Cleaning: Awakening & Resetting Unglazed Ceramics / Yixing

[Ackernym]

Time is precious, vinegar is stinky and boiling is risky. I'd go straight to percarbonate
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Thanks! Yeah I'll definitely keep that in mind the next time I need to clean out any of my clay teapots, because cleaning my pot this time took SEVERAL HOURS

[faj]

Time is precious

That is what I tell my kids all the time, but usually the life advice that follows is not about the use of percarbonate. And falls on deaf ears.

But yeah, percarbonate works great. With clay items, but also with glass items that get stained and cloudy.

[TeaTotaling]

Time is precious

That is what I tell my kids all the time, but usually the life advice that follows is not about the use of percarbonate. And falls on deaf ears.

But yeah, percarbonate works great. With clay items, but also with glass items that get stained and cloudy.

Do you know if percarbonate is porcelain safe? I'm wondering if it might have a corrosive affect on the glaze. I have some glazed wares that could use an effortless cleaning solution.

[Victoria]

Do you know if percarbonate is porcelain safe? I'm wondering if it might have a corrosive affect on the glaze. I have some glazed wares that could use an effortless cleaning solution.

For porcelain I recommend baking soda and vinegar mix, let it sit a while, very lightly rub, wash with water, followed by a white vinegar wash to balance Ph. A 50/50 mixture of bleach can be used also, letting it sit a while. Percarbonate is safe for porcelain, glass, clay, fabric, rugs… but a step up in terms of chemical reactivity. Sometimes the quickest solution is not the most prudent, if repeat applications are a given.

[Baisao]

Time is precious

That is what I tell my kids all the time, but usually the life advice that follows is not about the use of percarbonate. And falls on deaf ears.

But yeah, percarbonate works great. With clay items, but also with glass items that get stained and cloudy.

Do you know if percarbonate is porcelain safe? I'm wondering if it might have a corrosive affect on the glaze. I have some glazed wares that could use an effortless cleaning solution.

It’s absolutely porcelain safe. A soak in a little warm water with percarbonate and wipe with a Magic Eraser and you’re good.

[TeaTotaling]

Do you know if percarbonate is porcelain safe? I'm wondering if it might have a corrosive affect on the glaze. I have some glazed wares that could use an effortless cleaning solution.

For porcelain I recommend baking soda and vinegar mix, let it sit a while, very lightly rub, wash with water, followed by a white vinegar wash to balance Ph. A 50/50 mixture of bleach can be used also, letting it sit a while. Percarbonate is safe for porcelain, glass, clay, fabric, rugs… but a step up in terms of chemical reactivity. Sometimes the quickest solution is not the most prudent, if repeat applications are a given.

@Victoria Makes perfect sense to me, thank you for the guidance.

[TeaTotaling]

That is what I tell my kids all the time, but usually the life advice that follows is not about the use of percarbonate. And falls on deaf ears.

But yeah, percarbonate works great. With clay items, but also with glass items that get stained and cloudy.

Do you know if percarbonate is porcelain safe? I'm wondering if it might have a corrosive affect on the glaze. I have some glazed wares that could use an effortless cleaning solution.

It’s absolutely porcelain safe. A soak in a little warm water with percarbonate and wipe with a Magic Eraser and you’re good.

Spoken like a percarbonate pro! Thank you @Baisao.