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Joey Green's Fix-It Magic: More than 1,971 Quick-and-Easy Household Solutions Using Brand-Name Products |  | Author: Joey Green
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 56097
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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Product Description
From the man who’s been called the Mad Scientist of Home Improvement—who taught Jay Leno to shave with Jif Peanut Butter and helped Rosie O’Donnell condition her hair with Reddi-wip—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. Readers will delight in this treasure trove of quick, inexpensive fixes such as how to: -fix a broken dishwasher with Kool-Aid -remove water stains from wood furniture with Miracle Whip -spackle holes in walls with S.O.S.steel wool pads -remove wallpaper with Heinz white vinegar -clean driveway spills with Coca-Cola -repair scratched woodwork with Maxwell House coffee -start a car with Bayer aspirin 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.
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 Neat Book August 18, 2010
jennifer yarborough (SANFORD, NC, US)
Joey Green's Fix-it Magic book is a very unique book. I purchased it after seeing it in a magazine and I have yet to regret it. It helps you with fixing simple problems around the house with items you already have so you dont have to go out and buy special items to fix stuff. It tells you how to use household items to kill bugs, fix a broken vase, get rid of mildew, and even fix car scratches. You would be surpised what you can use to fix certian things. Its fun just to read the book its so intresting just seeing what does what. I would have never thought. It teaches you alot of stuff that you can use everyday!!! So Simple! This book is a must have! Everyone should have one! It is basically the homeowners house guide!
Interesting book July 27, 2010
Ira
This book is very well written. The writing style is quite enjoyable. The tips are interesting and easy to execute. I gave this book to my wife as a gift and she really enjoys looking at it. The author has a number of other books that he has written too, but I have not gotten any of those books yet.
This book is a hoot! February 1, 2009
Christian B. Spear
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Who knew that WD-40 can be used to remove tar from a car, to polish furniture, and to kill cockroaches? I had no idea that I could use Pam Cooking Spray to clean soap scum from shower doors, loosen rusty tool, or preventing ice cubes from sticking to the tray. I've now cleaned paintbrushes with Downy Fabric Softener, cleaned wallpaper with a slice of Wonder Bread, and cleaned crayon marks from the walls with Colgate Toothpaste. It's already saved me a fortune. This book is a must-have. It's the perfect reference book for solving any problem you're having around the house (from dirty laundry to filthy ovens) and the solutions are always a hoot. There are 30 uses for Coca-Cola alone, including cleaning oil spots from your driveway and unclogging a drain. Ingenious! I love this book, and will be giving a copy to my mother-in-law for her birthday - she'll appreciate Mr. Green's practicality and humor.
Joey Green's Fix-It Magic October 29, 2008
Jeff Trek
2 out of 2 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)
13 out of 21 found this review helpful
I can't believe I actually paid money for this!
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).
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. . .
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?)
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. . .
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."
Sorry, but this is NOT a "practical guide" nor a "great gift."
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