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Uses for Anti-Static Spray

One way to cut down on home cleaning costs is to experiment with new uses for products you already have. One product that has many uses and can solve a multitude of problems with static control is an anti-static spray. Whether you are looking for home day care supplies, housecleaning supplies, cleaning tips for pet hair, or a protection for your valuable electronics, you can find multiple uses for anti-static spray.

How Does Anti-Static Spray Work?

We all have experienced being shocked with static electricity. In fact, the embarrassment caused by static electricity can be worse than the unpleasant surprise of a static electricity shock. What is static electricity? Static electricity is simply the result of positive and negatively charged ions. Depending on the charge, these ions repel and attract each other.

Anti-static spray works by neutralizing the ions of an item such as clothes, hair, carpets, and other items. It also works by attracting moisture out of the air, increasing the conductive properties of the material the product was sprayed on.

Cleaning with Anti-Static Spray

Dusting can be a thankless chore. Do it one day and it needs done the next. It isn’t the same as cleaning grease from a stove or scuff marks from a floor. Though no cleaning project is fun, at least you feel a sense of accomplishment when you clean something and it stays clean for at least a few days. Unless you have mounds of dirt on your mantle, you aren’t going to see a huge difference. Yet, it has to be done.

Though anti-static spray is not going to permanently prevent dust from coming back, it will keep it away longer. Spraying anti-static spray on blinds, furniture, pictures, and TV screens can save the hassle of having to constantly dust those items. Spraying periodically can actually mean a lot fewer dustings, with a lot more time between dustings.

Cleaning Tips for Pet Hair

In addition to dust, pet hair also clings to clothes, furniture, and carpets because of static electricity. Even vacuuming can be ineffective against the bond between carpet and pet hair.

To remove pet hair from your carpet, just spray the carpet with an anti-static spray (Try Stanley’s Rinkle Relief). Let the carpet sit for a little while, until the static is gone. Then, vacuum up the loose pet hair. If you have pet hair on your clothes, spray your clothes with anti-static spray. Let it sit a minute, and then brush off the loose pet hair.

Protecting Electronics

Static electricity shocks are extremely damaging to electronic equipment. In fact, static electricity shocks can actually travel from one computer to another through certain types of cable. Static electricity shocks are especially common during the dry winter months. It is critical that you protect your equipment during these times. Be sure that all electric appliances, especially computers, are adequately grounded according to the manufacturers’ instructions.

One additional way to protect your equipment is to spray anti-static spray on the carpeting around your computer, stereo, television sets, and other electronic equipment. Be careful when you are spraying, as anti-static spray is a liquid. You do not want to spray it directly on an item that is connected to an electrical source or should not get wet.

Cosmetic Uses

The original use for anti-static spray (Stanley’s Rinkle Relief) was, of course, for use on your clothes. This product gets rid of static cling and smoothes out wrinkles. However, it also has a number of other cosmetic uses as well. In fact, many people already carry anti-static spray as a solution for all their problems with static control.

Anti-static spray can be effective in taming flyaway hair. All you have to do is spray a little of the product on your comb or brush. Then just brush or comb your hair as usual. You can also spray the inside of a hat or the outside of clothes that are in contact with your hair.

Other Uses for Anti-Static Spray

• Is the tinsel on your Christmas tree trying to come out and grab you? Make it behave with anti-static spray.

• Spray loose glitter to have better control of craft projects. The glitter won’t stick to everything and will be easier to place. The same goes for artificial snow during the holidays.

• Use a little anti-static spray to keep a wedding veil from clinging to itself or the bride’s hair.

• Maintain a clearer view by spraying the product on goggles, vehicle mirrors, and glasses.

• Create anti-static wipes by spraying some baby wipes or paper towels with anti-static spray.

You really can save money by protecting your items, and you can save valuable time when cleaning. Anti-static spray is just one of the many products that can serve your household in multiple roles including problems with static control.

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