how do you get stains out of tea cups?

[Willmafrockfit]

no longer have a working dishwasher.
i can use salt to scrub it but what do other people use?

Dilute bleach in a sink full of cold water and leave them to soak.

Fill with water and pop in a denture cleaning tablet. Works a treat.

Steradent ! I tried it first for a travel flask I couldn’t get my hands into , worked a treat .

Dilute bleach works very quickly - just wash very well afterwards of course.

A drop of bleach and cold water in the cup - leave to soak for an hour or more if very stained. Rinse thoroughly.

The abrasive side of a sponge plus washing up liquid works for us

I use bleach as well. Just a tiny drop and fill the cup with water. Leave for a while.
Possibly not the best idea but it works well.

Milton works so well

Bit of bleach in each cup/mug, topped up with water. Leave to soak and wash well after ten minutes. I drop the teaspoons in as well as they tend to get bad.

edit to add. Milton or denture tablets are good if you have them.

i like the sound of a denture cleaning tablet

dont like the idea of bleach
i have ruined many clothes with both bleach and Milton.

Astonish have a product especially for this. Comes in a tub and you add 2 spoonfuls and hot water

Astonish oven cleaning paste and a scourer

I just use wire wool. On bog standard mugs though but bone China. 😃

dh suggested brillo pads

Teaspoon of bicarb and fill with boiling water, leave to cool then clean.

i thought bicarb might be good

thanks

hot water, washing up liquid and scrubbing with as someone said above the abrasive side of a sponge?

Am I the only one that doesn't use some kind of special products or tool? 🤔

I've used brillo pads, works great.

@anonima I drink my tea black and my cups are white. I don't need to deal with stains often but sometimes the dishwasher doesn't get them.

that hasnt worked

Fill with boiled water and pop a dishwasher tablet in it. Leave for a couple of hours and the stains go. Its safer than bleach too.

Ah ok, I was thinking they’ve probably tried it but was just in case!

i have spare unneeded now dishwasher tablets!

Washing powder or vanish powder. Make sure you wash a few times after it’s lifted the stains as you will taste it lol