Originally Posted by
Caroline94535
Several years ago, after FIL died, MIL insisted I take a very large, unopened, box of Polident tablets home. Neither DH or myself have dentures or partials, but she really insisted.
I learned they are most excellent for cleaning narrow vases, teapots and their spouts, thermal jugs, coffee makers - all sorts of hard-to-reach and easily stained items.
Would it be possible to clean old presser feet with them? Or would it be safer to stick to Evapo-Rust?
I don't think I would clean vintage metal bits with Polident - (I've heard it is good for toilets, too) I wonder if it would work for the yellow plastic pieces on vintage machines. Evapo-Rust will clean the rust off, but tends to leave a dark spot where the rust was. I like using Oxi-clean or even Citric Acid to clean presser feet, and other metal bits
off a machine. I cleaned a vintage hand drill with Oxi-clean that I wanted to use to make twisted cord with. Part of it was painted and the Oxi-clean took the paint off.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.