bless
Thank you! 😊 I appreciate that Beth
I know you're probably done with the baking soda and Dawn cleaning but, after it has some soak time and scrubbed I like to pour some vinegar over it and a little more scrubbing. That seems to work a little better. Just keep in mind that the Dawn is to break down the grease, the baking soda is for the grit and the vinegar is to loosen up the concoction. I really thought this video was helpful. You are a hoot! ❤
Thanks for sharing these hacks! My fiance works construction and our shower gets nasty so I use fume free oven cleaner, spray it on thick and let it sit even up to over night before bed. Then I use a DT handle with the grey scrubber for wood floors and wet the surface and scrub. Rinse with my shower wand with HOT water and walla! Shiny and clean ✨️!
Only 50 seconds in and I’m like 😮 oh that’s a *LOT* of Dawn 😂
I would mix the Dawn with water and use it with a spray bottle and a
long handled scrub brush. Seems like that might be a little easier 🤷🏻♀️
It drff might of been..lol
Excellent show!!!
Doesn't matter what you're talking about or what you're doing, I never want your videos to end because you make me lol. 😂
Awwwwwe(hugs)
For my crusty bits paint brushes, I soak in hot water and dawn for at least 24 hours.....it cleans up wonderfully
Does any kind of gel hand sanitizer work? And is it just on acrylic paint and chalk paints? Any oil based?
I think most hand sanitizers that are gel would work
This whole, using baking soda and dawn on anything works somewhat only because when is it the greaser, and the other one acts like a scrub, but when it comes to anything that needs something powerful to remove, grease or baked on stuff oven cleaner is the sure way to get it as clean as possible. The only thing I would use because it works on everything. Backsplash is from the oven. Any type of grease or any sticky residue easy off is your only go to!!!
Baking soda isn't abrasive enough to use on pots and pans. Best to spray those down with oven cleaner. Rinse thoroughly then wash as usual to get all the chemicals off.
Oven cleaner is a big one i see this morning!! I need to try this..
Hi Brandy I love watching your videos you make me laugh every time keep up the good work
I'm so glad, thanks so much beth
Great hacks!
You can use citric acid that you use in pickling Add a tsp in water and put in softener. Gets left over residue out of clothes and cleans washer.
I Use Alcohol. It takes glue ,paint and everything else out of your brushes🎉
Magic eraser and patience will take care of that pan.
I PROMISE❗️
Awesome Cleaner from Dollar Tree *will* clean pans and the bottoms of cookware that get the baked on yuckies.
Spray/Rub it on, let it set for 5 - 10 minutes and then use a scouring pad or scrub brush.
It works! ✌🏻❤️
Thanks so much!
So entertaining you are❤️
I use either a plastic broom or a mop the broom can really get into some tight parts which I like better myself after ive got everything clean i towel dry the walls then I use a dryer sheet and rub it on the walls & they'll stays cleaner longer.
For dry crusty brushes, I mix boiling water with the Murphy Oil soap. 1 part each. Let soak for about 15 min. I soak all of my brushes in this, even when I remember to clean them after use.
Try awesome on that pan. Awesome and a magic eraser will clean absolutely anything.
I love this idea!!! Thank you!
For stuck on pans just use Comet and steel wool. It will be like brand new.
I need to write this down
Lmao when you were trying to clean the shower and the pan, But I saw a video with the tub where they used a brand new broom and scrubbing bubbles and pretty good and the pan I have 2 that look exactly the same I think the only thing that will work for those is Easy off but that’s why we have parchment paper 😂.
Vinegar and dawn works too
I can be havin a not so good day and I can watch you and by the end of the video my day just got a hole lot better!!! lol 🤣❤❤
I'm so glad, I love hearing that!
I was told to add vinegar to the dawn and baking soda mixture. have't tried it yet. I will let you know how it works.
I have dawn the vinegar in another hack video, and have gotten a ton of crap about it an how vinegar and baking soda cancel each other out. it basically depends on ratios, but i personally love just dawn and baking soda. It works so well for me
Have you ever tried oven cleaner on your baking pans? The lemon is doable
I have not!! But, I make lists these days on suggestions for these videos!! Thank you
I'm terrible with my paint brushes and stencils ,I've tried Murphys oil a few times and it works like maybe partially ,but not all that great ,last year I discovered if you use hand sanitizer you can get paint out of your clothing ,it's work for the most part and I seen this pink soap(can't remember the name ) and it softens your brushes up ,but I had the an idea awhile back to use conditioner bcs it's basically the same concept I'd guess you'd say ,I buy the big bottle of regular VO5 for Dollar tree .....I never thought to use the hand sanitizer on my paint brushes though so thanks for that tip and thanks for the stencil tip ,I have used baking soda in my convention oven and got it cleaned for the most part and the regular oven ,it may work better sitting a couple hours or overnight or not at all like the sheet pan ,thanks Brandi for all your tips always !
I use Lysol foaming cleaner for the shower.. spray it on, wait 5 mins and rinse off,,,, easy peasy.
I love your crusty bits paint brushes. They do have certain uses. I don’t have any of my own because my husband puts them in the dishwasher. He can’t not. Cascade makes them close to new. I know eww, paint brush yuck next to your silverware. It all gets clean.
Hey, whatever works
I was wondering if u could to some outside DIYS for a patio or Florida room?
I don't typically do out door because it's really windy where I live and can't keep anything outside without rocks. I'd live to have a space to have nice outdoor stuff
@@thediystruggle thank-you for your reply...I have done some diys for my patio. I live in Florida and would love to send u some pics.
I'm not judging you. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Sike
I have used goo gone.
hahaha
To clean my shower I use vineger and dawn in a spray bottle. Leave it 15 minutes. Than stay it off. No scrubbing needed. Done
You have to add salt all over you pan, then baking soda and Dawn put a napkin on top then pour vinegar over napkin let set 1 hour the scrub
Oven cleaner will shine that pan on up
I need to get some oven cleaner
NO. Baking soda is for the GRIT. Vinegar gets at scum and water deposits, as it is acidic.. Dawn for the oils from your skin and perhaps the soaps or washing stuff you use.
For your pans use oven cleaner and wrap with plastic wrap leave it sit for 8-12 hrs and wash off
I use dawn all the time for soap scum but word of warning asap when your done make sure to put something in the bottom or you will fall cause it is very slick trust me found out the hard way
Oh Tabby Cat I know this, great tip. I fell and got a concussion in that very shower. Ambulance trip and everything!
@@thediystruggle oh no
Shame on you for letting those poor brushes get that message! Lol
LOL
Oh no girl u gotta try spraying the shower with Spray n Wash let sit a hr or so then wipe down. It EATS the soap scrum! Used to clean government houses for inspections and the nasty stuff people would shower an bath in😮. But always worked, u do have to wipe though but no scrubbing.
Umm, that sounds amazing