Household Hints & Help

Croney

(4,682 posts) Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:07 AM Mar 2

Before and after pictures using Barkeepers Friend.

I bought a whole set of Franciscan Desert Rose dishes for $10 because they were marked and crazed. I tried bleach and baking soda with vinegar with no luck. I thought Barkeepers Friend would just be like Comet. What a surprise! (I don't sell it and I'm not affiliated with it in any way.) It's not perfect, but now they're usable.

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Before and after pictures using Barkeepers Friend. (Original Post) Croney Mar 2 OP

It's a good product - not as abrasive as Comet, cleans really well. Ocelot II Mar 2 #1

That makes sense. Thanks! Croney Mar 2 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Midnight Writer Mar 2 #2

Looks good. underpants Mar 2 #3

Thank you. I'm going to try it on some of my dishes. Nt spooky3 Mar 2 #5

Wow! MOMFUDSKI Mar 2 #6

Interesting how sometimes the old products are really good. My mom swore by Fels Naptha soap and I still keep a bar. dutch777 Mar 2 #7

Thanks for the tip! Croney Mar 2 #8

Nice! cilla4progress Mar 2 #9

It's a lovely pattern! Croney Mar 2 #14

Keep in mind the active ingredient in BKF is oxalic acid -- very toxic and irritant. eppur_se_muova Mar 2 #10

Oops. I didn't. My hands did seem really dry afterwards. Croney Mar 2 #13

I use it to polish my cooktop. It really works. ratchiweenie Mar 2 #11

I'll try that! Thanks. Croney Mar 2 #12

Ocelot II

(116,004 posts)

1. It's a good product - not as abrasive as Comet, cleans really well.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:08 AM

Mar 2

You can't use it on everything, though. https://barkeepersfriend.com/8-ways-not-to-use-bar-keepers-friend/#:~:text=BKF%20cleans%20and%20polishes%20most,)%2C%20we%20advise%20against%20it.

Croney

(4,682 posts)

4. That makes sense. Thanks!

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:13 AM

Mar 2

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underpants

(183,043 posts)

3. Looks good.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:12 AM

Mar 2

spooky3

(34,531 posts)

5. Thank you. I'm going to try it on some of my dishes. Nt

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Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:20 AM

Mar 2

MOMFUDSKI

(5,811 posts)

6. Wow!

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:26 AM

Mar 2

Beautiful

dutch777

(3,062 posts)

7. Interesting how sometimes the old products are really good. My mom swore by Fels Naptha soap and I still keep a bar.

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2024, 11:27 AM

Mar 2

Good for tough stains like car grease on pants and also has weird use to patch small fuel leaks in car gas tanks and such. Bonds and seals as a putty in the presence of gasoline.