Hands down, my favorite use for dryer sheets is cleaning bugs off the car. Normal soap and sponge scrubbing does not begin to eliminate the layers of dried bug juice that accumulate during certain times of the year. A little water and a dryer sheet acts like a magic eraser. It usually takes several sheets to clean the bumper and you should wash the area after to get rid of any residue.
Other uses include:
- Deodorizer for locker, closet, shoes, or gym bag
- Dusting cloth
- Cleaning bath tubs and shower doors. (test a small area first to maker sure it is safe for the surface)
- Static Buster on clothes, records, and other items
- Can use loosely over vents as an air freshener
- Iron Cleaner
- Lint/hair brush for clothes and furniture
- Bug repellent – rubbed on or in your pocket
- Pot and pan scrubber
- Run a needle through a dryer sheet before threading to keep the thread from tangling
- You can still put in the dryer 8)
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Wow! I only used them to dry clothes! I have been missing out.
I use tennis balls for that. Maybe I should try them in the dryer. 😉
Who would have thought dryer sheets were so useful? Thanks for the info. 🙂
I had I box I was not using….reduce and reuse!? 8)
Well to add to #9….If you burn a pot or pan badly….put water in it and throw in a fabric softener sheet overnight and the blackened on food will clean so much easier…I did it recently after we cooked a ham and it happened…Diane
Sounds great! Slick trick. I will remember that, thanks!
Well I have finally arrived. Katie ? Why are you playing tennis in your tumble drier ? Do you use a forehand or backhand spin ? 😉
Depends which way the ball bounces. 8)
Bug repellent – rubbed on or in your pocket. #8. Now this one has me totally confused. If your clothes are dried using drier sheets then you must be walking around like a giant fly-spray. So there must be a pocket bug in Florida. Is there ?
lol. The clothes have been dried by a used dryer sheet. The state bird, Mosquitos, are only repelled by fresh sheets.
No, I really didn’t just make that up. 😉
Okay. I am with you now. You take a sheet out of it’s box. Clean your car, swat a few mosquitoes, clean your burnt pots and THEN put it in your tumble drier. You are really green. I’ll try that ! 😉
Send pictures! 😉
My camera has a bug in it. I have wrapped my camera in a drier sheet for 24 hours to kill the bug. I will let you know the outcome. How would you like the pictures ?
i want, “twenty seven eight-by-ten colour glossy photographs with circles
and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each…” one is. 😀
Is that what your last photographer died of ? 😉
Hehehe….He ate at Alice’s Restaurant, except it wasn’t really a restaurant. There are videos on YouTube telling what happened. Just search for Alice’s Restaurant. 8)
I found another use for drier sheets. Wipe away your tears !! 😉
Ya, cause you would need way too many to clean those wrecks up. 😉
I couldn’t find the one about you sinking an ocean liner with your paddle board. Titanic I think it was called. So I made do with that video 😉
Good choice. 8)
Don’t you ever sleep ??
I knew I forgot something! I will, hopefully, be drifting off soon. I think the holidays threw me off. 8)
Please, please drift off to sleep and not drift off on your paddle board ! Promise ? I do care about you.
To sleep, per chance to dream…zzzz, splunk!
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Wow very interesting idea. I only used them for the dryer and air fresheners. Who knew they had so many great uses. We have love bugs twice a year and the acid from the bugs kill the paint on your car. This is very helpful, thanks and Happy New Year!
They work great on love bugs! I keep a box with my car wash stuff. Happy New Year!!!!
These are amazing tips ~ thanks so much for sharing! I had no idea there were so many uses for them 🙂
It’s amazing how many things can be repurposed for completely different uses.
Wow! I never knew this! Bugs are so hard to clean off the windshield. Thank you for sharing the information! 🙂
Happy bug scraping! 😉
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Thanks for those tips! I had no idea!
You’ll have to let me know if you ever try it with dog hair. 8)
When I put clean sheets on the bed in the guest room, I always tuck dryer sheets between the blankets, etc. to keep things smelling fresh and clean for the next guest that might not be there for a week or two. The secret is to remember to take out the dryer sheets and fluff the pillows before they arrive.
Oooo, I love that idea! Remembering would be the thing. 🙂
This stuff is amazing – especially the bumper-bug remover. Dried bug guts are like cement. I’m going now to scatter dryer sheets all over my son’s room now. (It always smells like the inside of a shoe.)
Good luck! A couple boxes of baking soda and a bottle of Febreeze maybe needed as backup for, uh, the locker room ambiance. 😉