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?

Bleach and cold water, leave to soak

I use half a dishwasher tablet per mug
Boiling water, leave and then run in DW
Sparkling
Nothing worse than someone making you tea and as you drink it you see the tea stains 🤮

@Willmafrockfit

Bleach them tea stained cups and give them a good rinse with cold water too...

The Astonish stained mug powder is really good.

Wet the cup, add a teaspoon of bicarb and use your finger to rub the ‘paste’ around the cup. It will turn a yucky brown colour, leave it for a couple of minutes and then rinse well.

We used to ignore the stains. Many years ago MIL visited us and I came back to find her bleaching my mugs with a tablespoon of expensive concentrated washing powder in every one!

So yes Vanish, bleach, soda etc all work but you don't need the same amount for one cup as for a whole load.

Soap and the green bit of a sponge
Or
A teaspoon or two of bog standard table salt and the juice of a ¼ of lemon or lime use the inside of the fruit as a scrubber
Or
Bicarb and hot water for 5 mins
Or
½ a Milton tablet and hot water and leave to stand for 5 mins

I have a couple of soup-mugs that get discoloured from cutlery ( I think when DH stirs them ) dishwasher didn't shift them
AStonish paste on a damp cloth did the trick .

I have a favourite tea mug, I prefer black tea, I drink several cups a day

frankly a chisel might be in order if I didn’t use bleach occasionally 😂

Boiling water from the kettle abd a dishwasger table.

i have used salt in the past @ScottBakula but didnt know lemon was meant to be involved.

Bicarb of soda made into a paste and rub well.

Laundry powder (rather than liquid) mixed in hot water and left for a bit definitely works for me.

Steradent tablet, left overnight.

Milton (baby bottle steriliser). Tablets or fluid.

It's like Google does exist on here.

I don’t have to on mine as I wash them straight away. DH leaves his around in special places for me to find, by which time they’re stained to hell.

appreciate your input, very helpful

Came on to say this. It's very good stuff.

Soda crystals work a treat.

Tiny bit of cif and then some sort of scrubby. I think a Brillo pad would be too harsh. I just use a mesh sponge.
Quick spray with the spray bleach so whole cup is covered, leave for a few minutes. Sometimes I top up with cold water but usually I don't. Wipe/rinse. I find that the spray bleach doesn't bleach my clothes.
Milton will work but as I'm a messy pup I'd end up with white patches on my clothes.

Nancy Birtwhistle would likely recommend bicar/lemon juice or a 'green bleach' which is I think a Milton alternative for cleaning.

Surprised no-one has said vinegar yet. Soak it, scrub it, done!

I wipe neat bleach over the stained surface and go back later and rinse it.

Either steradent or "green bleach" (sodium percar donate I think is the proper name). I think it's what's in vanish?

I always did this but found bleach made them stain worse in the long term as the china is porous. Now fill with boiling water, Ariel and stain remover.