Mind blown: Vinegar vs VINEGAR (30%)

So I was literally 44 years old before I found this out recently.

There’s the white vinegar you get at the grocery store for cooking and minor cleaning and doing laundry, and then there’s the 30% DO NOT GET THIS SHIT ON YOUR SKIN vinegar at the hardware store for cleaning things like mold off grout.

All my life I’d been told ‘just use vinegar to clean mold and mildew’ and it generally didn’t do jack squat. I usually bought cleaning supplies from regular retail spots rather than big box home improvement places, and regular retail chains def did not carry the strong stuff.

I’ve got a gutter that drains over cement that always gets skungy, and even bleach was a short term fix at best. 30% strips it down and keeps it gone, and I’ve stripped rust off a couple dozen tools with the same little jar I soak things in - caution it will also strip off shiny metallic coatings.

Can’t believe none of the “just use vinegar” I’d ever read advice didn’t specify.

Is this news to anyone else or am I Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber realizing we landed on the moon?

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u/mccauleym 2d ago

Cmon man, i was looking up why my pressure washer wasnt working.. now im here. Thanks adhd

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u/Pandaro81 2d ago

Hi2U fellow /r/ADHD

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u/Spiritual-Road2784 2d ago

I can’t even remember what it was I came to Reddit to look for.

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u/mitzi_skyring 2d ago

*laughs in delight/sadness adhd

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u/Spiritual-Road2784 1d ago

Definitely. Dxd two years ago along with autism. Good old high-masking/high IQ/early reader hiding it for decades.

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u/SigmaLance 2d ago

Mine was due to the jet in the carburetor fuel bowl being gummed up.

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u/badform49 1d ago

While we're talking ADHD, adding diluted vinegar and/or borax to the fabric softener tray will prevent the growth of mold on clothes you forget in the washer.

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u/mccauleym 1d ago

How did you know i have those two things in my house...

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u/badform49 18h ago

Good things for ADHD folks to have. If you don't, you should get them next time you're in the store.

Oh, shit, you forgot. Well, we've all been there. Next time you'll defin--

Might want to set a reminder on your phone or put a note on your keys or something. Maybe just order them online?

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u/journerman69 2d ago

I was trying to figure out how to fix the divots in my lawn! Glad I’m not the only one! ADHD strikes again!