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Not sure if the pens are refillable but empty sauce/glue bottle works well.
¾ C water
¼ C cornstarch
5–8 Tbsp bleach
Empty glue/sauce bottle
Mix together cold water and cornstarch. Stir continually over medium to high heat until mixture thickens.Once your mixture is thick and pasty, let it cool.Stir in the bleach. The mixture will thin out depending on how much you add. The more bleach you add, the stronger your gel will be.For an easy way to transfer the bleach mixture into your glue bottle, use a resealable sandwich bag.
Pop a couple of drops of peppermint oil on a cotton ball, place in ur vacuum barrel b4 vacuuming and voila - a gentle scent that repels pests will waft throughout your space. I also wipe a little on fly screens and air conditioner blades-light scent is emitted with the breeze or when air conditioner is turned on. Peppermint oil repels mice, ants and spiders
For extra guests I bought two of rollaway beds I keep in the garage for about $220 each. Look up " LUCID Rollaway Folding Guest Bed with 4 Inch Memory Foam Mattress" on Amazon.
2 tbsp liquid washing detergent
1/4 cup multi purpose cleaner
1 scoop oxiclean
1tsp fabric softener
750ml spray bottle
Combine all ingredients in spray bottle and fill with warm water
Don’t know if you’re aware, but if you go to the sunbrella.com website, they have a list of stains and the recommended way to remove them from Sunbrella. You can also use bleach on Sunbrella without it affecting the color.
Also, if you have removable, washable Sunbrella covers, they can be thrown in the washing machine on a cool or tepid cycle, but you should never put Sunbrella in the dryer- it is treated against stains, mold and mildew, and fading, but high heat destroys those properties. The covers should be hung up to dry, which doesn’t take long, as the fabric doesn’t really absorb moisture.
I’ve been working almost exclusively with Sunbrella in my upholstery business for many years. It’s the only thing that lasts here in the tropics.
It’s truly Amazing. GREAT on upholstery as well. I’ve even used it to clean stubborn stains on sheets. I used to have to buy it from a professional janitorial supply store, but now they have it everywhere it seems.
I use non-fragrance detergent and no fabric softener. But I have a spray bottle with epsom salts, water and 10 drops each of geranium and lavender. I spray around the place and it gives a nice gentle, soothing scent. No one has complained as it’s not strong. That’s my air freshener! (I even spray the artificial flower in the bathroom)