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steel wool

NOUN
  1. a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive

How To Use steel wool In A Sentence

  • Remove rust by rubbing the affected area with super fine steel wool or a raw potato that has been dipped in whiting.
  • I got out of the car and crunched across the snow, each breath of cold air scouring my lungs like steel wool.
  • One woman admitted she cleans her skirting boards with cotton buds, while another scoured the kitchen floor with steel wool for hours on end.
  • There are many grades of steel wool on the market today.
  • Oxidative properties of nitrous oxide were shown on a glowing wooden stick, burning sulphur, ethanol and propanone applied on cotton, and steel wool. WN.com - Business News
  • Use steel wool or a fine grade of sandpaper to smooth out the affected area and an inch or two of the surrounding floor.
  • You can use a chemical deglossing agent or lightly sand with steel wool or fine-grit sandpaper.
  • With steel wool, emery cloth or a wire brush remove all loose peeling paint and rust.
  • Using abrasives, such as steel wool or abrasive powders tends to permanently scratch the smooth glassy surface, and make it harder to clean thereafter.
  • For grease build-up, soak pots in very hot water with detergent; then scour them with soap-filled steel wool pad.
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