How to Remove Coffee and Tea Stains From Cups and Glasses

Coffee and tea can leave stains in cups and glasses.

If you drink a lot of coffee, tea or iced tea, you probably have trouble with brown stains on your cups, mugs and glasses. The stains often do not come out with simple hand washing or even with the dishwasher. Try a few tricks with common ingredients to get rid of coffee and tea stains from your cups and glasses.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Dishcloth
• Bleach scouring powder
• Chlorine bleach

Instructions

1. Make a paste of baking soda with water and rub the stains using your finger or a dishcloth. Rinse well. This is a natural method that usually works for mugs and glasses that don't have an accumulation of stains.

2. Sprinkle a wet mug with a bleach-containing scouring powder if stains are hard to remove. Scrub with a dishcloth and rinse well.

3. Put glassware stained by iced tea and very stubborn stains in a dish pan. Cover the cups or glasses with warm water. Add about 1/2 cup of liquid chlorine bleach. Let the mugs or cups soak 15 minutes or longer. Then rinse your cups and mugs thoroughly.

Tips & Warnings

• Treat any stain with each washing. If you wait and let the brown stains accumulate, they will be harder to remove.

References

• Made Man: How to Remove Coffee Stains From Mugs
• Mrs. Clean: Tips on Removing Coffee Stains