Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

by **pivot** » 04 Feb 2011 19:31

Helge Gundersen wrote:The stuff is called melamine foam and comes from BASF in Germany:

Cool info on the melmine foam - thanks for posting it!

by **Hippy Hoppy** » 04 Feb 2011 22:47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xdxiB6rm2Y

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by **Alec124c41** » 05 Feb 2011 06:58

Hippy Hoppy, that is the same thing.

Cheers,
Alec

by **Hippy Hoppy** » 05 Feb 2011 14:00

Cheers to you Alec!! Love the way you support DIYing.
Rushing to the supermarket.......

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by **kelvinMunson** » 05 Feb 2011 14:09

the bald guy used to be called "Mr. Proper" but several years ago it changed to "Don Limpio".

My local supermarket don't stock Don Limpio or Magic Eraser........ can anyone advise what we should be looking for in UK please ?

by **Hippy Hoppy** » 05 Feb 2011 14:18

It should probably be Scotch Brite up there, but for what I've seen any ''Magic Eraser'' will do the job.

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by **kelvinMunson** » 05 Feb 2011 14:20

Thanks Hoppy....... I'm going to town later and I'll see what I can find

by **PatP** » 05 Feb 2011 16:05

Kelvin, they sell them in those pound shops so check there first. The ones I got were from Poundland I think, they're call Zam Sponge Erasers. Apparently they "Works like Magic!". If you can't find any I can send you a bit in the post.

by **Rob998** » 05 Feb 2011 16:11

It's also sold in the UK by JML under the brand name "Doktor Power". Never thought to use it for such a delicate task, but might give it a go!

by **kelvinMunson** » 05 Feb 2011 16:21

Thanks Pat & Rob....... see what I can find

Cheers

by **Alec124c41** » 06 Feb 2011 06:44

Scotchbrite is something else entirely, being fibrous and abrasive in various grades. Do not use it on your stylus.
What I've seen:
Black: very coarse abrasive, used to clean BBQ grills.
Red: coarse abrasive
Green: medium, can be used to give a fine brushed finish to aluminium or steel, like platter edges
Blue: Not used personally, but I think it goes here: fine
White: plastic, suitable for use on anti-stick cookware

Cheers,
Alec

by **Whitneyville** » 06 Feb 2011 08:01

You got the "Scotch-Brite" family right except for a couple you may not know about. Black: Ultra coarse about equal to 36 or 40 grade sandpaper.strips paint off houses, grinds down welds. Brown: very coarse used for stripping floors of old wax. Dark blue (looks black): BBQ grill cleaner about 80 grade sandpaper. Rust colored: cleans glazed tile and such, about 100 grit. Yellow finer than medium blue, coarser than white. Restaurant kitchen dish scrubber, rarely found elsewhere. I cheated: I have the whole set of Scotch-Brite Pads for refinishing. There's also a pink super-super fine for polishing things with a high-speed buffer. Bowling supplies polish bowling balls with them. American Airlines' Maintainence Center polishes their aircraft with these to the mirror-finish before they clear-coat them har' in Tussa.
The Mexican supermarket has a non-soap version of Mr. Clean "Magic Eraser", because the dish detergent they sell will already strip latex paint. The Mexican Indians here use lard for most of their cooking. Tastes good (like French pastries) but it's hard to clean up after.

by **brianmch** » 07 Feb 2011 19:02

How do you use the "sticky hands" as a de-static thingy?

by **Hippy Hoppy** » 07 Feb 2011 22:02

Helge Gundersen wrote:The stuff is called melamine foam and comes from BASF in Germany:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine_foam

I bought 3M Scotch Brite Easy Erasing Pad here in Norway.

I was refering to the 3M Scotch Brite Easy Erasing Pad, but anyway, the Don Limpio white sponge works damn well, cheers to all!!

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