Magic Erasers Continue To Amaze Me

The Mr. Clean Magic Erasers site itself lists many unique uses for these handy dandy little lo-tech gadgets.

But I figure others might appreciate hearing firsthand about the effectiveness of Magic Erasers, along with an explanation regarding just how well they work.

So here goes...

#1 Remove Built-Up Soot From Candle Jars

This was listed as a common use for Magic Erasers, but I hadn't tried it myself until recently.

Yep, these little white wonders removed 100% of the soot from the inside (and outside) of my Yankee Candle glass jars! No scrubbing necessary... just keep rinsing out the Eraser after each swipe of the soot.

Remember, I use scissors to cut one whole Magic Eraser into about 8 or 9 smaller Erasers.

#2 Dog Slobber Stains On Windowsills

Okay, here's one that threw me for a loop...
I wasn't able to remove the slobber stains that have accumulated on the white painted windowsills in our house -- compliments of our 2 dogs.

I tried soap & water, Windex, and a few other things, but the same old water ring type stain remained in several places on our windowsills.

Last weekend, I decided to try the Magic Eraser on it, and wa-lah... all our windowsills look like NEW again!

#3 Mossy Green Mildew On Porch Columns & Vinyl Siding

You know that green mossy-looking stuff that just "appears" on the sunny side of homes after a few years?...

We've lived in our home for 5 years now, and this is the first summer we've noticed the green grime on our gutters, and on some of our porch columns (the sides that face the sun). We've also got a bit of it starting to appear on some of the vinyl siding.

I know that a pressure washer would probably rid our home of the green grime, but as an experiment, I wanted to try the Magic Eraser first. It worked effortlessly on the porch columns... Removed all of the green slime in seconds! Too bad they don't make Magic Erasers big enough to tackle an entire side of the house with vinyl siding that's green & mossy.

#4 Dried-Up Bug Guts

On a related note, the Magic Erasers work just as well on the dried-up bug guts that have accumulated on each of our front porch pillars.

We probably have more of a build-up than most other homeowners because we leave the front porch light on all through the night. That light tends to attract bugs of all kinds -- flying bugs, biting insects, spiders, and everything in between.

But no need to worry, the Magic Erasers made our columns look like new again -- sparkling bright white -- in a matter of minutes!

On a related note:
While I'm tempted to do this myself... I don't think you should use Magic Erasers to remove dead bugs from the front of your car. I'm pretty sure these Erasers will damage a car's paint.

#5 Glass Stove Tops

I've always used those special cleaners made just for keeping glass cooktops clean and sparkly. In fact, a friend of mine warned me years ago that his cooktop started "chipping" or "fading" after awhile (he thought it was due to scratching the pots & pans across the glass top), so I've always been extra careful with ours.

But the day I saw my mom using a razor blade to scrape burned-on food from her new glass stove top, I had to jump in and say, "Mom... Stop!" Perhaps the newer stovetops are build differently, and perhaps this won't hurt a thing, but I wouldn't take the chance.

Then I thought about Magic Erasers. Wa-lah... they work MAGIC on burned-on stove stuff (...and built-up grease & splatters from deep-frying too).

#6 Car interiors

Jim works with cars, car parts, and greasy guys. Recently, a bunch of the guys got in our car at once and left a bunch of black tar spots, grease streaks, and ink pen stains on the doors and dashboard inside the vehicle.

Magic Erasers to the rescue!

In no time, one tiny sliver of a Magic Eraser had removed every bit of the black stuff... and the ink pen marks, too!