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Amazing cleaning fix for heavily stained tea mugs

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RogueFemale · 18/09/2026 00:55

I might be late to the party but I have only just discovered this to deal with heavy brown tea staining (which also makes the mug surface rough).

Half a scoop of Vanish Oxi-Action in the mug, add boiling water, leave for 10-15 minutes, and the brown stain just lifts off like magic in a sort of 'skin'. Quite odd, I didn't expect it. You then rinse the mug and lightly scrub a few small bits, but the end result is like new and the glaze perfectly smooth again.

Again, sorry if you all know about this already!

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Allseeingallknowing · 28/09/2026 16:11

TheSandgroper · 28/09/2026 11:15

I use washing powder to clean my bathroom. Half a school in a few inches of water, a large sponge. Splash everything liberally, go over it again and everything slides off. I have also scrubbed walls with it.

I am debating whether to pull the sides of my oven out and dose them in washing powders, too. With a good rinse after.

Half a school- blimey, that much?

TheSandgroper · 28/09/2026 16:29

Allseeingallknowing · 28/09/2026 16:11

Half a school- blimey, that much?

Well, many hands make light work and it’s the more, the merrier around here.

It works for me 😁

Thisposthasbeendeleted · 28/09/2026 16:44

mulberrymilk · 28/09/2026 09:29

Bicarb does sweet FA on the sort of crusted on tea-stains OP is talking about.

Yeah, it's the 'rub quite a bit' that sort of defeats the purpose. Fuck that!

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