Uses for Steel Wool

If you’re only using steel wool to scrub your pots, you’re tapping just a fraction of its prospective! These outside-the-box steel wool uses will save your time, money and effort.

Clean dirty sneakers

Don’t you hate getting scratches on your white soled shoes? Use steel wool to fix this common footwear problem. Moisten a steel wool soap pad and softly scrub away at stains. Wipe them clean with a wet sponge or put them in the washing machine and they’ll be good as new.

Keep garden tools in shape

Nothing will extend the life of your gardening tools like a good cleaning at the end of each growing season. Take a wad of fine steel wool, and soak it with the same type of oil you use on noisy door hinges. Rub rust off your shears, shovels, and anything else with metal parts. Wipe them clean with a dry rag, sharpen any blades, and reapply with a bit of oil before storing them for winter.

Clean pans and metal cookware           

Steel wool is all you need to remove stubborn stains from steel cookware. Soak pots and pans, then use a steel wool scrubbing pad to remove even the most baked-on messes.

Use steel wool to clean the oven

For burnt food stuck to the bottom of your oven, steel wool is a much better substitute than toxic oven-cleaning chemicals. After running your oven’s self-cleaning cycle, use steel wool to remove the burnt fragments and make your oven shine like new.

Use steel wool to directly “age” wood

If you want to make new wood age quickly, use a mixture of steel wool and vinegar as stain. The brown-gray liquid, when applied to new wood, gives it a silvery covering. It’s a much faster way to create this in-demand look than letting your wood sit outside for a few years (and it’s non-toxic, too!).

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