Ever find a penny on the sidewalk, or in the road that’s all covered with hard black stuff you can’t get off? I sure have! Have you ever painted nail polish on a penny, and now regret your decision? I’ve done the first part of that one, too, but not the regretting part. And have you ever wished you could clean the penny off with inexpensive things you can find just around the house? I sure have! And when I want something done that is within my power to do, I do it! I wanted to come up with a concoction to clean pennies, and it also just so happened that it helps soften up dried nail polish, too! Following are the directions:
Making a Nail Polish Remover and Hard Black Stuff On Penny Remover
Here is a list of things you need:
- something hard a metal to scrape with
- old toothbrush
- liquid-tight pan or container
- (opt.) flat thing like a cookie sheet or tray
- spoon to stir with
- timer, clock, or mental clock
- fingernail (opt.)
- a clean counter or somewhere to put 1+ pennies (opt.)
- eyes or ears or tablespoon and teaspoon measurements (1TBSP, ¾TBSP, ½tsp., ¼tsp., eighth tsp.)
- 1TBSP hydrogen peroxide
- 2TBSP rubbing alchohol
- ½tsp. lavender castile soap (opt.)
- ¼tsp. homemade toothpaste (with salt, essential oils, and baking soda in it)
- 1tsp. epson salt
- eighth tsp. white acrylic craft paint (opt.)
- 3TBSP water, plus enough water to wash your hands in or more
- towel (opt.)
- bar of hand soap or liquid hand soap
- penny or pennies with nail polish or black, hard stuff on it
1ST NOTE: You can supplement some things, and some of the things are not necessary.
2ND NOTE: Ingredients will only be used once, except for the water.
3RD NOTE: The following three things are very important measurements, so pay attention. A teaspoon (tsp.) is smaller than a tablespoon (TBSP). A cup (c.) is bigger than them both, but you don’t have to worry about cups in this concoction. In this concoction it won’t hurt much if you use the wrong measurement accidentally (unless you use cups), but it will make a big difference when you make something else, like a cake. Also, know that baking powder, baking soda, salt, epson salt, and four are different things.
4TH NOTE: Know that scraping the penny will leave scrape marks on the penny.
5TH NOTE: “opt.” stands for “optional”, which means that you can, but you don’t have to do something or have something.
Here are the directions:
(first read notes 1-3, and 5)
- Place liquid-tight container or pan on flat surface, and sdd 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide.
- Add 2 tablespoons of rubbing alchahol
- (optional) Add a half teaspoon lavender pure castile soap.
- Add one-quarter teaspoon homemade toothepaste
- Add one-quarter teaspoon epson salt.
- Stir solution with spoon for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Dump in penny or pennies.
- (optional) Add one-eighth teaspoon white acrylic paint.
- Stir the solution and pennies. Wait forty-five minutes to one hour.
- Pour in 3 tablespoons of water, and stir for a minute.
- Take out penny or pennies with your hands and fingers, and (optional) place them on tray or cookie sheet or flat thing.
For nail polish removal:
(read notes 4 and 5)
- Use sharp tool to scrape at the nail polish on penny or use your nail to scrape at penny.
- (optional) Scrub penny with toothbrush.
- Wash penny with hand soap and water.
- (optional) Dry penny.
- (optional) Place penny on clean counter or clean flat surface.
- Admire your cleaned penny! (not optional, after all that hard work!)
For black hard stuff removal:
(read notes 4 and 5)
- Use sharp tool to scrape at the black hard stuff on penny. If you want to know the date your penny was minted, scrape at the date.
- (optional) Scrub penny with toothbrush.
- Wash penny with hand soap and water.
- (optional) Dry penny.
- (optional) place penny on clean counter or flat, clean surface.
- Admire your cleaned penny! (not optional, after all that hard work!)
I hope this has been helpful!
