Bleach Stain on a Countertop

RE: Bleach Stain on a Countertop Post By Elizabeth (Guest Post) (11/04/2007) Hi, I have yellow stains on my white countertop that were caused by a soap dish that I bought from target. I have tried many things to get rid of them, but nothing is working, can anyone help me? I would really appreciate it! RE: Bleach Stain on a Countertop Post By Jenye (Guest Post) (11/03/2007) Do not use bleach on your white counter tops. They leave horrific yellow stains. I tried shout and lemon juice and the stains aren't as yellow, but they are still. I am going to try Tarnex next. RE: Bleach Stain on a Countertop Post By RichardB (Guest Post) (09/27/2007) Thanks illiaccrest, TarnX did the job. I had tried most other tricks without success. And I had a big stain on white formica.( It took all of five minutes!) RE: Bleach Stain on a Countertop Post By illiaccrest (Guest Post) (07/25/2007) Use liquid silver polish, tarn-x. Will take it out in seconds. The only way I sometimes get dye out of my countertops (I dye fabric) is to bleach it, then take out the bleach stains with the tarn-x. RE: Stain on a Countertop Post By counter dilemma (Guest Post) (04/10/2007) I need some good advice on how to remove a white stain from my dark green countertop. I've tried vinegar, Oxy-Clean, Household Cleaner, and even Rubbing Alcohol to get it out. I'm not sure what caused it, but looks like the base of a tumbler that kids use when brushing their teeth. Not sure if it is stained from toothpaste or soap, bleach or what? It's very obvious, except when it's wet, seems to disappear and there is not obvious sign of a stain until the area dries. When wet, the grain and design of the countertop are not damaged, but the 1/2 moon stain will gradually reappear as it dries. Request: Bleach stains on counter top. Post by moderator (1136) | (03/17/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact I have bleach stains on my brand new counter top, is there anyway I can get rid of them? I tried baking soda and water but it didn't help at all. Tammy Answers: RE: Bleach stains on counter top. Unfortunately bleach spots might not come out no matter what you use. It actually changes the color of the surface. If your new counter top is Corian or one of the new solid countertops, you may be able to sand it down to the color again. If it is Formica (it is a laminate placed over wood), you are probably out of luck. Use great care when using bleach on countertops. (02/04/2003) By ThriftyFun RE: Bleach stains on counter top. I had this happen on a dark green formica counter top. The bleach caused a white frosted appearance. The only way I could remove it was by hand sanding gently with 1500 grit SiC sandpaper, then used a silver polish to re-smooth the surface. The risk is that you may go too deep as I did in one area since the strain was deeper in this one spot. Bleach really does a job on Formica and it wasn' that it bleached the pattern but rather changed the surface characteristics (07/05/2004) By Bill M. RE: Bleach stains on counter top. I poured neat bleach all over our year old kitchen surfaces to remove tea stains and now I have huge yellow stains everywhere. This occured on a white color top so no colour is safe from bleach.BEWARE THE BLEACH OR PAY DEARLY! (01/22/2006) RE: Bleach stains on counter top. I used Shout (laundry stain remover) to remove yellow bleach stains on my white counter. After trying many products without success, I sprayed Shout on the stain and let it soak overnight. It worked! (06/29/2006) By mnmom RE: Bleach stains on counter top. Try soaking a papertowel in reconstituted lemon juice place it over stain to soak. (08/23/2006) By k-ray-z