<p>kschmidt, the hairspray was something I used when I worked as a nurse (back in the dark ages when we all wore white). It seemed like daily you were getting ink on your uniform. We kept hairspray in the break room for this use–does work great!</p>
<p>Thanks! Great tip. Does anyone have any good tips on removing pen ink marks from a leather couch?</p>
<p>BB - I am no expert. But I recently had the experience of someone making pen marks (can’t remember if it was ballpoint or felt tip) on my microsuede sofa. I took a dishcloth and water and rubbed. Voila - came right off!</p>
<p>I was amazed as I had heard microsuede/microfiber was easy care, but I never expected that. Have you tried just rubbing at it with water?</p>
<p>MM re: post #64 Just tried your silver tarnish remover tip (which I’ve read about elsewhere) without any luck. How liberally do you apply the baking soda?</p>
<p>A tip for cleaning the hobs and grills on gas cook-top…boil them with baking soda for a few minutes, let them sit a few more minutes, the most everything wipes or is easily scrubbed away. It cleans the baked on crud in the bottom of any stew pan (happens when there is any sugar or flour in the mixture), too.</p>
<p>So I’m in Walmart picking up some cleaning supplies and Mr. Clean with his tight white shirt, bulging muscles and intent stare (not to mention his gleaming bald head) calls out to me and says “CC wants you to buy my magic erasers” and I throw them into the cart thinking I have nothing to lose and head home.</p>
<p>Now the bane of my existance has been my 30’ x 15’ off white linoleum floor that grabs and has a steel hold on any dirt that comes into my house. 4 hours to really clean on hand and knees before I smartened up and bought a got a 10x13 rug. It’s never really clean, clean as I just don’t have the energy to do it. I have used full strength floor cleaner and let it sit and did it in sections. BUT NO MORE!</p>
<p>So I open up my CC inspired sponge purchase, wet it per instructions, reach down and take a swipe at my floor. WHAT?!! I do it again this time calling my daughter to come immediately to the kitchen to witness a miracle. I take what is now becoming a confident "show off " swipe and watch the roll of the eyes from my daughter be cut short by a look of awe and amazement.</p>
<p>I not only did the whole floor with the sponge but the laundry room too, the doors, molding and then hit the patio furniture for a test. I am headed for the bathrooms today!</p>
<p>THIS IS THE GREATEST PRODUCT EVER MADE :)</p>
<p>Now if only they will make a mop.:)</p>
<p>My gas grill is cleaned after use with a scrunched up piece of foil which is then thrown out. Works like a charm.</p>
<p>What is the best/easiest thing to use to clean grout?</p>
<p>jym I jave no suggestion as to how to clean grout except a toothbrush and elbow grease. But after you get it really clean, you may want to seal the grout. This cuts down dramatically on future cleanings.</p>
<p>O-M-G!!! I found a package of Magic Erasers, a gift from my SIL, in my cleaning supply cupboard. I decided to try them out, based on the raves in this thread. My white painted doors look brand new!! Scuff marks literally disappeared before my eyes!! I can’t wait to try them out on the kitchen floor – the cleaning of which has been one of my most hated jobs ever. (Like sax, on hands & knees with stiff scrub brush.) Clearly I’ll be buying these things by the truckload. They truly are magic.</p>
<p>Can I use the Magic Erasers on carpet stains? I read the instructions and it doesn’t mention anything about carpets. My D will be moving out of her rented room this summer and I wonder if we should just get the erasers for spot cleaning. Her carpet BTW is off-white.</p>
<p>For grout, I lay a bead of Chlorox gel on the grout and let it sit forever. Don’t use on colored grout.</p>
<p>I think Magic Erasers clean by scouring off the stain/microlevel of paint. But I’m going to try it on the carpet to see if it works, also.</p>
<p>Magic eraser cleaned my white tile/grout.
I am going to make my own mop out of these things.I am seriously, rediculously happy that I can clean my kitchen floor so quickly with this silly sponge…which is a little bit frightening, don’t you think?</p>
<p>cbb…you sound as giddy as I am.:)</p>
<p>Do you moisten the Magic Eraser sponges first? How long do they last? They seem incredibly small to clean an entire floor. That would seem a rather time consuming task, even if the grime does come up immediately.</p>
<p>You guys really sing the praises of that majic eraser!! Gotta hit the store! Thanks!</p>
<p>^^ You know, I had tried the Magic Eraser previously and wasn’t too impressed. I must have been using it wrong :o. This thing is amazing - put my shower floor in a state of cleanliness it had not seen since installation (and I previously thought I was doing a pretty good job), takes scuff marks off walls like nothing you’d ever believe - but leaves the paint.</p>
<p>poetsheart - yes, you moisten it… but I may have not moistened it enough the time I used it in the past with disappointing results. This time I thoroughly wet it then wrang it out.</p>
<p>I am seriously thinking of getting on hands and knees with it for my bathroom floor - white tile. What was I thinking? This was the only mistake I made in our major remodel a few years ago. The overall look of my bathroom is spectacular - but maintaining a white tile floor is not fun. I’m not sure I"ll do it - but I’m convinced that hands, knees and Magic Eraser would eliminate all gray in the grout lines as well as sparkle up the tile. The only reason I’m considering this OCD task is that I’m putting my house on the market. Still, most people walk into my bathroom and exclaim how wonderful it is… so most likely this task will get onto my To Do list, but never actually get checked off.</p>
<p>I have had a terrible problem with hard water stains on our glass shower surround and have tried almost every cleaning product known to man. Last week in Home Depot I saw “Spot-X Hard Water Stain Remover” and thought, what the heck. This is amazing!!! It comes packaged with its own sponge and requires a little bit of elbow grease, but I’m happy to report that my shower doors now look brand new. I keep going in the bathroom just to look at them.</p>
<p>If you use the Magic Eraser on a bumpy (vs. smooth) surface, it doesn’t last long at all. But on a smooth surface, it lasts pretty good.</p>
<p>Re cleaning grout – my problem is the previous owners did a half-a_ _ ed caulking job on the tile floor in the master shower as a quick fix to sell the house. That stuff is now black/moldy/disgusting. No amount of scrubbing will clean it. I’ve tried Kaboom, Tilex Mold & Mildew cleaner, & other nasty stuff, which I’m sure isn’t good for the septic system. I think we need to somehow get that stuff off and have it regrouted? (Even the Magic Erasers don’t touch it! 
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<p>Mr Clean did make a Magic Eraser mop but I think they discontinued it? Might want to check your local Big Lots or Walmart to see if they have it. I love the Magic Erasers but the generic ones from Dollar General or Dollar Tree work just as well. The best thing I have ever used Magic Eraser for was my off white formica counter tops which get stained intermittently w. fruit juice, coffee, or Kool Aid. Nothing else gets those stains off completely. And ME is just awesome on the textured surfaces of my dishwasher and refrigerator as well as the coping on my pool.</p>