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    Gordon Smith
    BPL Member

    @swearingen

    Locale: Portland, Oregon

    So I was getting ready to sell my Tibetan Ti 1100 pot and it was a bit black and crusty from being used with a Bushbuddy wood stove. I tried to clean it, as I have tried before, with dishwasher liquid and a scotchbrite pad, but once again had very limted success. I asked my wife about it and she handed me this "Magic Eraser" spongy thingy from Mr. Clean. I was pretty skeptical at first, but with a little elbow grease the black and brown gunk began to disappear. In about 20 minutes I had the pot looking almost new again, except for a few stubborn black spots on the bottom. Here's before:

    And here's after:

    So I tried it on my SP600 mug which has been getting a little blackened from alcohol tests, and it cleaned that up pretty nice too. Not quite as nice, but nice.

    Anyway, I'm not usually one to hawk cleaning products but I thought some of you might find this handy for your stubborn pots and mugs. Good luck!

    Gordon

    #1591580
    Nate Davis
    BPL Member

    @knaight

    Locale: Western Massachusetts

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    #1591582
    Gary Boyd
    Member

    @debiant

    Locale: Mid-west

    on my pot, and personally thing it adds character ;)

    #1591637
    george carr
    BPL Member

    @hammer-one

    Locale: Loco Libre Gear

    Yup, it's magic all right :P.

    magic 8 ball

    #1591819
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    That did a pretty good job. And that is one of the reasons I hate to cook with wood. Before backpacking stoves were readily available (many decades ago), I cooked exclusively over a fire. I found that scrubbing the pot with sand and a little water after each meal, did a fabulous job. Still have that cookset, and you can't tell it was ever used over a wood fire.

    #1591829
    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    I guess it's cool, but why would you want to scrub off the black? Unless of course in your case, you want to sell it.

    #1591875
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    Two reasons:

    It can rub off on all over your other gear.

    It is extra weight to haul around :)

    #1592061
    Jeff Antig
    Member

    @antig

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Orange hand pumice works good as well (might be cheaper)

    http://antig-livingsimply.blogspot.com/2010/01/sooty-pots.html

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