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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.

 
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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.

 
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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?

 
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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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