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15 Uncommon Uses For Coca Cola

Tulips_thumb By gratefuldaisy 268 days ago Updated 268 days ago 3446 Views 1 Comment
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Introduction

What can you do with Coca Cola besides drink it? Lots of things!!

For even more ideas, click the link provided.

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Remove rust

 
Rub a crumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca Cola on chrome to help remove rust spots.

Apply a Coca Cola soaked cloth to a rusted bolt to help loosen the bolt.

Scrub rust stains from a bathtub with a sponge saturated with Coca Cola.

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Clean milk, grease, or blood stains from clothing.

 
Soak stain in Coca Cola. Let it set for five minutes, then launder as usual.

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Make barbecue sauce

 
Combine Coca Cola with ketchup and brush mixture on chicken or ribs while grilling.

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Prevent an asthma attack

 
According to the book "Home Remedies from the Country Doctor," to block an asthma attack, drink two cans of Coca Cola when the onset of an attack is felt. This remedy works because of the caffeine in the beverage.

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Baste a ham

 
Using Coca Cola to baste ham while it bakes in the oven is said to make the ham very moist. Also, the ham drippings combine with the Coca Cola to make a delicious brown gravy.

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Kill slugs and snails in the garden or flower bed

 
Set jar lids filled with Coca Cola in the garden. Seeking the sweet soda, the slugs or snails will crawl into the lid. The acid in the Coke then kills these garden pests.

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Neutralize skunk odor when you have been sprayed

 
Sponge yourself down with 4 two-liter bottles of Coca Cola and then rinse clean.

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Clean the toilet bowl

 
Pour a can of Coca Cola into the toilet and let it set for an hour. Then brush it clean and flush.

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Relieve constipation

 
Drinking a can of Coca Cola is said to have a laxative effect.

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Clean eyeglasses

 
Swish eyeglasses through Coca Cola and then rinse with clean water and dry with a soft cloth.

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Remove tarnish from pennies

 
Soak pennies in Coca Cola for one hour and then wipe dry with a clean cloth.

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Fertilize azaleas or gardenias

 
Water these flowers with Coke to increase the acidity in the soil. This will boost plant performance.

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Strip paint off metal patio furniture

 
Cover furniture for one week with bath towels saturated with Coca Cola. Add more Coke each day to keep the towels wet. The paint will strip right off.

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Relieve an upset stomach

 
Let a can of Coca Cola go flat and then drink it to help cure a stomach ache.

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Boost a compost bin

 
Adding Coca Cola to a compost bin ups the acidity level, and the sugar in the soda feeds the microorganisms which increases the organic matter in the compost.

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1 Comment

 

I am a Dr. Pepper fan....(is this more of a "southern" soda pop?) but I have to give Coke five stars for being so versatile!
I have heard it is great to clean up the corrosion on car batteries and it will dissolve a tooth to oblivion when left in a Coke solution!
K_sunglasses_thumb kathybelleposted 268 days ago
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