Bye bye stubborn stains

[auhckw]

I have porcelain and glassware which has tough stains that is so hard to remove.

Example of my stained porcelain and glassware.





I have tried using this kind of sponge (yellow - softer, green - tougher) with soup and scrub as hard as I could but the stains couldn't be removed. There is scratches from the outcome of scrubbing too hard.



Then I heard something called Magic Sponge that can remove stains easily. So I looked around and found this.







I am very very satisfied with product. What is required is only water. No need soap. Gently wipe the surface and the stains went away easily. No scratches, No sweat.





I cut a small piece out of the big chunk, and look at all the stains.



There goes my worry about dirty teaware... Too bad I don't have stained teapots... If not I could try too

[Bob_McBob]

Melamine foam pads are probably more commonly known as Mr. Clean Magic Eraser in North America. Also sold as 3M Scotch Brite Easy Erasing Pad and various other names.

[Drax]

Ah, that's a great use for that product! I've used the 'magic eraser' for cleaning up odd things (like scuff marks on the wall) and it works really well. Although it doesn't seem to work as well for tea stains on the wall........

[Herb_Master]

Ah, that's a great use for that product! I've used the 'magic eraser' for cleaning up odd things (like scuff marks on the wall) and it works really well. Although it doesn't seem to work as well for tea stains on the wall........

Drax, Dear Friend

I wonder if you could possibly lighten our days, by providing some (preferably humorous) tales, of how your walls came to be tea-stained

[Chip]

Ah, that's a great use for that product! I've used the 'magic eraser' for cleaning up odd things (like scuff marks on the wall) and it works really well. Although it doesn't seem to work as well for tea stains on the wall........

Drax, Dear Friend

I wonder if you could possibly lighten our days, by providing some (preferably humorous) tales, of how your walls came to be tea-stained

+1, I am sure we are all wondering the same thing.

[AdamMY]

Ah, that's a great use for that product! I've used the 'magic eraser' for cleaning up odd things (like scuff marks on the wall) and it works really well. Although it doesn't seem to work as well for tea stains on the wall........

Drax, Dear Friend

I wonder if you could possibly lighten our days, by providing some (preferably humorous) tales, of how your walls came to be tea-stained

+1, I am sure we are all wondering the same thing.

I know my closet door is stained because I tripped with a teacup in hand, and spilled puerh all over the closet door.

[Nathaniel87]

Be careful with those magic erasers~ I bought some from a Japanese dollar store before when I lived in NZ and I used it to clean my white walls. At first it was so amazing how easily and completely the stains came off the walls that I got a little too excited and started cleaning every little spot around the house.

After a few minutes though I looked at my hand and they were stained white. The magic eraser actually removed the paint off of the wall so now instead of scuff marks on the wall I had bald spots where bare wall was showing through.

I have also heard stories of children who badly damaged their skin after playing with some of these erasers... The material is actually an extremely fine abrasive pad....imagine an extremely fine sandpaper.

Anyway, they do work great for cleaning tea cups, but I think I still prefer a thin coat of baking soda and a sprinkle of water...nothing works better or more easily in my opinion.

[auhckw]

They did put this on the back the back...
Cautious: Avoid use on paintings, lacquered surfaces and car paintwork. Suitable for all other surfaces.

Indeed it can remove paint or ink. The bottom of my Cha Hai has some print 'Heat Resistant' word, and it seems 1/2 gone now

[bagua7]

Bleach does a good job as well. It's what I use.

[Drax]

Ah, that's a great use for that product! I've used the 'magic eraser' for cleaning up odd things (like scuff marks on the wall) and it works really well. Although it doesn't seem to work as well for tea stains on the wall........

Drax, Dear Friend

I wonder if you could possibly lighten our days, by providing some (preferably humorous) tales, of how your walls came to be tea-stained

Heh, well I truly wish I could provide some sort of Rube Goldberg style story, but it's mostly just gross.

The wall above my trashcan has slowly built up stains over the last 3 years, I suppose from when I go to empty my teapots and gaiwans. Even though I'm pretty careful when shaking the spent leaves out, I guess tiny remnant drops of tea go flying... the magic eraser only 'lightens' the problem, so I'll have to try more aggressive solutions. Or paint.

[nrstooge]

the best thing for coffee or tea stains is good old baking soda. Water and regular washcloth will remove most any stain and won't leave a residue.

[Chip]

I have used vinegar for years ... being mildly acidic, it dissolves away scale and stains.

I often feel tea stains are actually tea adhering to thin layers of scale.