Old Tea Stains

[musicmummy]

Trying to remove old tea stains from a worktop(not mine) tried bleach bicarb overnite and. elbow grease. Any ideas. K.

[rockyracoon]

Was the bleach neat musicmummy? That usually works for me.

[mrs_overall]

What is the work top made from?

[janbee]

try rubbing it with Vanish. It sometimes works if bleach fails. Neat bleach usually does it though.

[AlwaysConfused]

mix up a paste of bicarbonate of soda and water and apply to the marks on worktop. Leave it for about 15 minutes and the stain should wipe off.

[mallyh]

cif or vim should shift it

[woofgang]

Mix milton with washingup liquid about 2/3 milton to 1/3 liquid and scrub it on with an old toothbrush then leave it for a hour or so, maybe even overnight. The washing up liquid breaks down the water tension bond of the milton and lets it seep into the tiny pits and scratches that are holding the tea stain

[losgigs]

That's a great tip, Woof. Have also heard that using Steradent tablets made up as a paste or strong solution can be good for stains like tea and coffee.

[giveup]

Neat bleach should do it if you leave for a few minutes.

[Ann]

I have (25 year old) pale grey worktops which get badly stained with tea, I use Hob Brite (for sinks) available from supermarkets, it's better than bleach. It is supposed to be for cooker hobs but I use it for cleaning the sink and the white teapot comes up a treat! On Amazon but check supermarket prices first ........
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[Sparkles62]

Toothpaste usually works well on this sort of thing, Scrubbed in with an old toothbrush, or soluble aspirin made into a paste, scrubbed in with toothbrush again.

[EDDIE51]

At work we use this stuff
http://www.hygiene4less.co.uk/vending-cleansing-sanitizing/index.htm?gclid=CMa76o7Ok7UCFTDMtAod2XAA_Q
The tannin removal powder 2 or 3 places down .