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Home made tea stain cleaner anyone?

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  • Chipps
    Chipps Posts: 1,550 Forumite
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    Washing soda with some boiling water poured on. Leave to soak for a little while, it should completely clean the tea stain off. The problem with bleach is that, while it makes the tea stain invisible, the scunge (whatever it is) remains so it gets dirty very quickly after. Washing soda will also help clean the drains when you pour it down the sink afterwards too.
    And its very cheap!
  • newleaf
    newleaf Posts: 3,132 Forumite
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    An old toothbrush & toothpaste works a treat ;)
    Fizzy denture tablet & boiling water also works, but almost everyone has toothpaste to hand.
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  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
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    Salt and a damp cloth or denture tablets for really bad stains works for me
    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones that let in the light
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  • tandraig
    tandraig Posts: 2,260 Forumite
    salt - just pour some in mug and either scrub with toothbrush or finger! works every time!
  • lainz
    lainz Posts: 400 Forumite
    lemon juice - accidently found this out when using my tea stained mug for honey and lemon! Leave to soak with water overnight and wipe off (and I drink strong black tea!)
  • HowlinWolf
    HowlinWolf Posts: 498 Forumite
    I second the vote for baby sterilising fluid or tablets.
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  • happylion1
    happylion1 Posts: 66 Forumite
    Oddly a baby wipe ( wilco cheap brand one) will take tea stains out of mugs. Wash the mug after with water so it is not too fragrant smelling.
  • SUESMITH_2
    SUESMITH_2 Posts: 2,093 Forumite
    dishwasher gets all mine off
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  • Zinger549
    Zinger549 Posts: 1,424 Forumite
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    Soda crystals does the job.
    Come on you Irons
  • Wonder_Girl
    Wonder_Girl Posts: 999 Forumite
    Washing powder with hot water, leave to soak for a bit, works every time!
    All comments and advice given is my own opinion and does not represent the views or advice of any debt advice organisation.

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