I left a half finished cup with black tea on a table overnight ...
It is stained now, and washing it with dish soap and a soft scrubbie only helped marginally. How do you get rid of the stain? It is a glazed bone china cup.
Feb 20th, '08, 17:27
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Yes, I forgot about baking soda! I use it on my porcelain cups, but hesitated to apply it to bone china. I am not sure why. Bone china is supposed to be harder than porcelain.
But I used white vinegar this time, as Chip suggested, and it worked beautifully.
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But I used white vinegar this time, as Chip suggested, and it worked beautifully.
Here, raising my (shiny) cup of Sencha to both of you!
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I'm gonna have to call BS on this one.Wesli wrote:...but to the character of self as well.
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My Leaping Carp (very cheap china) gets horribly stained easily. I have not hesitated to put a little bleach in the cup and fill with hot water. Stain is gone rapidly. The only downside I know of is that it requires a lot rinsing to be sure the bleach is all gone. Is there another reason to avoid bleach?
Baking soda: when you guys all recommend it, do you mean just a soak or use the baking soda as a scouring agent? I worry that rubbing (even with baking soda) will remove the shine -- as does the dishwasher.
I'm trying vinegar as I write.
Thanks for the tips.
(Wesli is full of anti-knowledge.)
Baking soda: when you guys all recommend it, do you mean just a soak or use the baking soda as a scouring agent? I worry that rubbing (even with baking soda) will remove the shine -- as does the dishwasher.
I'm trying vinegar as I write.
Thanks for the tips.
(Wesli is full of anti-knowledge.)
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This is why Wesli has not bathed for years...
Sal, my everyday cups are cheap Japanese china basically. I have used them everyday for 8 years. A little scrub after soaking with vinegar has never scratched or dulled the shine.
Once a week or so, all my TeaGlassware, Electric Kettle and all glazed teawares get the vinegar treatment. Otherwise, it is basically just daily rinsing. I swear after doing this, tea tastes better.
Sal, my everyday cups are cheap Japanese china basically. I have used them everyday for 8 years. A little scrub after soaking with vinegar has never scratched or dulled the shine.
Once a week or so, all my TeaGlassware, Electric Kettle and all glazed teawares get the vinegar treatment. Otherwise, it is basically just daily rinsing. I swear after doing this, tea tastes better.
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What I do, at least with my cheaper china and glasswears, is put the baking soda in the pot/cup, then put some vinegar on that. It bubbles over (of course). More of each, then I'd fill up the basin/bowl the items were sitting in with hot water and make sure that the vinegar/baking soda isn't too thin (if you can see it, you're right on) and leave it to soak for x hours. I leave REALLY bad ones, just purchased from second hand stores over night and they look new in the morningSalsero wrote:My Leaping Carp (very cheap china) gets horribly stained easily. I have not hesitated to put a little bleach in the cup and fill with hot water. Stain is gone rapidly. The only downside I know of is that it requires a lot rinsing to be sure the bleach is all gone. Is there another reason to avoid bleach?
Baking soda: when you guys all recommend it, do you mean just a soak or use the baking soda as a scouring agent? I worry that rubbing (even with baking soda) will remove the shine -- as does the dishwasher.