Monday, February 13, 2012

Monday tip of the week - getting stains off of mugs

I have a beautiful mug that I keep at work for water, but during the winter it also doubles as a tea cup.  I wash it by hand throughout the week, but it gets very heavy use.  Upon returning to my office one Monday, I noticed how dingy it was looking.

I brought it home and ran it through the dishwasher, but it didn't remove the the rings or the "grunge".  I remembered how great our shower turned out after attacking it with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, and I thought "what do I have to lose?"
I used a new eraser that I had on hand, and within seconds the ring was gone!
Horrible picture, I'm sorry.  The clean part is to the right, with the ring still over to the left.

3 comments:

  1. Photo mugs

    I have a wonderful mug that I keep at work for drinking water, but during wintertime months season it also increases as a tea cup. I rinse it manually throughout the weeks time, but it gets very weighty use.

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  2. Baking soda is a great stain remover if the magic eraser should be unavailable.

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  3. Magic Erasers are just melamine foam, which is waaay cheaper if you buy it through Amazon (or probably available in other places too). I clean my tea mugs with a salted lemon peel. God only knows why but this works. You have to really scrub but it will get it clean!

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