I take my used dryer sheets and use them to clean the lint filter before I use the dryer. The dryer sheets hold the lint and you can throw away the lint and dryer sheet in one shot. I also use them to clean off the dust/lint from the top of the washer and dryer. It works nicely.
Here are some other things you can use used dryer sheets for:
1. Use it to dust your television screen. They are anti-static and will help to repel dust and lint.
2. Use old dryer sheets to easily wipe up powder, flour, and other powdery type messes.
3. Used sheets usually have enough smell left in them so you can put them in tennis shoes, closets, laundry hampers and in your luggage or any place in your house.
4. Run a sheet over a piece of thread when you’re sewing. The thread won’t tangle up as easy.
5. Wipe pet hair off of your clothes with a used dryer sheet! It works on cloth furniture too!
6. Clean the dust off your computer screen by carefully wiping it with an old dryer sheet.
7. Do you have old, musty books? You can make them smell good again by placing the books in a sealed plastic bag with a used dryer sheet. Let the bag to sit undisturbed for a day or two, then remove the contents. The musty smell will be gone!
8. If you have mice… find where they are entering your house and stuff the hole shut with a used sheet. Mice won’t chew through the smelly material.
9. Put a used dryer sheet in the bag of your vacuum. Sweep your house, and, once you’re done, the air will smell as fresh as your
clothes do.
10. Dryer sheets are also supposed to be able to repel mosquitoes as well as other annoying, flying insects. Don’t rub it on you. Instead, stick a used sheet in your belt loop.
11. You can use dryer sheets to clean and polish the chrome on your vehicles.
12. Use an old dryer sheet to clean soap scum off of your glass shower door.
13. Place a few used dryer sheets under the seats of your vehicle to help deodorize your vehicles interior! No need to find someone with sales training to sell your stinky vehicle.
14. Use sheets to clean and polish the glass lens of your eye glasses. They’re not recommended for plastic lens!
15. Is your hair dry and full of static electricity? Gently wipe a used dryer sheet over your head to get rid of it. (I’ve done this.. it works)
16. Dryer sheets make great dusting cloths for your wooden furniture.
17. Put a used sheet inside every furnace/AC register in your house to keep dust and other contaminants out of your house. Make sure it covers the openings and replace once they are dirty.
18. Clean your window blinds by wiping them with used dryer sheets. This will help to repel dust and dirt.
19. Are your scissors not cutting as smooth as they should? Wipe the blades clean with a used dryer sheet to remedy this problem.
20. Use dryer sheets to clean and shine your chrome faucets.
From Kat:
You can also use a used dryer sheet to get off stuck on or burnt messes in a pot or pan. Put some hot water in the pan and 1 used dryer sheet. Let the pan sit for a minimum of 2 hours, and then wash as normal with dish detergent. The stuck and burnt on messes come right off and washing it cleans off any fabric softener residue so no worries about ingesting any chemicals.
I do this all of the time when I make bbq chicken legs because the sauce always burns and sticks to the pan. They come perfectly clean every single time.
When I moved into my condo there were paint drips all over the vinyl floors. I tried all kinds of things to get the paint off from using a dull blade from a utility knife to one of those scrubbing sponges. Nothing was working. I finally wet the spots and used a metal spatula to remove the paint. It worked really well. 