How to make slime that cleans your car

Q: How do you make car slime without borax?

In a bowl, pour a 4oz-bottle of Elmers glue, a half cup of water, and five drops of food coloring. Mix them well together. It will partially form a cleaning goo.

Introduction: Homemade Cleaning Putty

This is a DIY squishy putty that will help you clean hard-to-reach nooks and crannies just by rolling it around in them. Watch it pick up bits of nastiness you didn't know existed. (Yes, I felt a bit ashamed when I saw what it found!) Try rolling it on things like small vents, little ridges on furniture, and many other tight spots. You'll only need a handful of items to make it, most of which you'll already have at home.

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Introduction: Homemade Cleaning Putty
Step 1: Gather Your Materials
Step 2: Mix It Up
Step 3: Pick It Up
Step 4: Ready, Set, Clean!
Step 5: Shock Shock, Horror Horror
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Can I use slime to clean my car?
How do you make car slime without borax?
How do you make gel cleaner?
Is car cleaning gel the same as slime?

The science to binding these elements together lives inside the contact lens solution: boric acid. Make sure whatever lens solution you use has boric acid in it. It's really a cross between slime and putty, but I feel weird suggesting you clean with slime. A hard sell. ;)

Once it binds, you'll really enjoy squeezing it in your hand. This might double well as a stress reliever!

Step 1: Gather Your Materials

You will need:

2 ounces white glue (like Elmer's)
1/8 cup water
1/2 tsp baking soda
contact lens solution

Step 2: Mix It Up

In a bowl, thoroughly mix together the glue, water, and baking soda. Add a small amount of contact solution and mix. Keep adding contact lens solution a few drops at a time while stirring.

Step 3: Pick It Up

When you roll it around the bowl and it starts picking up its own bits to create one blob, you're pretty much there. Knead it for a minute.

Step 4: Ready, Set, Clean!

Roll the putty around on different surfaces and watch it pick up alllll the grossness!

Step 5: Shock Shock, Horror Horror

Take a look at it and you'll see it's picked up crumbs, dust bunnies, and pieces of mechanical pencil that broke off in 1986.

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While making homemade slime for cleaning purposes sounds a little counter-intuitive, it is actually a great way to clean crumbs and bits out of tight and hard-to-reach places. Not only is it good for cleaning, you can also have a great time making and playing with it too.

Steps

1
Combine Borax and 1 cup of water in one bowl. Stir well to allow the Borax to fully dissolve.
2
Mix 1 4 oz. bottle of Elmer’s glue, ½ cup of water and 8 drops of food coloring in the second bowl.
- Stir until color is completely blended.
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3
Pour the Borax and water mixture into the glue/food coloring bowl.
4
Knead the mixture with your hands. Since the food coloring could discolor your hands you may want to consider using plastic gloves for this step.
- Mix and knead with your hands until the mixture clumps together.
- Pour any remaining liquid down the drain.
- Keep kneading dough until it is no longer wet and gooey or sticks to your hands.
5
Press fresh slime into areas like keyboards or air vents in your car or home to trap dust and dirt particles.
- Store in large plastic bag for future use.

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What if I don't have Elmer's Glue? Can I use a different kind of glue?

You can use clear glue, or any type of liquid craft glue. If you use a glue stick you will have to microwave it.
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What should I do if I don't have Borax or Tide or liquid starch?

If you don't have those items, you could mix 1/4 cup of shampoo and 1/2 tsp of table salt. Put it in the freezer for 15 minutes, but don't let it freeze.
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Can I make this with shampoo?

Yes, but it will be very soapy, and you can't stretch it or play with it. If you leave it out for more than a minute, it will turn into liquid again.

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Things You’ll Need

1 tsp. Borax
Elmer’s glue (4 oz.)
8 drops of food color
1 ½ cups water
2 bowls
Measuring cups/spoons
Plastic bag (gallon sized)

Once you’ve used the slime as a cleaning agent it will no longer be of future use.
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Can I use slime to clean my car?

It turns out, slime is one of those amazing cleaning hacks for your car. Because of the texture, it can get into each crevice, pick up all the crumbs and dust with the slightly sticky surface, and yet leave no residue on the surface itself.

How do you make car slime without borax?

In a bowl, pour a 4oz-bottle of Elmer's glue, a half cup of water, and five drops of food coloring. Mix them well together. It will partially form a cleaning goo.

How do you make gel cleaner?

1 ½ cups warm water. ¼ cup borax laundry booster. 5 ounces white school glue. Food coloring (optional)

Is car cleaning gel the same as slime?

If you hate seeing dust and crumbs in the nooks and crannies of your car's interior, you need to get your hands on slime, also known as a car cleaning gel.