9 Life Hacks Using Rubber Bands

Rubber Bands

1. Avoid getting locked out by looping a rubber band around the door handles and over the latch.

 

2. Put a rubber band vertically across the top of a paint can to remove the excess paint from the brush.

 

3. Slip a rubber band on either side of a hanger to keep clothes from sliding off.

 

4. When on the go, keep sliced apples fresh by putting them back together with a rubber band.

 

5. Loop a rubber band around your car’s air conditioner vent to hold your smart phone. Now you can see your directions while you drive.

 

6. With a few rubber bands you can open even the tightest lids. This trick also works on tricky or stuck nail polish bottles as well.

 

7. Keep your fragile stemware from getting knocked around too much in the washer with a few rubber bands tied together.

 

8. Use them to close and store your open food packages.

 

9. Need some extra packing space in your luggage? Roll up your clothes and wrap two elastic bands around them.