. If you've never been mining before, you'll need to make your first pickaxe. Here's how to make one that can mine through stone and less valuable ores: Craft a wooden pickaxe (a column of two sticks below a row of wood planks). Use the wooden pickaxe to break through a few stone blocks. Craft a stone pickaxe (two sticks below three blocks of stone). Mining ends in two ways: a proud return with bags of loot, or death. To prepare for both scenarios, empty your valuables into a chest, leaving plenty of inventory space. Pack the following for your first short expeditions, besides the pickaxe: Food Wood Sword (unless playing on Peaceful difficulty) Stone Pickaxe Almost every player has died from a bad decision while mining, even with no enemies around. Prevent this by following these simple rules: Never dig through the block you're standing on, to avoid falling into lava or a deep cave/ravine. Never dig through the block right above you, to avoid falling gravel or lava. Do not descend too deep or enter special areas (such as abandoned mineshafts) until you have better armor and weapons. Coal is the easiest ore to find, and looks just like black dots studded in coal. The safest place to mine it is from hillsides, cliff faces, or shallow caves. Collect it with a pickaxe until you've mined at least two or three groups, or veins, of coal ore. Ore almost always spawns in groups larger than one block. Look carefully at surrounding blocks whenever you mine something. There usually is between 6-8 blocks of coal ore per group. Don't wander too far! Many players get lost for the first time when they start mining. Try pressing F3 to view your x-, y-, and z-coordinates, and write down the coordinates you'd like to return to. It is a good idea to write down the coordinates of your spawn point or house before you go mining, so you know which direction to go to return home. . Place the coal above a stick in the crafting area, and make as many torches as you can. You can place these torches on any solid surface to make a permanent light source. Don't leave home without them. Because of wandering monsters, caves are more dangerous than digging an artificial mine. That said, they're also much faster and much more fun. Wander around until you see an opening in the ground or the side of a mountain. Only coal ore will appear above sea level, so don't wander too high into the hills. You want a cave that extends down, although it doesn't have to be steep. You've probably seen monsters burn up in daylight, but the same will not happen underground. Away from the sun, monsters can wander all day and all night. Torches won't stop them, but they will reveal monsters approaching so you can make a quick getaway. Torches will also stop monsters from spawning. Make sure you put enough down to fully cover the cave, so you don't have monsters spawning next to you. If the cave has many branches, keep the torches along the right wall. If you get lost, you'll know to keep the torches on your right to go deeper, or on your left to get to the surface. Just like all ore, iron ore looks like a stone block with colored flecks. In this case, the flecks or beige or yellow-brown. Iron shouldn't be too hard to find, as long as you're looking a few blocks below sea level or lower. Do not use a wooden pickaxe to mine iron. It will break the block and fail to drop ore. Use a stone pickaxe to mine iron ore. A stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe will mine iron ore. Press F3 to view coordinates. Iron only shows up at a y-coordinate below 60, and is much more common below layer 50. Go back up to the surface, collecting the torches you placed earlier. You've survived your first mining expedition, and the fruits of your labor will help you do even better on the second one. Before you jump down the next cave, make some iron tools: Craft a furnace and place it on the ground. Interact with the furnace and place the iron ore in the top slot. Place wood, coal, or other flammable items in the bottom slot. Over time, the fuel will burn away and the ore will become iron ingots. Use the iron ingots to make a better pickaxe, better sword, and (eventually) armor.
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One-sentence summary -- Craft a pickaxe Prepare your inventory. Learn the rules of safe mining. Mine some coal. Craft torches Find a natural cave. Light the cave. Mine your first iron block. Craft better equipment.

Article: The basic cleaning section gives instructions for applying any cleaning product. If you use any of these solutions, follow the instructions in the cleaning section, blotting the carpet with a sponge or cloth dampened with one of these materials instead of a commercial product. Rubbing alcohol, or isopropyl alcohol, is a powerful grease solvent, and may be your best bet if a commercial cleaning product does not work. Be careful not to use too much alcohol, as it could reach the backing of the carpet and damage it. Avoid circular motions while rubbing, which could damage the carpet texture by tearing its fibers. If you do not own rubbing alcohol, skip to the next step. It may be necessary to purchase some if you have persistent stains, however. Check that the nail polish remover is pure acetone, as other ingredients may have unexpected results on your carpet. While you are unlikely to suffer any harm when exposed to small amounts of acetone on skin or inhaled as fumes, it's a good idea to work in a ventilated are and keep the acetone product away from children and pets. You may apply acetone directly to the stain and let sit five minutes before blotting. Test in a less obvious corner of the carpet first to check for damage or discoloration. Vinegar contains a small quantity of acetic acid, which can be effective at dissolving grease. Only use white vinegar, not a dark or red variety, or you may add an additional stain. One of hairspray main ingredients is alcohol, but as with any complex product not intended for cleaning, the other ingredients could have an unpredictable effect. If other methods do not work and you do not have rubbing alcohol, spray a small amount of hairspray onto the stain and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Wipe the area with a wet, warm cloth. However, if the stain has spread, then use the spray application. Blot with water to diffuse the cleaning solution.
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Use these options in place of commercial cleaning products. Sponge the stain with rubbing alcohol. Remove stains with nail polish remover. Try white vinegar. Use hairspray if rubbing alcohol is not available. Spot check for discoloration in an inconspicuous area. Stream spray if you can. Dab until the stain disappears.