giving your home a good clean can be quite a chore a chore that isn t made easier by all the conflicting cleaning tips and tricks that are out there well don t fear we re here to set the record straight so you can get down to cleaning and making your home spotless washing grime off a car with dishwashing liquid so we all know that you have to clean your car with soap dishwashing liquid is not the answer dishwashing liquid is supposed to remove everything and everything includes the polymers in your car s paint what you need to do is get a proper car cash cleaner that is specifically designed to be used on cars applying white wine removes red wine stains this one is for all the wine lovers out there don t waste a good glass of wine trying to fix that spilled red wine instead use hydrogen peroxide to remove the stain soaking clothes in salt prevents fading so this has been debunked time and time again but people still fall for it it s been determined that whether or not the dye bleeds actually depends on how the material is made next time your clothes are running in the washing machine blame your wardrobe and not the water or detergent wiping windows with newspaper leaves fewer streaks you probably know someone who still cleans their windows with newspapers and the excuse is always it leaves the glass shiny and streak free you need to tell them to stop instead buy them a microfibre cloth to keep their windows spotless