Household tips needed!

[Old Salt]

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of stains around the rim of the mug I use for my Cuppa Soups? I tried dish washers, dish detergent, heavy scrubbing, but the darn stain stubbornly remains. Would it be safe to use a cleanser!

 

[Nathan]

Is it a ceramic mug? Maybe try a little Ajax or Comet cleanser.

 

[Old Salt]

Is it a ceramic mug? Maybe try a little Ajax or Comet cleanser.

Nope, an ordinary run of the mill cup! I could easily replace it but am too stubborn to do so! Could I use Ajax or Comet on that? I haven't got a clue when it comes to cleansers. I do okay when it comes to cooking, though!

 

[shedevil7953]

Make a paste of baking soda and let sit for awhile on the mug. Baking soda removes just about everything.

 

[Tish]

Have you tried Vinager and Bicarb( Baking Soda)?

 

[Trish]

Maybe neat lemon juice? Actually, white vinegar seems to work for everything

 

[Old Salt]

Thanks for the tip re. Baking Soda! That sounds safe and effective! I will try it!

 

[oldaunt]

I have the same problem with my tea and coffee mugs. I just fill them with warm water and add a bit of bleach and let them sit overnight. Wash them up and all better.

 

[Old Salt]

I have the same problem with my tea and coffee mugs. I just fill them with warm water and add a bit of bleach and let them sit overnight. Wash them up and all better.

That's a good tip! I will have to buy bleach!

 

[BC Flash]

I give my "bleached" dishes a vinegar rinse to neutralize the bleach.

 

[Blessed]

Always have a gallon of vinegar and 3lb box of soda on hand. I use both for so much cleaning around the house. Always good to use to clean your drains and toilets. I use a vinegar/soda paste to clean the oven as well.

 

[MountainRa]

I have the same problem with my tea and coffee mugs. I just fill them with warm water and add a bit of bleach and let them sit overnight. Wash them up and all better.

This is what I do too.

 

[Capt Lightning]

I haven't experienced that problem with tea, coffee, cup-a-soup etc. Just a wash with water usually works and an occasional go in the dishwasher. Is it something about the glaze on your mug?

 

[hearlady]

I give my "bleached" dishes a vinegar rinse to neutralize the bleach.

I usually soak them with a little bit of bleach in water but I never heard of the vinegar trick. I'll do that next time.

 

[Old Salt]

I haven't experienced that problem with tea, coffee, cup-a-soup etc. Just a wash with water usually works and an occasional go in the dishwasher. Is it something about the glaze on your mug?

I think it's the chicken cuppa soup, @Capt Lightning! Nothimg else I drink leaves a stain because I rinse the cups immediately after!

 

[oldaunt]

I usually soak them with a little bit of bleach in water but I never heard of the vinegar trick. I'll do that next time.

If you have treated water, vinegar would be a waste, because the same chlorine is in all your water.

 

[Jules]

Trial and error.

Start with the baking soda/vinegar.
Ajax
If you get to the bleach stage, don’t use much. Soak in vinegar water rinse.

 

[Nathan]

Nope, an ordinary run of the mill cup! I could easily replace it but am too stubborn to do so! Could I use Ajax or Comet on that? I haven't got a clue when it comes to cleansers. I do okay when it comes to cooking, though!

Just curious, if it's not a ceramic cup(glazed kiln-fired clay) then what's it made of? Glass, metal or?

 

[Old Salt]

Just curious, if it's not a ceramic cup(glazed kiln-fired clay) then what's it made of? Glass, metal or?

I confess my ignorance, Nathan! I am starting to believe it might be ceramic, since you rightly state that all cups are. Maybe it's the way it was fired (the glace) because I just got finished with a cuppa and it left a gritty residue in the cup! It doesn't happen with my "coffe mug!"

 

[oldaunt]

Just curious, if it's not a ceramic cup(glazed kiln-fired clay) then what's it made of? Glass, metal or?

Melamine, like some cafe cups. They do tend to stain easily.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I soak my mugs in bleach, water and detergent when they get stained. You might have to soak your cup in a pot where the solution would cover the rim of your cup. I've never had that method fail and my mugs (which I believe are ceramic) are not damaged.

 

[ElCastor]

For coffee I use a glass double wall insulating mug. Keeps the coffee hot and glass doesn‘t stain. Only downside is they may have a tendency to break in a dishwasher, but for coffee a quick rinse is all they need.

 

[Becky1951]

I have the same problem with my tea and coffee mugs. I just fill them with warm water and add a bit of bleach and let them sit overnight. Wash them up and all better.

That's what I've always done. Since it's just the rim of his cup, just put the bleach solution in a bowl and set cup upside down in the bowl, using very little, no need to fill the cup.

 

[Murrmurr]

Nope, an ordinary run of the mill cup! I could easily replace it but am too stubborn to do so! Could I use Ajax or Comet on that? I haven't got a clue when it comes to cleansers. I do okay when it comes to cooking, though!

If coffee stains won't come out, neither will the Comet.

The acids in the coffee literally ate teeny tiny pits into your cup's glaze. Soaking it in bleach will bleach the stain, but anything you use will stay behind in those tiny pits.

 

[Nathan]

Melamine, like some cafe cups. They do tend to stain easily.

Melamine, yes they do stain. I haven't seen any Melamine dinner ware for a long while.