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Repairing Bleach Stains on Formica

December 12, 2012

Bottle of Clorox bleach.I want to know if Super Iron Out is a safe product to take off bleach stains in my colored Formica (salmon color) countertop. I used the other products like ( lemon, baking soda, Oxiclean, silver cleaner, etc.) nothing takes off the bleach stains. Also I need the instructions to apply the Super Iron Out. Any other ideas will be very appreciated. Thanks a lot.

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By Ileana

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September 25, 20141 found this helpful

Yes you can use IronOut. However, it will only remove the stain if it is rust.

 

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September 26, 20140 found this helpful

Bleach does not leave a stain, it removes color. Possibly applying some kind of stain or dye could restore a bit of color?

 
April 19, 20154 found this helpful

Rub WD-40 on the etched stain. The oil will penetrate the surface made porous by the bleach. I have a dark green Formica bathroom counter that I left some toilet bowl cleaner on.

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It left a nasty white ring. DO NOT sand, as others have suggested. Just squirt oil and rub out. Ring will be invisible.

 
Anonymous
April 2, 20160 found this helpful

Excallent idea! Not perfect but unless you know it's there you can't see it well at all! Didn't have WD40 so used lock ease. Thanks!

 
July 6, 20161 found this helpful

Thanks for the tip. I have a black speckled worktop with quite a large rectanglular bleach stain from soaking a lunchbox in kitchen cleaner with bleach. WD-40 works really well and I just keep topping it up when the stain starts showing through again.

 
August 20, 20160 found this helpful

I have very dark brown counter top. Unfortunately I got over zealous with bleach for white sink and scrub brush left a deep white bleach mark. WD 40 was the answer I thank all you suggested it. Immediately turned it around 90%. Applied again invisible to someone not looking for it.

 
Anonymous
June 6, 20170 found this helpful

No don't use it I did and it damaged the counter too now everything shows on it

 
October 11, 20170 found this helpful

Great idea, to add enough color to the oil base stuff, WD40, some other really penetrating oil, whatever...then finish somehow the texture difference....I have used candle wax, melted into any nicks in formica...the supporting masonite-type stuff drinks up the wax and does not swell like it would if allowed to become wet more than one time with other liquids. Use an iron to get your burnished wax most deeply into the warmed sub-surface.

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You want NO water ever to get in or It Will Swell Up and ...you know the rest...yeach.
WOWies for your coloring tip...LimeAway just etched and bleached my countertop and I'm going to try this pronto, thank you for being inspired...and for caring to be sharing! anonymousmom@live.com

 
May 27, 20180 found this helpful

Didnt work on bleached out hunter green Formica top. :(. Other ideas?

 
Anonymous
September 9, 20190 found this helpful

Bleach does leave a yellow stain on formica. It may be older more porous formica, but any clorox/bleach based cleaner definitely turns my bathroom formica yellow.

 
October 13, 20190 found this helpful

You people rock, thank you so much! We have a vanity top in one of our bathrooms that's a green veined malachite looking laminate. I had 3 bleached out rings on it from keeping a jar of jewelry cleaning liquid on it.

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Have tried all kinds of polishes and cleaners, even tried coloring the rings in with green magic markers. Nothing worked. But the WD40 answer led me to try olive oil and it worked like a charm!!!

 
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July 8, 2004

I have what I can only describe as bleached spots on my black laminate counter top. Does anyone now how to remove them, or are they bleached permanently. Thanks.

Giardinad

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By Ann (Guest Post)
July 9, 20040 found this helpful

Don't know what the spots could be but I have a solution that will not look perfect but better than it is now. Cover the white areas with a permanent black marker.

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I have done this on purses, pants, etc and it has held up through the wash. Good luck.

 
By Sharon (Guest Post)
January 3, 20050 found this helpful

Laminate is only paper with coating. When that coating has worn off you will get a different color. They don't make laminate like they use to. We own a cabinet shop and we get complaints like this all the time. The only thing you can do is us a permanent marker or replace the counter top.

 
By joey (Guest Post)
January 19, 20050 found this helpful

how do i get white out out of balck pants

 
By Carol (Guest Post)
July 2, 20060 found this helpful

Does anyone know how I can clean my black laminate benchtop. No matter what I use, it always seems to look dirty.

Any ideas?

 
April 9, 20220 found this helpful

Baby oil

 
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November 23, 2011

Bleaching a Formica counter top for me has been awful. I thought it was a stain from someone setting something on it, so I soaked the spot with bleach and it got worse. Now I have the same stain only bigger. It's frustrating. If anyone knows what to do please let us know.

By Maggie

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November 28, 20110 found this helpful

If bleach has taken the color out, it is not a stain, but the total loss of color. You can't remove this mark.

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I think you will have to either live with it, or cover it with a cutting board.

 
July 3, 20160 found this helpful

I spilled toilet bowl cleaner on my formica countertop does anyone know if anything I'll take that out.

 
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June 17, 2008

I have white Clorox stains on my dark Formica counter top. Please help.

Liz from Pine Hall, NC

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By Louise (Guest Post)
August 29, 20080 found this helpful

Really can't bring back what's lost for color. If you can't hide it under something you may have to replace it. Sorry.

 
November 27, 20100 found this helpful

There are new products out now. Home Depot carries a product that allows you to re-color your counter tops. It's approx. 20.00 I don't know the square footage it covers. Otherwise, buy a potted plant because it's ruined.

 
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January 29, 2009

I have a Formica countertop in my bathroom. It is only about 3 years old. I have places on my countertop that look "bleached out" from bottles of cleaner I have used and evidently they leaked a little bit. What can I do? I really don't want to keep it like this.



Becky

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April 19, 20151 found this helpful

Rub WD-40 on the etched stain. The oil will penetrate the surface made porous by the bleach. I have a dark green Formica bathroom counter that I left some toilet bowl cleaner on. It left a nasty white ring. DO NOT SAND, as others have suggested. Just squirt oil and rub out. Ring will be invisible.

 
April 19, 20150 found this helpful

Rub WD-40 on the etched stain. The oil will penetrate the surface made porous by the bleach. I have a dark green Formica bathroom counter that I left some toilet bowl cleaner on. It left a nasty white ring. DO NOT sand, as others have suggested. Just squirt oil and rub out. Ring will be invisible.

 
Anonymous
October 20, 20150 found this helpful

Thank u sooooooo much!!!!!!

 
July 29, 20160 found this helpful

This worked for me just today! Took my white circle stain out immediately with WD40! Great tip!

 
Anonymous
January 10, 20180 found this helpful

I tried using Olive oil on my etched splashes. And it won't affect your food.

 
April 17, 20180 found this helpful

I am trying the WD40. Next step will be a spray can of matte clearcoat from auto paint store

 
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October 12, 2019

I just bought a 2005 mobile home. I have an old white formica kitchen counter top, and a medium laminate base cabinet that has bleach bubbles on both. How can I repair it?


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October 12, 20191 found this helpful

They have various products at your home improvement stores,that you pre clean and add this putty like material you wipe on to bring the finish back! They also have several video's on Youtube.

 

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October 12, 20191 found this helpful

There are countertop covering kits which will make your countertop look Like granite or marble. You can get them at home improvement stores.

 

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October 12, 20191 found this helpful

Mix powder with hydrogen peroxide,you want it as thick as putty.Smooth over the stain,cover with saran wrap.let it sit on there.Then when your test is done rinse with vinegar and water.

 
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May 21, 2019

I have white formica cabinets; they got stains from a tile acid cleaner. How can I take those stains off?


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May 21, 20190 found this helpful

It may be a permanent stain. You can try to minimize it by making a paste of baking soda and water. metcabinet.com/.../FormicaCareGuide.pdf

 

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May 24, 20190 found this helpful

You probably cannot remove all of the stain.
Was this a cleaner that was used to clean grout?

You can read some suggestions and maybe try one at a time but give each one a chance to do the job.

Someone suggested using liquid soap (maybe Dawn), mix with baking soda to form a paste and gently scrub with one of those green scrub pads.

You can even try flour instead of baking soda with a little vinegar (and soap).
Make a paste and Use the green scrubby again and see if that will help.

Otherwise you might try Soft Scrub or Barkeeper's Friend as both of these are supposed to not scratch your surface.

 
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July 12, 2016

I bought a house with Formica bathroom counters. They have what looks like bleach stains. Has anyone ever tried to dye Formica with clothing dye?

My other option is to bleach more areas and make it look like it is intentional.

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March 12, 20170 found this helpful

I doubt it was bleach that caused the stains. I have spilled straight bleach on mine many times with no issue. Sounds more like an acid of some sort got spilled on it. I don't think the formica would take to clothing dye, as it is not porous enough.

 

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March 13, 20170 found this helpful

Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. If that doesn't work, you may have heat stains from curling irons and/or blowdryers. There are paints for Formica you can use to make them look much better.

 
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May 3, 2006

My children stained my dark gray formica countertop with toothpaste (whitening toothpaste). Is there a way to restore the color or draw out the "bleached" stain?



Mike from NY

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By Vanessa (Guest Post)
June 4, 20061 found this helpful

For starters, thanks for the lesson. I won't make this mistake in my future now! Who knew!?

If I were faced with this, I'd try to find a permanent marker of the same or similar color and try to "stain" it back to the original color. Hairdye might also work. You may have to do "touch-ups" every so often, but it's better than having "loud" white marks all over!!

Good luck!

~Vanessa~

 
August 9, 20181 found this helpful

THANKYOU KINDLY FOR THIS QUESTION AND ADVICE. I DID THE SAME THING...UGGGGH MY COUNTERTOP LOOKS BRAND NEW EXCEPT THIS DISCOLORED AREA WHERE I LEFT MY WHITENING TOOTHPASTE OPEN IN A RUSH. JUST DEVASTATED I DID THIS...HOPE A MARKER HELPS....AS I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. I WAS COVERING WITH HAND TOWEL BUT THIS ALSO WILL BE GREAT. THANKYOU SO KINDLY.

 
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August 9, 2004

My almond formica has a lighter ring mark where I set down a gallon of bleach while doing some other cleaning. How do I fix this color difference and make the ring disapear?



Diana

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August 9, 20040 found this helpful

A similar request was submitted in the past, you can find it here:

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March 8, 2013

I had a stain on the kitchen worktop- white. I cleaned it with bleach and it has made the stain worse.

By Carol

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