You know how it is with tins of shoe polish. We don't polish shoes as obsessively as we did in the old days, so, invariably, when you open up that tin that's been at the back of a cupboard for 10 years the contents have gone all dry and lumpy. Sometimes you chase a lump around the tin for ages, failing to get any on your rag. Sometimes you manage to get the whole lump on the rag - too much even for a regiment. Sometimes the lump escapes and goes on a wild tour, making your home look like the lodger's been on dirty protest. Familiar scenario? Here's the solution:
Place your tins of polish in a pan with about half an inch of water just to cover the bottom. Bring this to the lowest simmer you possibly can for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave to cool.
When cool, open up your tins to find the polish looking as good as the day you bought it!
Another work of absolute genius from The Secret Laboratory...
Not much use to me,I don't wear shoes. However would the same method work for an old jar of Marmite?
ReplyDeleteAh now, Marmite's a different thing altogether. It might work. An investigation opportunity for the South Croydon Tinktank, maybe?
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