Cleaning a stubborn vintage mug? - Collecting Tiki

D DemeraraDrinker Member Kansas City Joined: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 92	D DemeraraDrinker Posted posted on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 12:15 PM Hi, I got a vintage mug (Islander 3 face tiki mug from Stockton, CA) on eBay. The description said it had some water stains. Well, I'm pretty sure they're not water stains. There is a ring on the inside of the mug of some sticky, sappy substance. No amount of dish detergent or bleach (Clorox Cleanup) will take it off. This substance is also on the outside of the mug. You can feel it, but you can't really see it very well, so there isn't much, but it is very resistant to cleaning. I was going to try degreaser and/or paint thinner, but I wanted to ask here first what you all thought. I don't want to damage the finish on the mug.

Hi, I got a vintage mug (Islander 3 face tiki mug from Stockton, CA) on eBay. The description said it had some water stains. Well, I'm pretty sure they're not water stains.

There is a ring on the inside of the mug of some sticky, sappy substance. No amount of dish detergent or bleach (Clorox Cleanup) will take it off. This substance is also on the outside of the mug. You can feel it, but you can't really see it very well, so there isn't much, but it is very resistant to cleaning.

I was going to try degreaser and/or paint thinner, but I wanted to ask here first what you all thought. I don't want to damage the finish on the mug.

Post #535390 by DemeraraDrinker on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 12:15 PM