Amazing! Stupendous! A product that actually works!

[Rebo]

I have a white porcelain kitchen sink. For years, I have had two potmarks that just would not come off. I tried everything!

I tried Bon-Ami, I tried Ajax, I tried Softscrub, I tried Comet, I tried Mr. Eraser, I tried lemon and salt - all to no avail.

Last night I cleaned my sink after doing the dishes, as it was kind of dingy and gross. I reached for the cleanser, sprinkled it in, started scrubbing, and lo and behold! The pot marks were erasing! What the hell?

I looked down at the cleanser I was using. Bar Keeper's Friend! I forgot I had bought it, after reading about it somewhere.

It worked a miracle! I am happy.

[Dragonlady]

I love that stuff! It really is the best of the best.

[SoylentPopTart]

You should have asked me. I have a white porcelain sink too and I would have told you that bar keepers friend will take out pot marks.




It's also effective on the glass top range.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by SoylentPopTart

It's also effective on the glass top range.

Hate to sound like a broken record, but using ANY abrasive cleaner on a glass top range is a certified Bad Idea. That came straight from the owners manual on the glass range I used to put up with.

[Locked In The Trunk Of A Car]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

the glass range I used to put up with.

What, you prefer digging under exposed electrical elements to scrub every drip and splatter? I'd take a smooth surface that doesn't require fiddling and digging any day.

Of course I'd prefer a gas range, but if I have to go electric, I'll take glass top thanks.

[Solfy]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Hate to sound like a broken record, but using ANY abrasive cleaner on a glass top range is a certified Bad Idea. That came straight from the owners manual on the glass range I used to put up with.

Ahem.

[AuntiePam]

We use Zud too. Definitely good stuff.

CLR is great for removing rust, calcium/lime, etc. Our water is hard, and I have to soak the shower head at least once a month. I just wish they made it in gel or paste form, so I could use it for the rust stains up under the rim of the toilet bowl.

I broke down and bought the Spin Mop from one of the TV shopping channels. Found one for $30 ($10 less than advertised) and it works great. I love it.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by Solfy

Ahem.

Excellent!

[Rebo]

So what is the magic ingredient, I wonder?

[Solfy]

I'm glad you asked!
It's oxalic acid. Fabulous rust remover. If you can't find Bar Keepers Friend, try Zud - same active ingredient.

[Taur]

Originally Posted by Solfy

...try Zud - same active ingredient.

Zud? That sounds like a product Mr. Blandings needs a slogan for.

[Borborygmi]

Reported.

These spammers crack me up. 'Houston'? Is that even a real place?

[The Futility of Nihilism]

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

'Houston'? Is that even a real place?

I often wonder that myself.

[Rebo]

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

Reported.

These spammers crack me up. 'Houston'? Is that even a real place?

It's just a figment of my tortured imagination.

[Wolf Larsen]

We use Bar Keeper's Friend on the stove top. It works a treat.

[Solfy]

Do you have a smooth-top stove? Do you use the regular stuff or the Bar Keepers stuff made for smooth tops? Because the crap I have for our stove top doesn't do jack.

[Wolf Larsen]

Originally Posted by Solfy

Do you have a smooth-top stove? Do you use the regular stuff or the Bar Keepers stuff made for smooth tops? Because the crap I have for our stove top doesn't do jack.

No, Mrs. Larsen is a very good cook so we have a five burner gas Dacor stove top. Low heat on it you can almost hold your finger in and high heat boils spaghetti lickety split. It's the tits. The top is stainless, the burner parts are aluminium and the burner grids are steel.

[Rebo]

I wonder if it would get hard water stains off my ancient bathroom shower tiles. Nothing cleans those very well. Not even CLR.

I shall experiment!

[AuntiePam]

I'm gonna try it too, if I can find one. Cool!