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Joey Green's Fix-It Magic: More than 1,971 Quick-and-Easy Household Solutions Using Brand-Name Products | 
 enlarge | Author: Joey Green
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
Buy New: $8.25
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 15623
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1594867852
Dewey Decimal Number: 643.7
EAN: 9781594867859
ASIN: 1594867852
Publication Date: July 8, 2008
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Condition: BRAND NEW COPY,NO UGLY REMAINDER MARKS !!!
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Product Description
DIVDIV From the man who#8217;s been called the Mad Scientist of Home Improvement#8212;who taught Jay Leno to shave with Jif Peanut Butter and helped Rosie O#8217;Donnell condition her hair with Reddi-wip#8212;here is another irresistible volume filled with fun, offbeat ways to fix things around the house and garden using brand-name products already on hand. /DIVDIVReaders will delight in this treasure trove of quick, inexpensive fixes such as how to: /DIVDIV-fix a broken dishwasher with Kool-Aid/DIVDIV-remove water stains from wood furniture with Miracle Whip/DIVDIV-spackle holes in walls with S.O.S.steel wool pads /DIVDIV-remove wallpaper with Heinz white vinegar /DIVDIV-clean driveway spills with Coca-Cola/DIVDIV-repair scratched woodwork with Maxwell House coffee /DIVDIV-start a car with Bayer aspirin /DIVDIV Organized from A to Z by topic and area of the home and jam-packed with "Strange Facts" and fascinating sidebars, this fun-to-read book presents nearly 1,000 cleaning, organizing, and home-repair problems that cover everything from barbecues to bathtubs, carpets to ceiling fans, sprinkler systems to swimming pools. It makes a great gift and is a practical guide for anyone looking for a simple way to tackle everyday problems and repairs./DIV/DIV
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 Joey Green's Fix-It Magic October 29, 2008
Jeff Trek
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Light reading and practical ideas for common household repairs. I used the method presented for taking down all the wallpaper in our kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms using a bucket of vinegar and water; much cheaper and more practical than going out to buy products that don't work. Also, this book provides fun ways to spend time with my children experimenting with the various methods; they find it amazing to see other uses for household items. It makes science fun for the family. This book makes for a great stocking stuffer at Christmas time, or a thank you gift for a teacher. It's something different and fun to read.
 Nothing But a WASTE of Money! August 27, 2008
Martee Bee (Santa Rosa, CA)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I can't believe I actually paid money for this! br / br / First of all, please note that of the "1,971 solutions" many of them are nearly identical solutions, i.e. remove a water ring by rubbing with Johnson's Baby Oil, remove a water ring by rubbing with Star Olive Oil, remove a water ring by rubbing with Wesson Corn Oil, remove a water ring by rubbing with Land O' Lakes Butter, remove a water ring by rubbing with Vaseline Petroleum Jelly, remove a water ring by rubbing with Turtle Wax (there's more but I'll stop there, you get the idea). br / br / Next, some of the statements REALLY stretch the truth, like saying "fix a broken dishwasher with Tang"--when actually Tang will clean soap scum from the tubes and pipes of a dishwasher, but if it's truly broken, well, Tang's not gonna help you much. . . br / br / What I'll say now will give away probably over half the "1,971 solutions" but I'll say it anyway; Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets will repel or remove just about anything! (now wasn't that quicker and easier than reading a hundred or so pages of solutions where the answer is Bounce?) br / br / Have I mentioned that my kids immediately proved some of the statements false? The book says ants will not walk through flour and also won't walk across salt, (so make a line with flour or sprinkle salt where ants are coming in, to keep them out) yet when placed in the middle of a thick ring of salt or flour, our ants walked right over them with no hesitation. . . br / br / Also I have to say I was disappointed with the "strange facts." Many are things such as "The simplist way to prevent an abundance of weeds is to pull weeds before they seed" and "When natural catastrophes strike, the first possessions people take with them are photo albums and pets." br / br /Sorry, but this is NOT a "practical guide" nor a "great gift."
 Fix-it Magic August 25, 2008
book junkie (NH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A very informative read using alot of everyday household items on hand along with being user friendly and eliminating the use of hazardous cleaners...some products use some interesting combinations needless to say but i feel that this book is certainly a worthwhile read and can save you some money overall..
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