Thread Number: 63916
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Add THIS to dishwasher to remove red/orange stains from plastics! |
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Post# 864899   1/31/2016 at 09:47 (3,010 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin)   |   | |
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Before being discontinued, Cascade Plastic Booster worked well at removing red/orange stains from plastic items in the dishwasher. Instructions were to add 3 tablespoons directly into the dishwasher for the prewash and add regular detergent into the dispenser for the main wash. Apparently the staining occurs when plastic items are washed in the dishwasher along with things like tomato residues, which become embedded in plastic items.
The active ingredient in Cascade Plastic Booster was benzoyl peroxide with a concentration of something like 5%. It breaks down the lycopene. Benzoyl peroxide is widely available for purchase online and in pharmacies as it is used in acne medications. I bought a tube of acne cream containing 10% benzoyl peroxide and gave it a try by squeezing a couple of tablespoons in for the prewash. I used the Intensive cycle which has a 15-minute heated prewash. There was lots of foam produced. I probably could have used less. But it worked! It might work even better if used during the main wash and then the cycle repeated with detergent.
The results: Before washing, the 3 chopping boards were equally as stained. I only washed two for comparison with the other one. Not completely white, but not bad at all. The 3 containers emerged with all stains completely removed!
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Post# 864900 , Reply# 1   1/31/2016 at 09:59 (3,010 days old) by liamy1 (-)   |   | |
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Glad i can get a use for this. I'm highly allergic to it. I was prescribed it for Acne when I was 15, it burnt my face, was sent home from school. And that was on the lowest dose we have 2 percent. |
Post# 864973 , Reply# 2   1/31/2016 at 19:23 (3,010 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose)   |   | |
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Post# 865026 , Reply# 3   2/1/2016 at 04:44 (3,010 days old) by marky_mark (From Liverpool. Now living in Palm Springs and Dublin)   |   | |
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Post# 865036 , Reply# 4   2/1/2016 at 06:43 (3,010 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 865056 , Reply# 5   2/1/2016 at 09:58 (3,009 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 865058 , Reply# 6   2/1/2016 at 10:17 (3,009 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 865076 , Reply# 7   2/1/2016 at 12:58 (3,009 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 865104 , Reply# 8   2/1/2016 at 18:24 (3,009 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 865140 , Reply# 9   2/2/2016 at 03:50 (3,009 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Chlorine bleach can also weaken plastics-use with care! |
Post# 865156 , Reply# 10   2/2/2016 at 08:16 (3,009 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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I remember an old thread where using "Tang" was discussed to remove red staining from plastic dishwasher interiors. I did search0late but could not locate the thread. A |
Post# 865169 , Reply# 12   2/2/2016 at 09:37 (3,008 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1193511 , Reply# 13   11/12/2023 at 22:15 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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I wish they brought Cascade Plastic Booster back. Why did they discontinue it? I want to try some. |
Post# 1193534 , Reply# 14   11/13/2023 at 11:09 by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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If you try an OXI product to remove stains, throw one or two Simethicone 180 mg gels in the machine with the OXI and that will take care of sudsing. |
Post# 1193569 , Reply# 15   11/13/2023 at 19:47 by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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