Mr Clean Magic Erasers

[popsy]

Mr Clean erasers are handy-dandy little items that make cleaning stuff a lot more fun than it used to be. They are white foam sponges that wear down with use and do a fantastic job of cleaning with nothing other than water. I wonder why they work. The latests boxes of them show no listing of contents. Earlier packaging said they contained formaldehyde. That was the only ingredient listed.

Is anyone familiar with them, what they're made of, and why they work?

 

[TruthSeeker]

Don't know why they work but just want to second your testimonial (thus making it fact).

This is a fabulous product. Cleans scuffs and marks and stains in seconds. Excellent.

 

[popsy]

Don't know why they work but just want to second your testimonial (thus making it fact).

This is a fabulous product. Cleans scuffs and marks and stains in seconds. Excellent.

It's well known in scientific circles that 2 unsolicited testimonials do indeed make it Truth.

 

[Dr. Imago]

Don't know why they work but just want to second your testimonial (thus making it fact).

This is a fabulous product. Cleans scuffs and marks and stains in seconds. Excellent.

Which is all fine and dandy until you sprout a big, fat tumor on the tip of your finger... (kidding). I have no idea what's in the stuff either.

What does it work best on? Scuffs? Stains? Clothes? I have a stain on a shirt that I've been trying to get rid of, but nothing so far has seemed to work.

-TT

 

[zakur]

My wife, cleaning fanatic that she is, has declared the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser the Best Invention Ever.

 

[popsy]

Which is all fine and dandy until you sprout a big, fat tumor on the tip of your finger... (kidding). I have no idea what's in the stuff either.

What does it work best on? Scuffs? Stains? Clothes? I have a stain on a shirt that I've been trying to get rid of, but nothing so far has seemed to work.

-TT

I've read that they will work on fabric stains along with everything else. I suppose it would only remove surface stains, however. They're the best to clean shower and tubs, too. I didn't like their effect on glass, though, left it a bit smeary.

The miracle cloths are the best for glass, another product that works with only water.

 

[zakur]

Melamine foam (Formaldehyde-Melamine-Sodium Bisulfite Copolymer):
Material Safety Data Sheet

 

[Ladewig]

In the "Conditions to Avoid" sub-section under the "Stability and Reactivity" section, it says: Avoid contact with incompactible materials.

What does that mean?

 

[TruthSeeker]

Which is all fine and dandy until you sprout a big, fat tumor on the tip of your finger... (kidding). I have no idea what's in the stuff either.

What does it work best on? Scuffs? Stains? Clothes? I have a stain on a shirt that I've been trying to get rid of, but nothing so far has seemed to work.

-TT

I haven't tried it on fabric stains. What kind of stain is it? What sort of fabric is the shirt made of?

I like it best for heel scuffs on my wood floors and finger prints around light fixtures, that sort of thing.

 

[Dr. Imago]

What kind of stain is it? What sort of fabric is the shirt made of?

Ink in a polyester/cotton blend lab coat (not actually a "shirt", really, but similar material to a dress shirt... didn't think we were going to get that specific).

At this point, it may not hurt to try it. But, you know... the whole "skeptical" thing and wasting money. Let's just say that isopropyl alcohol, bleach, and Didi-7 couldn't tackle it thus far. Now it looks sort of purple, right under the breast pocket. Currently unwearable on the wards.

-TT

 

[TruthSeeker]

Ink in a polyester/cotton blend lab coat (not actually a "shirt", really, but similar material to a dress shirt... didn't think we were going to get that specific).

At this point, it may not hurt to try it. But, you know... the whole "skeptical" thing and wasting money. Let's just say that isopropyl alcohol, bleach, and Didi-7 couldn't tackle it thus far. Now it looks sort of purple, right under the breast pocket. Currently unwearable on the wards.

-TT

try hair spray

 

[Dr. Imago]

try hair spray

Hairspray has alcohol in it. This is why this works. So, I skipped the middle man, and went right for the alcohol pad (used to clean skin before injection) in the hospital when I first noticed it. It worked slightly... I think I'm just going to write that labcoat off.

-TT

 

[TruthSeeker]

Hairspray has alcohol in it. This is why this works. So, I skipped the middle man, and went right for the alcohol pad (used to clean skin before injection) in the hospital when I first noticed it. It worked slightly... I think I'm just going to write that labcoat off.

-TT

oops, I missed where you tried alcohol. Sorry.

We've all lost at least one lab coat this way. Consider it a rite of passage


eta: on second thought, I wonder if the alcohol pad wet the stain enough. Try really soaking it in alchohol and see if that makes a difference. Same with the bleach...did you soak it in the bleach or just dab it? You should probably soak it for something as stubborn as ink

 

[Soapy Sam]

Think laterally, grasshopper.

Paint it white.