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(Un)practical uses for coke

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20 Practical Uses For Coke

Coke acts as an acidic cleaner. The amount of acid in soda is enough to wear away at the enamel of your teeth, making them more susceptible to decay. In tests done on the acidity levels of soda, certain ones were found to have PH levels as low as 2.5. To put that into perspective, consider that battery acid has a pH of 1 and pure water has a pH of 7.

To prove Coke does not belong in the human body, here are 20 practical ways you can use Coke as a domestic cleaner:

Removes grease stains from clothing and fabric
Removes rust; methods include using fabric dipped in Coke, a sponge or even aluminum foil. Also loosens rusty bolts
Removes blood stains from clothing and fabric.
Cleans oil stains from a garage floor; let the stain soak, hose off.
Kills slugs and snails; the acids kills them.
Cleans burnt pans; let the pan soak in the Coke, then rinse.
Descales a kettle (same method as with burnt pans)
Cleans car battery terminals by pouring a small amount of Coke over each one.
Cleans your engine; Coke distributors have been using this technique for decades.
Makes pennies shine; soaking old pennies in Coke will remove the tarnish.
Cleans tile grout; pour onto kitchen floor, leave for a few minutes, wipe up.
Dissolves a tooth; Use a sealed container…takes a while but it does work.
Removes gum from hair; dip into a small bowl of Coke, leave a few minutes. Gum will wipe off.
Removes stains from vitreous china.
Got a dirty pool? Adding two 2-liter bottles of Coke clears up rust.
You can remove (or fade) dye from hair by pouring diet Coke over it.
Remove marker stains from carpet. Applying Coke, scrubbing and then clean with soapy water will remove marker stains.
Cleans a toilet; pour around bowl, leave for a while, flush clean.
Coke and aluminum foil will bring Chrome to a high shine.
Strips paint off metal furniture. Soak a towel in Coke and lay it on the paint surface.



Read it twice, still no mention of brannas. Some people can't get anything right. :lol: :lol:
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Adding Brannas neutralizes all the bad aspects of Coke. (proven)
Only one way to drink it then :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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Use as coolent while turning stainless steel,end up with mirror finish.
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Thanks for sharing, might help the coke addicts, as for me I'm a happy Coca Cola addict :lmao: :mocking: :bye: :tease:
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Yep, I can believe it. Have self already used it to clean paintbrushes that have not been cleaned after use and the paint has gone hard. Have also used to loosen rusted bolts and clean various things. :D:
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Donkey wrote:Thanks for sharing, might help the coke addicts, as for me I'm a happy Coca Cola addict :lmao: :mocking: :bye: :tease:
Pour a glass and drop a 5 sent piece in there :shock2:
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Thunder02 wrote:
Donkey wrote:Thanks for sharing, might help the coke addicts, as for me I'm a happy Coca Cola addict :lmao: :mocking: :bye: :tease:
Pour a glass and drop a 5 sent piece in there :shock2:
Will have to wait for month end :lmao:
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Helps loosen up carboned up diesel injectors....
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Can be used for "Track Bite" (The stuff they throw on the wheels of dragsters to make it stick.
Screeching fanbelt? Pour some coke over it...
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Donkey wrote:
Thunder02 wrote:
Donkey wrote:Thanks for sharing, might help the coke addicts, as for me I'm a happy Coca Cola addict :lmao: :mocking: :bye: :tease:
Pour a glass and drop a 5 sent piece in there :shock2:
Will have to wait for month end :lmao:
Drop a dollar in it :twisted:
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Mythbusters have tested some of these things, and in most cases hot water gave the same results as Coke.

But I know about a car wash in Klerksdorp that uses coke to shine the black tonneau covers on bakkies. At first I thought it was polish in a Coke bottle, but after tasting it, it was coke they used. It worked very well and doesn't attract dust once its dry.
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hendrik.earle wrote:Mythbusters have tested some of these things, and in most cases hot water gave the same results as Coke.

But I know about a car wash in Klerksdorp that uses coke to shine the black tonneau covers on bakkies. At first I thought it was polish in a Coke bottle, but after tasting it, it was coke they used. It worked very well and doesn't attract dust once its dry.
Might attract a lot of ants though with all the sugar in Coke. :D:
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hendrik.earle wrote:Mythbusters have tested some of these things, and in most cases hot water gave the same results as Coke.

But I know about a car wash in Klerksdorp that uses coke to shine the black tonneau covers on bakkies. At first I thought it was polish in a Coke bottle, but after tasting it, it was coke they used. It worked very well and doesn't attract dust once its dry.
I've seen it used to clean black plastic bumpers...
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Use coke on construction site to clean concrete residue from electrical piping in slabs.
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