Need help for stains on vintage china

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

I inherited a Johnson Brothers Merry Christmas punch bowl set that belonged to my grandmother. I think it's from the early 1900's, and it might have come with her from England. It has been used to hold a plant, but with the plant in a regular plastic pot already. Now it has brownish stains around the bottom part of the bowl. I scrubbed it gently and used my trick of soaking it in warm water mixed with automatic dishwashing detergent. It helped a little, but there are still some stains left. Can anyone help?

wismiss · ‎03-10-2010

From Kovels Komments:

1) Efferedent--let solution soak in china overnight

2) Baking soda--wet a cloth, dip it in baking soda and rub. Baking soda is non abrasive

3) Mixture of baking soda and cream of tartar--same procedure as above

From Yankee Magazine:

1) Mixture of lemon juice and salt. Rub on with a damp cloth and rinse. Do not use hot water, as that may craze the glaze.

2) Mixture of vinegar and salt.

3) Wet piece with vinegar. Dampen a cloth with water, dip it in baking soda or salt and swab out the stain.

4) Apply 20% hydrogen peroxide. Wash and rinse.

Hope one of these helps.

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” St.Teresa of Calcutta

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/26/2015 wismiss said:
From Kovels Komments:

1) Efferedent--let solution soak in china overnight

2) Baking soda--wet a cloth, dip it in baking soda and rub. Baking soda is non abrasive

3) Mixture of baking soda and cream of tartar--same procedure as above

From Yankee Magazine:

1) Mixture of lemon juice and salt. Rub on with a damp cloth and rinse. Do not use hot water, as that may craze the glaze.

2) Mixture of vinegar and salt.

3) Wet piece with vinegar. Dampen a cloth with water, dip it in baking soda or salt and swab out the stain.

4) Apply 20% hydrogen peroxide. Wash and rinse.

Hope one of these helps.

TY wismiss! I'll let you know how I make out! Smile

whitelinen · ‎03-09-2010

Congrats on receiving the punch bowl set beach-mom! It sounds very nice, can you take pics when you are finished with the rehab? Would love to see it

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

On 1/26/2015 whitelinen said:
Congrats on receiving the punch bowl set beach-mom! It sounds very nice, can you take pics when you are finished with the rehab? Would love to see it

I have to learn how to post pics here. I'll have one of my children help me! I'm still working on it - using the baking soda paste. Most of it is off, but I have one side left. Will tackle that today! Smile

Anniecamp · ‎03-12-2010

The Efferdent tablets mentioned above may help. Whatever you use, it will have to sit on it for probably about a day. You could try a paste of regular Oxyclean. I use the powdered, and make a paste out of it, with very little water. I hope you can fix it.

If you use the Efferdent tablets, fill the bowl with water to above the stain line, and use several tablets.

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

I've been working on it for three days now. One inch of the stain to go!!! It's been the baking soda paste and a LOT of scrubbing with a Dobie sponge. Last night I did the automatic detergent again and let it sit overnight. That seems to loosen the crustiness some. Smile

ETA: Success!!! I finished tonight. Thank you for recommending the baking soda and water wismiss. That worked! whitelinen - I'll get DD to help me with pics tomorrow night and (hopefully learn to) post them here! Anniecamp - if the baking powder paste didn't get that last rough part out, I was going to try Oxyclean - I have that.