Top Twelve Magical Uses for a Magic Eraser
Are you tired of spending money on household cleaners, fancy cleaning tools, and products with harsh fumes? Perhaps you think that is the only way to cut through the grit and grime? The truth is, there is another way to get your home and the items in it sparkling while still keeping money in your pocket and fumes out of your nose!
Behold the magic eraser. While many of you may have used a magic eraser for scrubbing counter tops or kitchen spills and stains, there are so many more uses for these little spongy treasures! At less than $2.00 each, they are a small investment that can save you cash in the long run.
Take a peek at the twelve ways a magic eraser can help you around your home! Before you begin, you can cut up one eraser block into four little blocks. Not only will it make your purchase last longer, it will make it easier for you to get into smaller nooks and crannies as well! So take a look!
1. Blissful Bathrooms
Getting rid of dirt and water marks in the bathroom is easier with an eraser block. Bathtubs can take a tough scrub and you won’t have the harsh fumes. Also, a gentle scrubbing on your shower liner will get rid of the water mark better than any other product! You can save as much as $10.00 by not needing to purchase a new liner!
2. Ravishing Rust Removal
Scrub anywhere around pipes in kitchen and bath fixtures that you see rust. The eraser won’t emit the fumes that most rust cleaners do plus it is gentle on your skin. You save up to $7.00 by not having to purchase toxic rust cleansers, latex gloves, and other supplies!
3. Refrigerator Rescue
Get rid of food stains or set in spills with your magic eraser. If the seals that have gotten a bit black and moldy they will also respond well to an eraser. No need to purchase a separate common kitchen cleanser that can run upwards of $5.00. Your eraser will handle this trick well and without fumes!
4. Dazzling Dishwashers
Banish rust and lime stains inside of your dishwasher. Just take an eraser to them and the stains will vanish. Keeping your dishwasher clean from build up with lengthen its life and boost its cleansing power! You save as much as $7.00 by not needing to purchase fancy dishwasher cleansers!
5. Va Va Voom Vinyl
Take an eraser to scuffs on just about anything made from vinyl including siding, boat seats, shoes, etc. You will save big bucks by not having to power wash or replace these items with new and expensive ones.
6. Classy Car Interiors
Clean up those filthy cars without a trip to an auto detailer. Clean the car seats with an eraser block – just go lightly on leather (it’s okay on fabric and viny), and lightly scrub the car steering wheel. Paying for a card detail to do the same can cost as much as $125.00.
7. Huba Huba Hubcaps
Clean your car’s hubcaps with an eraser for a water-free car wash. This feature when done at a car wash can cost an extra $10.00 or more. Put a little free elbow grease and a magic eraser into it instead. Watch the savings add up.
8. Glass Stove Tops
Make those stove tops sparkle! No need to have special stove top cleaner on hand, get rid of burned-on food by lightly scrubbing until the gunk is gone. Products that do the same job (and also have harsh fumes) can run as much as $6.00!
9. Dishes and Glassware
Rub hard-to-clean build-up off of thrift store dishes and glassware with your eraser. This will give your piece new life and save you money on replacement costs. They will look as good as new.
10. Fabulous Furniture and Toys
Clean grimey white resin or white painted furniture by lightly scrubbing with an eraser cleaning block. The eraser gets into crevices and cracks while leaving paint finishes intact. The same principle applies to outdoor plastic toys! They will all look fresh and new and you won’t have to purchase new products to replace them. The savings here can be huge and in the hundreds of dollars!
11. So Long Scuff Marks
Erase scuff marks, old paint drips, and other blemishes from your floors with your eraser. Products designed to do the same can cost as much as $10.00! No need to invest in anything fancy and pricey, just get your eraser and get to your knees and get scrubbing.
12. Goodbye Grout
The eraser does well with most grout and again you are avoiding nasty fumes. Just scrub away at the dark grout until it comes clean. Cleaning services will charge you as much as $25.00 an hour to do this task and home cleansers can run as much as $6.00.
After seeing these tips, can you believe how far your $2.00 magic eraser investment will take you? When you add it up, you can see that investment can save you hundreds of dollars in the long run. Many people think that the generic erasers work just as well as the name brand, so feel free to experiment. These are available for as little as $1.00 at your local dollar store.You too will find yourself keeping these erasers as a staple item in your home as they replace so many other products that you use to need. Your magic eraser can replace these products and put some extra cash back in your pocket while you are at it.
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Shanaka says
February 23, 2013 at 11:39 amAwesome list! Thanks. I have it pinned so I can come back and check off the list as I use up my couple boxes of erasers.
Denise says
April 4, 2013 at 10:18 amlove this list thanks!
Margarita Ibbott says
April 6, 2013 at 9:44 amI have to say I am a BIG BIG FAN. Of Magic Erasers.
Jenn Park says
May 8, 2013 at 1:31 pmThis is an awesome list! I bookmarked & pinned it so I can go back to it later. I am actually excited to clean LOL 🙂
Maria C says
April 8, 2015 at 9:51 pmNever thought of all this things. Thanks for sharing
M.Clark says
April 8, 2015 at 11:55 pmThese are all wonderful uses for the Magic Eraser. My favorite way to use the Magic Eraser is to clean my sneakers.
lisa says
April 9, 2015 at 11:05 amI have one of these that I haven’t used yet. Thanks for the suggestions. I’m sensitive to chemicals in cleansers, so I’ll try these ideas. Thanks!
Maria D. says
April 9, 2015 at 9:22 pmI’m going to get one of these and try it in the bathroom on the shower tile – sounds like a good idea and I think I’ll try it on the car too!
william gossage says
April 9, 2015 at 11:10 pmI have use magic eraser in a lot of clean jobs and they do a good job
Diana C says
April 9, 2015 at 11:49 pmI hadn’t thought to use this in the refrigerator. I will have to give this a try, I have an extra one and been meaning to clear out the fridge.
Diana C
Adriane says
April 10, 2015 at 2:00 amWow – some of these I never thought of! Thanks!
Emily Endrizzi says
April 10, 2015 at 9:17 amMagic Erasers are miracle workers! I absolutely love them. My favorite use for them is cleaning the bath tub. It is so easy and fast compared to any other product I have tried. They are also great for cleaning scuffs from the walls. I go through Magic Erasers like mad!
franchee says
October 20, 2016 at 6:26 amHow big would the magic eraser need to be if you clean the whole bathtub or the whole two shower tile walls (I have 2 tiled walls and 2 glass walls on the shower ?
I have never seen large magic erasers ?
Tammy says
March 13, 2018 at 5:35 pmI use one average eraser to clean tub and walk in shower with 2 tile and 2 glass walls. Works great!
Sandra Watts says
April 10, 2015 at 8:47 pmI need some rust remover. That is always my toughest to deal with. As for everything else, thank goodness for Magic Erasers!
Christina Strapp Lambert says
April 10, 2015 at 11:48 pmI just recently bought some of these and discovering all the different uses for them.
Christina @There's Just One Mommy says
March 28, 2016 at 1:44 pmNever thought to try it on my stove! I am going to try that next time it needs cleaned!
I just had the kids use the Magic Erasers to clean all the marks from the walls this week. Love those things!
Eileen says
April 29, 2016 at 7:05 pmDollar Tree has a much less expensive brand. Works just as well.
Bonnie Garcia says
May 8, 2016 at 1:50 pmTo let you all know, you can get a generic version at Amazon, just look for “melamine foam”, they will run you about $7.00 for 60.
Valerie says
July 19, 2016 at 11:10 amThank you, bought 60 from eBay for $2.90 they paid postage, got them in 4 days and they use faster but at that price you can’t go wrong
Kay Stephens says
June 4, 2016 at 9:26 amIt is my understanding that magic eraser CANNOT be used on highly polished surfaces like granite counter tops, fiberglass tub/shower enclosures, hardwood floors, chrome, stainless steel, brass, etc. Is that correct??
annie says
July 8, 2016 at 6:19 ami have used magic eraser to clean my glass shower door, (i sprayed tilex soap scum remover first), i’ve used it on my chrome dishwasher. I loved the results. i DO NOT recommend using it on hardwood floors ( i did this- it dulled the clear coat. i DO NOT recommend new fiberglass showers – i use it on my 10 year old shower surround and 10 year old basement shower. i love the results! i also had dulling on my dining wall ( black scuff marks from chairs on white walls-(satin finish paint) a little dulling.
chris says
June 27, 2016 at 3:28 pmHere’s another use…they work great, if not awsome, as an eraser for “dry erase” memo or calendar boards. The erasers that usualy come with them never really erase the brighter color(dry erase) pens wthout leaving a ‘shadow’ behind. But the “magic” ones leave it clean as a whistle, with nary a memory of what was wrtten before!!
Valerie says
July 19, 2016 at 11:05 amI have a white medal door in our kitchen and write grocery list on it and use magic erase to keep it clean, plus I have hard water aND use Magic Eraser to clean medal sink and coffee pot out
Judith kaye says
July 26, 2016 at 8:18 amWatercolor artists use magic eraser to remove paint from
their papers
Julie says
September 4, 2016 at 11:03 amI love magic erase too, but a chemist at the local university said they are extremely poisonous and should be handled with gloves and wash the surface you cleaned with water. I use magic erase on white running shoes; they look Like new shoes and they’re a few years old.
Carol says
November 23, 2016 at 11:46 amThese are great ideas but nothing was said about how to use them… Do you use it dry? Wet? with cleaners? Thanks.
Couponing to be Debt Free says
November 23, 2016 at 2:43 pmDry and with no cleaners. 🙂
Leanne says
January 6, 2017 at 6:46 pmAn even better way to save a lot of $$, is to make your own ‘Magic Errasers’ we use them for EVERYTHING!! So even though they are only $2 a piece.. Those things break down pretty quickly and disappear to practically nothing! So something I actually found on Pintrest while using the search feature is the material they use to make the Magic Errasers.. I forget the name of it but it is commonly used for construction/home improvement projects.. Just search for home made Magic Errasers to find out the name of the material.. You can order a VERY VERY large block of the material for about $12-$15 on Amazon and you just simply cut them into the appropriate sizes for your family.. This large block should last you well over a year!! And it’s literally the SAME EXACT PRODUCT that you pay over $8 for just 4 Magic Errasers.. Once you find out the name of the material, you can also call around to all of your different home improvement stores to see if they carry it.. But I’ve found the best price to be on Amazon.. This SAVES YOU SOOOOO MUCH $$$!!! Happy Cleaning! ????
Irene says
April 5, 2018 at 10:11 pmWhy do the magic erasers fall apart
Mandy says
January 15, 2019 at 2:56 amMelamine foam.
Leanne says
January 6, 2017 at 6:57 pmOk, so I just looked up the name of the material that’s used to make Magic Errasers.. In continuation from my last comment.. It’s called Melamine Foam! And you can also purchase a very large box on Amazon that is the same size block but already precut into Magic Erraser size for you.. It’s a couple dollars more but saves you the headache of having to cut the large block down yourself…. And waaaaaaay cheaper than buying the store brand!! Should last you forever! ????
Couponing to be Debt Free says
January 7, 2017 at 6:33 amThanks Leanne for looking in to this. What a great tip and so much more affordable!
Dawn says
January 22, 2019 at 8:16 pmI used the Magic Eraser on my copper sink and it made scratches on it. Had I known that would happen I wouldn’t have used it. Is there some way I can get the scratches out? Couldn’t figure out what made the scratches till I was doing some research and discovered it on Pinterest. Would appreciate any help if there’s an answer. I just had the sink installed this last year so was pretty upsetting.
Thanks!
Couponing to be Debt Free says
January 25, 2019 at 5:47 amOh no! Maybe someone has some answers for you and will leave you a comment.