Monday is a good day to clean...

With Nail Polish

Prevent rust rings from metal containers

Brush nail polish around the bottom of shaving cream cans and other metal containers to avoid unsightly rust stains on your counter or in the medicine cabinet.

Reset loose jewellery stones

If your jewellery has popped a stone or two, you don't have to put it in the "play dress-up" box yet. The stone can be reset using a little drop of clear nail polish as the "glue". It dries quickly, and the repair will be invisible.

Plug a hole in your cooler

A small hole inside your cooler doesn't make it trash-worthy yet. Seal the hole with two coats of nail polish to hold in that ice!

Prevent loss of buttons

Keep that brand-new shirt in good shape by putting a drop of clear nail polish on the thread in the buttons. It prevents the thread from fraying, so taking this precaution in advance could save you later. Put a dab on just-repaired buttons as well.

Smudgeproof important drug labels

Preserve the important information on your prescription medicine and other important medicine labels with a coat of clear polish, and they won't be smudged as you grab them after getting your glass of water.

Seal out scuffs on shoes

On leather shoes, it the back and toes that really take the brunt of the wear and tear that leaves scratches on the surface. When buying shoes for a kid or active adult, give these areas the extra measure of protection they need. Paint a a little clear nail polish on the outside of the back seam and over the toes. Rub the polish in a little to feather out the shine of the polish. After it dries you'll be a step ahead of those perennial shoe problems "driver's hell" and "jump rope toe."