Learn how to easily remove black scratch marks from dinner plates.
My beautiful dinner plates were covered in those pesky black marks caused by forks and spoons and knives scraping on them during dinner. I was this close to buying a whole new set of plates because they looked so ugly.
Here’s a photo of my sad, scratched-up dinner plate:
I thought those black marks were permanent until I saw a pin on Pinterest claiming that you could actually get rid of them.
So I went to Walmart and bought some Barkeeper’s Friend. I was willing to give it a try since it only cost me $1.88.
I sprinkled some of the powder on my plate, then used a wet sponge to scrub. What the what?!?! Check it out:
Those “permanent” black marks disappeared like a bunny in a magician’s hat! I was shocked. Seriously. And I didn’t even have to scrub super hard or anything!
My dishes look new again! I can’t wait for my husband to get home to see if he’ll notice. How could he not, I mean, come on! Look at that sweeeeeeet before-and-after!
I have passed up a lot of dishes at thrift stores because they had these scratches all over them. No longer! I’m sure this stuff would work great for cleaning white porcelain sinks too. And I bet it would really help get haze off of drinking glasses. This stuff is magic!
The can says that you can also use this stuff on your glass cooktop, bathtub, stainless steel, and tile. I think I’ll be trying it out all over the house!
This is definitely a winning life hack. Boo yah!
Comments & Reviews
It's great for mixing bowls, too.
Thanks, Nancy!
I love that cleaner! And it does work great on sinks! Just wear gloves when you use it. It tends to make my hands rough.
Good to know! I guess this is one of those "it was secret only to me" products. Glad I finally am on board! 🙂
It works wonders on porcelain sinks. I'm not sure how else people get them clean! Never thought to use it on my dishes though. Guess I'll be cleaning those up now!
What! That's crazy. The set of dishes we have now scratch so badly, maybe this will help me love them again!
This stuff also gets rust off of anything-it even got rust out of clothes after an ill-fated dryer incident. Just make a paste with a little water and scrub it with a toothbrush. Make sure you rinse it really well after and wash it right away. It was a miracle!
Wow, Lisa! Super good to know. I'm filing this one away for the next time I have a rust stain!
I wonder if it would work on grout.
I haven't tried it on grout, but I have used it to clean my tub and it works great for that!
It works great on our stovetop too!
Borax works great too for tub cleaner! Gets stage make up iff the bottom your kids leave behing and it's a bigger box for around $2 bucks. Don't know if it will work the same as bar keepers friend. Although I will try that too.
What dishes are these?
They are Better Homes and Gardens from WalMart a few years back.
Wonder what the equivalent product would be in the UK. Anybody any idea?
A lot of times I use the cream-type glass cooktop cleaner to remove black marks, too. On all the stuff mentioned above.
Fabulous for cleaning hard water marks from the toilet. Bail out the water and scour it well. This is what works for me in a hard water area.
I have found BarKeepers Friend very good at removing utensil marks. Be aware, however, that it will eventually damage the glaze and leave you with no black marks – and no shine, either.
Yes, I agree with Melinda. It made my dishes dull. And you do have to scrub pretty hard to get the marks off.
Oh my GOSH! This was amazing on my 80’s plates. Thanks so much for the info!