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wears through skin like sandpaper

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So are your hands OK after all that scrubbing??
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
That's what rubber gloves are for, right?
 

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Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
 
Unless it wears through the gloves, too. If this is a magic eraser, is that like a universal solvent? A universal scrubbie?
 

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Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
 
Hi Plaid
The first time I used one, it took a couple of days for the tenderness and redness in my fingers to go away. Ever since then, like KQ says, I've used rubber gloves.

So far, so good, with the rubber gloves.

I would be really interested to know what these things are made of.

[ February 23, 2005, 01:03 AM: Message edited by: LadyDove ]
 

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Posted by just-a-min (Member # 7308) on :
 
I wet down my magic eraser and go through the house playing "attack the spot." It's fun because I vanquish most pesky marks, stains, buildups, residues and scorched grease. I was was so so excited about it that for about a week after I shared my enthusiasm with whoever I thought might be interested.

I haven't had any problems with it attacking my skin. Maybe I am much more caloused. The wierdest thing about the magic eraser is that it disintegrates as you use it, so it's kinda like a pencil eraser.
 

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Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
 

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I admit it, I love housecleaning aids.

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Didn't the Supreme Court just turn down a case involving Alabama making those illegal.

Oh, wait.

That wasn't Housecleaning aids.

It was some other class of devices.

Um, never mind.
 

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Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
 
I love housecleaning products, too. Buying them, rather. Using them isn't quite as charming.
 

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Posted by John Van Pelt (Member # 5767) on :
 
Yes, my introduction to the Magic Eraser stands alongside the moonlit night of July 24, the work of Mozart, a certain diamond necklace, and the sharing of childhood secrets, as a piece of getting to know my true love, and probably the piece most likely to be related to grandchildren on our knee.

On her second visit, she left behind a toothbrush, a razor, and a Magic Eraser. sigh!

[edit to make it clear she herself didn't need cleaning. On the contrary, I believe she thought my apartment could use all the help it could get.]

[ February 23, 2005, 02:45 PM: Message edited by: John Van Pelt ]
 

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Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
 
How well does it work on mildew/mold?

[ February 23, 2005, 02:44 PM: Message edited by: Dagonee ]
 

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Posted by John Van Pelt (Member # 5767) on :
 
Dag: I'll go check.
 

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Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
 
I bought one and used it to remove mildew from my bathroom walls. It worked extremely well at removing visible mildew, although it did return after a couple of months... but it's very wet here. (and I don't recall it being rough on my hands at all)
 

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Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
 
Household cleaning products? Huh?
What is that?
Is this another one of those secrets no one tells us bachelors about?
 

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Posted by John Van Pelt (Member # 5767) on :
 
I think it must depend on the surface. I have some discoloration on some shower caulk, but I'm not sure if it's mold or age... the Magic Eraser doesn't do much for it. If I really care, I need to use some of those chemical sprays.

I just used it on the white exterior case of a boombox of mine, that long ago had blue paint spattered on it during a house project. Not only did it take off the grime around the controls, but to my surprise it took away the spatters.

I think it is a micro-weave or sponge, with abrasive qualities similar to the finest pumice used in polishing, but also micro surface-adaptive qualities, like a brush but barely above molecular scales, permitting it to scour the crevices of non-smooth surfaces like painted walls.

It's also AADD-friendly.
 

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Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
 
Thanks. I'll give it a try and see what happens.
 

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Posted by dread pirate romany (Member # 6869) on :
 
Does it get Sharpie off matte-finish paint?
 

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Posted by John Van Pelt (Member # 5767) on :
 

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Does it get Sharpie off matte-finish paint?

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I think it is a micro-weave or sponge, with abrasive qualities similar to the finest pumice used in polishing, but also micro surface-adaptive qualities, like a brush but barely above molecular scales, permitting it to scour the crevices of non-smooth surfaces like painted walls.

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BASF worked with P&G to develop the melamine foam behind the new Mr. Clean Magic Eraser--a soft cleaning pad that removes surface stains like crayon and scuff marks with water alone.

According to P&G's Grime, the foam works on two levels: Macroscopically, it conforms to most surfaces to reach dirt that ordinary cleaning substrates can't. Microscopically, the surface of the foam consists of tiny cells and hooks that penetrate the surface being scrubbed, breaking up and removing dirt. Latella adds that the foam's functionality stems from both its composition and its unique manufacturing process.

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(from here)
 

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Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
rivka, that was a really cool article. Thanks for posting it!

Kwea
 

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Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
 
Thanks rivka!
 

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Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
 
Heh, I saw the title and thought there was a follow-up series to "The Magic Schoolbus"
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Articles like that are why I'm occasionally sad that I dropped my ACS membership. Not that I managed to plow through much of each week's C&E News anyway . . .

But yeah, cool product. I got one when they were practically-free-with-coupon, but that was just before I moved and now I can't find the darn thing. I want to try it!
 

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