Bleaching tableware - ? - !

I inherited it so it cost me nothing but grief.

I have a bad habit of refreshing cold tea in the m-wave. I think that bakes the muck on the interior.

Owain

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spuorgelgoog
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Ouch :( The highest price of all.

In most cases just leaving the mug soak then wiping with a brush is enough. Bleach is good when that's not. Don't think I've ever had one that didn't come clean with bleach. Only needs a tiny bit.

NT

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tabbypurr

Bleach whitens the muck but leaves it there. I have been amazed by a fine-grained white sponge material that Robert Dyas used to sell. I think there was another brand sold elsewhere but I haven't seen it.

The sponge seems none-abrasive, but goes brown when rubbed over a tea stain which disappears. My theory is that the cup is brown because tea stain is lying in many fine scratches. The sponge drags the stain out of the scratches. However the scratches can be seen to be still there so the cup stains again easily - it would be best to buy new cups.

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Dave W

When it's mug cleaning time I just leave mine to soak overnight - that usually soften the deposits enough that they will wipe off with an abrasive sponge. Otherwise I'd choose limescale remover over bleach.

Just a quick rinse will be fine, although It might still smell a bit bleachy you'll come to no harm.

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Rob Morley

I do that every few weeks with my china belfast sink.

As long as you wash it throughly afterwards, OK

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

Which is what I posted about 17 hours ago!

Melamine foam "Magic eraser" or variant. Sold in Lidl and many other places. Cheap versions seem to me to work just as well as expensive.

Our kitchen sink came with instructions to use them for cleaning it.

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polygonum_on_google

From the MSDS, a decent mixture of cleaning agents ...

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Andy Burns

Yes. Washing soda is cheap and effective for lots of things, it's often not in supermarkets because there's far more money to be made selling coloured fragranced stuff with silly names.

Likewise descalers, citric acid (and others) is inexpensive and just fine, it works without the coloured plastic bottle and again, silly name, but you won't usually find it in the supermarket.

Like trying to buy a normal safety razor in Boots. All there is is an array of less-effective as-seen-on-TV plastic multi-blade disposables at exorbitant prices.

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Clive Arthur

It's also excellent for removing heavy tannin deposits from inside stainless steel teamakers.

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newshound

Indeed, it may well cure you of all known ailments...

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Clive Arthur

It extends to other cleaners.

5 litres brick acid (which I have discovered gets rid of black spot lichen) £8.50

5 litres of special 'gets rid of black spot lichen' patio cleaner £69.99

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

There are studies indicating it does cure some things. It might be interesting to see what study or studies the FDA base their position on :)

NT

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tabbypurr

If anyone tried to get rid of the tea stains from the gf's tea mug they might possibly die depending on the time of month.

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ARW

This is what the FDA posted:

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polygonum_on_google

To speak a bit more plainly I'd be surprised if the FDA had ANY study that showed them it didn't work. And there are ones that show it does have its uses.

"But FDA experts say they aren?t aware of any research that shows the product can effectively treat any illnesses."

Then perhaps they're deaf or blind.

NT

Reply to
tabbypurr

Thanks for the link. Now I'm worried that the foam is abrasive so might cause scratches on its own.

Reply to
Dave W

it's a very soft abrasive, it doesn't harm anything hard. It's a plastic.

NT

Reply to
tabbypurr

Which presumably as it wears down ends up via plug oles, drains ,sewers and treatment plant ,watercourses ,oceans into the marine food chain.

A state of affairs that recently has a lot of attention drawn to it.

GH

Reply to
Marland

The ocean is a very big place

..By people with agendas that are little to do with marine life...

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The Natural Philosopher

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