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...
>This was mentioned in another thread
>where the OP (Jill) asked if anyone else
>uses it... of course the thread forked
>immediately and the question wasn't
>answered. Well, do you and what do
>you think?
I think I did answer within that thread, but will here anyway. I saw a
TV demo of that cleaner and decided to give it a try for the regular
soaking of my "Ges-Line" (plastic?) ashtrays that I'd used only an
overnight Cascade dishwasher gel for before. Hah! The Dawn PD works
within less than a half hour; I don't find the scent at all offensive;
and it works well on all other things I've tried it on. One example
being the circular, metal tray inside my convection/microwave oven.
That tray is of the blue and white speckled metal (think of an oval
turkey roaster), it's too big to soak within the kitchen sink, and it
had the leftovers of baked on gunk remaining from other cleaning
attempts yet to be removed. I sprayed it with the DPD and waited only
about a half an hour to try scrubbing. Near to effortlessly, the tray
cleaned up to appear brand new. I now always have a spare bottle, just
to be sure I'll not run out of this terrific find.

Picky ~JA~

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sf > wrote in
:

>
> This was mentioned in another thread where the OP (Jill)
> asked if anyone else uses it... of course the thread forked
> immediately and the question wasn't answered.
>
> Well, do you and what do you think?
>
>
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments
>

I think most threads fork.

--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food
and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

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sf > wrote in message >. ..
> This was mentioned in another thread where the OP (Jill)
> asked if anyone else uses it... of course the thread forked
> immediately and the question wasn't answered.
>
> Well, do you and what do you think?
>
>
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Dunno about Dawn but Palmolive makes a similar product - dish and pan
cleaner that works wondrs on glass shower doors. It sucks on pots and
pans though. Smells like Froot Loops.

-L.

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>"jmcquown" writes:
>
>sf wrote:
>> This was mentioned in another thread where the OP (Jill)
>> asked if anyone else uses it... of course the thread forked
>> immediately and the question wasn't answered.
>>
>> Well, do you and what do you think?
>
>Works well for me on baked on and greasy messes, much faster than just
>soaking. A problem I have with soaking is something that never occurred to
>me when I rented this apartment 8 years ago. The kitchen only has a single
>sink. So if I need to soak a glass baking pan, for example, the sink is
>tied up until the soak is effective and I'm done washing the pan. Real
>PITA. The Dawn Power Dissolver can be sprayed in the pan and the pan left
>on the counter or stovetop and I'm free to wash up other, less stubborn,
>things in the meantime.

Best home product for dissolving stuck on cooking residue is ordinary household
ammonia.

So, you've been renting that appartment for 8 years now.... you do realize
you've already bought it, twice.


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"Orion" > wrote in message
om...
> I love the Magic Eraser! At first though, I did not. Told my
> daughter they just don't work. Then I half ass saw a commercial
> (heard more than saw while busy with other things) and heard that you
> get it wet first. Wet first!!! Okay, so maybe I should read
> directions. It works much better wet than dry.... ;-)

I bought one for the first time yesterday when I was washing out the
cupboard and needed to get the black marks left by pots and pans. It did a
great job. Then I used it on my 18" square patio table. That was the end
of the eraser. Although it works well, it's awfully expensive.

Gabby

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> > I love the Magic Eraser! At first though, I did not. Told my
> > daughter they just don't work. Then I half ass saw a commercial
> > (heard more than saw while busy with other things) and heard that you
> > get it wet first. Wet first!!! Okay, so maybe I should read
> > directions. It works much better wet than dry.... ;-)
>
> I bought one for the first time yesterday when I was washing out the
> cupboard and needed to get the black marks left by pots and pans. It did
a
> great job. Then I used it on my 18" square patio table. That was the end
> of the eraser. Although it works well, it's awfully expensive.
>
> Gabby
>
Yeah, that's true. They don't go far so I'm conserving them for especially
tough jobs. Maybe they'll not be very popular and will only be available @
the 99 cent stores.

Suzan

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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:00:58 -0700, "Orion" > wrote:

>
>> > I love the Magic Eraser! At first though, I did not. Told my
>> > daughter they just don't work. Then I half ass saw a commercial
>> > (heard more than saw while busy with other things) and heard that you
>> > get it wet first. Wet first!!! Okay, so maybe I should read
>> > directions. It works much better wet than dry.... ;-)
>>
>> I bought one for the first time yesterday when I was washing out the
>> cupboard and needed to get the black marks left by pots and pans. It did
>a
>> great job. Then I used it on my 18" square patio table. That was the end
>> of the eraser. Although it works well, it's awfully expensive.
>>
>> Gabby
>>
>Yeah, that's true. They don't go far so I'm conserving them for especially
>tough jobs. Maybe they'll not be very popular and will only be available @
>the 99 cent stores.
>
>Suzan

Actually I've had good luck stretching mine. I got quite a bit out of
a half.

I hope they *are* very popular so that they don't magically disappear
from the shelves!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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> >> > I love the Magic Eraser! At first though, I did not. Told my
> >> > daughter they just don't work. Then I half ass saw a commercial
> >> > (heard more than saw while busy with other things) and heard that you
> >> > get it wet first. Wet first!!! Okay, so maybe I should read
> >> > directions. It works much better wet than dry.... ;-)
> >>
> >> I bought one for the first time yesterday when I was washing out the
> >> cupboard and needed to get the black marks left by pots and pans. It
did
> >a
> >> great job. Then I used it on my 18" square patio table. That was the
end
> >> of the eraser. Although it works well, it's awfully expensive.
> >>
> >> Gabby
> >>
> >Yeah, that's true. They don't go far so I'm conserving them for
especially
> >tough jobs. Maybe they'll not be very popular and will only be available
@
> >the 99 cent stores.
> >
> >Suzan
>
> Actually I've had good luck stretching mine. I got quite a bit out of
> a half.
>
> I hope they *are* very popular so that they don't magically disappear
> from the shelves!
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

I killed another one last night. Let's hope they aren't so popular that
they raise the price even more, or at least give us some coupons!

Suzan

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In article >, "Gabby"
> wrote:

> "Orion" > wrote in message
> om...
> > I love the Magic Eraser! At first though, I did not. Told my
> > daughter they just don't work. Then I half ass saw a commercial
> > (heard more than saw while busy with other things) and heard that
> > you get it wet first. Wet first!!! Okay, so maybe I should read
> > directions. It works much better wet than dry.... ;-)

> I bought one for the first time yesterday when I was washing out the
> cupboard and needed to get the black marks left by pots and pans. It
> did a great job. Then I used it on my 18" square patio table. That
> was the end of the eraser. Although it works well, it's awfully
> expensive.

> Gabby

I'd posted about them to alt.home.cleaning last October. Vox Humana had
this to say about a picture of them:

"The picture in the link looked like what I call a chemical dry sponge.
They have been sold for years in paint stores. I use them for cleaning
everything from upholstery and fabric wall covering to walls. The ones
that I use are like big rubber erasers and you can use them dry or wet.
Here is a link to the kind that I use:
http://www.rhcarpetcleaning.com/en-us/dept_7.html

I don't know what they are made from, but it seems to be some latex
with a fine abrasive powder mixed in. They seem to have a natural
division down the middle. You can pull them apart or slice them to
make two out of one if you are thrifty like me. I had a kitchen fire
last year an I used them to clean smoke off delicate surfaces that I
couldn't wet."
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/4/04.

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"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Gabby"
> > wrote:
> > I bought one for the first time yesterday when I was washing out the
> > cupboard and needed to get the black marks left by pots and pans. It
> > did a great job. Then I used it on my 18" square patio table. That
> > was the end of the eraser. Although it works well, it's awfully
> > expensive.
>
> > Gabby
>
> I'd posted about them to alt.home.cleaning last October. Vox Humana had
> this to say about a picture of them:
>
> "The picture in the link looked like what I call a chemical dry sponge.
> They have been sold for years in paint stores. I use them for cleaning
> everything from upholstery and fabric wall covering to walls. The ones
> that I use are like big rubber erasers and you can use them dry or wet.
> Here is a link to the kind that I use:
> http://www.rhcarpetcleaning.com/en-us/dept_7.html
>
> I don't know what they are made from, but it seems to be some latex
> with a fine abrasive powder mixed in. They seem to have a natural
> division down the middle. You can pull them apart or slice them to
> make two out of one if you are thrifty like me. I had a kitchen fire
> last year an I used them to clean smoke off delicate surfaces that I
> couldn't wet."

The site says that they absorb particulates and can be rinsed when full and
used again. That's the opposite of the Magic Eraser which starts to
disintegrate and gradually (but quickly) wear away as you use it. But if I
saw one somewhere I'd be willing to try it.

Having raised 3 kids I quickly learned that when it came to crayon on
walls -- the much touted use for the Magic Eraser -- a plastic eraser was my
best friend. Staedtler erasers (rubbers for our UK readers), which at the
time cost 79¢ and are still my preferred erasers when working in crossword
puzzle books, were always on hand. I never had to use one more than once
per kid for crayon on walls but it worked like a charm and didn't damage the
paint as much as toothpaste which was my next best friend.

Gabby

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Wayne > wrote in message >...
> "K. Reece" > wrote in :
>
> >
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> This was mentioned in another thread where the OP (Jill)
> >> asked if anyone else uses it... of course the thread forked
> >> immediately and the question wasn't answered.
> >>
> >> Well, do you and what do you think?
> >>
> >>
> >> Practice safe eating - always use condiments
> >
> > I've used it on a couple of things. I have a convection/microwave
> > combo oven and the tray can get seriously cruddy and the power
> > dissolver cleaned it right up. I also forgot the broiler pan in the
> > broiler one time and of course cooked all of the grease on it the next
> > time I use the oven and the power dissolver cleaned it right up too.
> >
> > Kathy
>
> I suppose, then, that it would work well for the inside of the glass door
> of my toaster oven. Nothing else seems to remove the baked-on spots and
> the door isn't removable for soaking.


On toaster oven (and regular oven) glass, I use a flat-bladed razor
type scraper - very fast, no mess.

N.

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>On toaster oven (and regular oven) glass, I use a flat-bladed razor
>type scraper - very fast, no mess.
>
>N.

One of those metalic copper wool sponges works well too... spray glass
sparingly with Windex and lightly scrub, wipe off crud with paper towel.


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On 13 Jul 2004 09:10:38 -0700, (Nancy
Dooley) wrote:

>Wayne > wrote in message >...
>> "K. Reece" > wrote in :
>>
>> >
>> > "sf" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >>
>> >> This was mentioned in another thread where the OP (Jill)
>> >> asked if anyone else uses it... of course the thread forked
>> >> immediately and the question wasn't answered.
>> >>
>> >> Well, do you and what do you think?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Practice safe eating - always use condiments
>> >
>> > I've used it on a couple of things. I have a convection/microwave
>> > combo oven and the tray can get seriously cruddy and the power
>> > dissolver cleaned it right up. I also forgot the broiler pan in the
>> > broiler one time and of course cooked all of the grease on it the next
>> > time I use the oven and the power dissolver cleaned it right up too.
>> >
>> > Kathy
>>
>> I suppose, then, that it would work well for the inside of the glass door
>> of my toaster oven. Nothing else seems to remove the baked-on spots and
>> the door isn't removable for soaking.
>
>
>On toaster oven (and regular oven) glass, I use a flat-bladed razor
>type scraper - very fast, no mess.
>
>N.


I have to weigh in for the Dawn Power Dissolver. I have a
convection/microwave combo & someone (there are 3 teens in the house)
made a batch of bacon and did not clean the inside of the oven. I
turned it on to heat and came back 15minutes later to a baked on,
greasy mess. I tried my usual baking soda and mesh scrubby, a scraper
(on the metal and glass only) and was about to attempt SOS, when I
spied the newly purchased Power Dissolver.

I am a convert - one with a really spiffy-clean oven, too.

Boron

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PENMART01 wrote:
>> "jmcquown" writes:
>>
>> sf wrote:
>>> This was mentioned in another thread where the OP (Jill)
>>> asked if anyone else uses it... of course the thread forked
>>> immediately and the question wasn't answered.
>>>
>>> Well, do you and what do you think?
>>
>> Works well for me on baked on and greasy messes, much faster than
>> just soaking. A problem I have with soaking is something that never
>> occurred to me when I rented this apartment 8 years ago. The
>> kitchen only has a single sink. So if I need to soak a glass baking
>> pan, for example, the sink is
>> tied up until the soak is effective and I'm done washing the pan.
>> Real
>> PITA. The Dawn Power Dissolver can be sprayed in the pan and the
>> pan left
>> on the counter or stovetop and I'm free to wash up other, less
>> stubborn, things in the meantime.
>
> Best home product for dissolving stuck on cooking residue is ordinary
> household ammonia.
>
> So, you've been renting that appartment for 8 years now.... you do
> realize you've already bought it, twice.
>
Yeah... but then again, I don't have to buy a tractor and mow the back forty
:) And any time an appliance breaks I just pick up the phone - please come
fix or replace this - and they do. I have to admit they are very good about
things like that. Apartment dwelling is preferable for a single female.

Jill

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>> So, you've been renting that appartment for 8 years now.... you do
>> realize you've already bought it, twice.
>>
>Yeah... but then again, I don't have to buy a tractor and mow the back forty
>:) And any time an appliance breaks I just pick up the phone - please come
>fix or replace this - and they do. I have to admit they are very good about
>things like that. Apartment dwelling is preferable for a single female.
>
>Jill

Hmmm, putting down females, very southern rednecky of you.

Home ownership does not mandate having 40 acres, in fact most home owners
haven't even one acre.

Apartment dwelling is not preferable for anyone but transients... and even
though someone travels a lot for their job and spends a lot of time in rentals
they still benefit greatly by owning their own homes, and many do... even if
for periods they rent their homes.

And in fact home ownership (an investment) is far more important for singles,
who generally have no one to rely on for support but themselves, especially in
thier old age... better than money in the bank... making say a $1000 house
payment every month will give far greater yield than putting the same amount in
a bank... of course with 8 years worth of rent receipts all you got is 8 years
older and a one inch pile of little scratchy asswipes.


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>> So, you've been renting that appartment for 8 years now.... you do
>> realize you've already bought it, twice.
>>
>Yeah... but then again, I don't have to buy a tractor and mow the back forty
>:) And any time an appliance breaks I just pick up the phone - please come
>fix or replace this - and they do. I have to admit they are very good about
>things like that. Apartment dwelling is preferable for a single female.
>
>Jill

Hmmm, putting down females, very southern rednecky of you.

Home ownership does not mandate having 40 acres, in fact most home owners
haven't even one acre.

Apartment dwelling is not preferable for anyone but transients... and even
though someone travels a lot for their job and spends a lot of time in rentals
they still benefit greatly by owning their own homes, and many do... even if
for periods they rent their homes.

And in fact home ownership (an investment) is far more important for singles,
who generally have no one to rely on for support but themselves, especially in
thier old age... better than money in the bank... making say a $1000 house
payment every month will give far greater yield than putting the same amount in
a bank... of course with 8 years worth of rent receipts all you got is 8 years
older and a one inch pile of little scratchy asswipes.


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---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
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Sheldon
````````````

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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:55:56 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

< Magic Eraser>

>I'd posted about them to alt.home.cleaning last October. Vox Humana had
>this to say about a picture of them:
>
>"The picture in the link looked like what I call a chemical dry sponge.
>They have been sold for years in paint stores. I use them for cleaning
>everything from upholstery and fabric wall covering to walls. The ones
>that I use are like big rubber erasers and you can use them dry or wet.
> Here is a link to the kind that I use:
>http://www.rhcarpetcleaning.com/en-us/dept_7.html
>
>I don't know what they are made from, but it seems to be some latex
>with a fine abrasive powder mixed in. They seem to have a natural
>division down the middle. You can pull them apart or slice them to
>make two out of one if you are thrifty like me. I had a kitchen fire
>last year an I used them to clean smoke off delicate surfaces that I
>couldn't wet."
>--

I'm pretty sure that's not it. Magic Eraser doesn't really look the
same as that above link (although it's difficult to tell from web pix)
and if it's latex (which I doubt) they did something to it.

It's supposed to be used wet, not dry. It seems to be able to get
"into" the surface to be cleaned, even porous, and also polishes smoot
surfaces. I'm imagining that they found a way to make "nanobristles"
or some such thing out of a non-absorptive material because even
grease rinses off with water.

They are too expensive to be used for large surfaces, but they work
where some solvents won't.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:01:13 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Yeah... but then again, I don't have to buy a tractor and mow the back forty
>:) And any time an appliance breaks I just pick up the phone - please come
>fix or replace this - and they do. I have to admit they are very good about
>things like that. Apartment dwelling is preferable for a single female.
>

Speak fer yerself!

A little electric mower works just fine on my back forty (feet) :>

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:27:46 GMT, (Curly
Sue) wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:55:56 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:
>
>< Magic Eraser>
>
>>I'd posted about them to alt.home.cleaning last October. Vox Humana had
>>this to say about a picture of them:
>>
>>"The picture in the link looked like what I call a chemical dry sponge.
>>They have been sold for years in paint stores. I use them for cleaning
>>everything from upholstery and fabric wall covering to walls. The ones
>>that I use are like big rubber erasers and you can use them dry or wet.
>> Here is a link to the kind that I use:
>>http://www.rhcarpetcleaning.com/en-us/dept_7.html
>>
>>I don't know what they are made from, but it seems to be some latex
>>with a fine abrasive powder mixed in. They seem to have a natural
>>division down the middle. You can pull them apart or slice them to
>>make two out of one if you are thrifty like me. I had a kitchen fire
>>last year an I used them to clean smoke off delicate surfaces that I
>>couldn't wet."
>>--
>
>I'm pretty sure that's not it. Magic Eraser doesn't really look the
>same as that above link (although it's difficult to tell from web pix)
>and if it's latex (which I doubt) they did something to it.
>
>It's supposed to be used wet, not dry. It seems to be able to get
>"into" the surface to be cleaned, even porous, and also polishes smoot
>surfaces. I'm imagining that they found a way to make "nanobristles"
>or some such thing out of a non-absorptive material because even
>grease rinses off with water.
>
>They are too expensive to be used for large surfaces, but they work
>where some solvents won't.
>
http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrclea...r_useage.shtml

Boron

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Boron Elgar > wrote in
:


> I have to weigh in for the Dawn Power Dissolver. I have a
> convection/microwave combo & someone (there are 3 teens in the house)
> made a batch of bacon and did not clean the inside of the oven. I
> turned it on to heat and came back 15minutes later to a baked on,
> greasy mess. I tried my usual baking soda and mesh scrubby, a scraper
> (on the metal and glass only) and was about to attempt SOS, when I
> spied the newly purchased Power Dissolver.
>
> I am a convert - one with a really spiffy-clean oven, too.
>
> Boron
>

I've put it on my shopping list!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.