Steel wool is great when you need a little extra scrubbing power for your gunky pots and pans, but it does so much more than that. Today I’m going to show you some surprising household uses for steel wool. Some of your most annoying household problems just need a little bit of steel wool to help solve them!
Household Uses For Steel Wool
Stop Mice With Steel Wool
Those little cracks and openings that mice are somehow able to squeeze themselves through only need a little steel wool. Get the extra course steel wool, and stuff those cracks with it. Now reinforce it with a can of expanding spray foam insulation. Mice can’t chew through steel wool, and with the foam in place they also can’t pull it out.
Tighten Up A Screw
The next time you have a screw that has loosened, use steel wool to tighten things up. Remove the screw and stuff a bit of steel wool into the hole. Now put the screw back finger tight. The steel wool will help it stay in place.
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