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Denture Cleaning Tablets for Coffee and Tea Cup Stains

Clean coffee or tea stains from cups using denture cleaning tablets, can also be used in other ceramic containers.

Source: I saw it on a TV program on how to clean things on a low budget.

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by John from Lanarkshire, Scotland

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January 6, 20110 found this helpful
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There are lots of great ideas here! Thanks everyone.
My suggestion is to avoid all the abrasive techniques. If you have to rub it then it will eventually make your cups or other items look old. Cleanser, salt, toothpaste, etc. All those powders and pastes are abrasive to some extent. Don't use them if you don't have to. Cleaners that work without scrubbing or rubbing will make your glassware look better longer.

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February 29, 20200 found this helpful

True of harsh cleansers like Comet powder and Ajax and to a lesser extent Bon Ami. But not salt and baking soda.
These powdered cleansers are calcium carbonate based abrasive cleansers. They have just a little "scratch" to them. Please see "Mohs Scale" of scratch and "hardness" on Wikopedia. But they are rife with harch cleansers, bleach, and strong chemicals.

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Calcium carbonate has a Mohs scale hardness of 3.5
For comparison, a fingernail has a hardness of 2.5. Glass has a hardness of 7, porcelain and glazing on ceramics and vitreous enamel on steel around 5-7.
You can scratch or polish your fingernail with calcium carbonate, but not glass. It's the acids, bases, and chemicals that are deteriorating the surfaces of tubs and cups over time. But, calcium carbonate can take off gold from grandma's fine china. Gold is a 2.5.
So, without all the harsh cleanser componants sodium chloride (table salt, a 2-2.5) and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda, a 2.5) are much more unlikely to scratch your glass ceramics, enamel, and china. Just don't leave either on the surface for long periods.

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December 14, 20090 found this helpful

I think a little dab of Comet & some elbow grease would be a lot cheaper than using denture tablets.

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September 10, 20170 found this helpful

May be cheaper but you will soon find the pattern on your cups fading out and disappearing. Denture tabs have no abrasive in them. Get the store brand from Wallyworld they are cheap.

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