How to get tea stains off of a porcelain cup?

[Immoralist]

I have a very slight stain near the bottom of the cup in the shape of a ring and I have no idea how to get rid of it. I have tried dish soap and a sponge but that does not work. The cup is porcelain...

[Chip]

Vinegar or bleach solution, allow it to soak if needed. Maybe a slightly more abrasive sponge pad.

[bsteele]

Try some hot water and Oxiclean and let it soak overnight--- works like magic usually.

Mmmm or maybe try some vinegar. Hot, hot water, vinegar and a long soak.

Or maybe Bar Keeper's Friend + a Dobie pad. Love me some Dobie's!


I bid you luck!

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

Baking soda with a little water to make a paste.

[wyardley]

Baking soda / powder paste.

You can use denture cleaner or some other sort of oxygen bleach if that's not enough, but most times, that should do it.

Sometimes just a microfiber cloth and hot water will work too.

[bsteele]

[edkrueger]

http://www.mrclean.com/en_US/magic-eraser.do

[beecrofter]

Use a denture cleaning tablet.

[gingkoseto]

Is it that hard? I very often don't wash my cup to perfect clean (well I do 80% clean) since it will be stained soon anyway. But if accumulated stain is that hard to clean, I guess I had better maintain my cup cleaner

[wyardley]

Or you can take my girlfriend's approach and just not clean them at all.

[Chip]

[teashionista]

Or you can take my girlfriend's approach and just not clean them at all.

If you take this approach you may be able to save on tea: the patina will impart enough flavor after a while!

[tingjunkie]

Good God wyardley! Have you gently explained to her that only Yixing clay is supposed to be fed and seasoned?

[gingkoseto]

Or you can take my girlfriend's approach and just not clean them at all.

Haha I guess that's doable
My tea tray sometimes is at that level, but I use a bamboo one which helps hide stain But it leaked and was repaired for a few times. I suspect it leaked because I kept tea water in it 70% of the time