lexan plastic bowel stain

[ilaboo]

i have a food processor--processor bowel is clear plasstic--i suspect lexan

ran some dried chilli peppers through it to pulverize--what was left was
a very superficial stain ( rd color of the petters0 tried, detergent,
oxy stain dremover and dish waser powder and ver very fine
pummice--bleach does not remove it

any suggestions on how to remove it?--i suspect there are plastic
polishing compound out there but not usee it would work as pummice did not
tia
peter

[Vox Humana]

"ilaboo" <plener@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> i have a food processor--processor bowel is clear plasstic--i suspect
lexan
>
> ran some dried chilli peppers through it to pulverize--what was left was
> a very superficial stain ( rd color of the petters0 tried, detergent,
> oxy stain dremover and dish waser powder and ver very fine
> pummice--bleach does not remove it
>
> any suggestions on how to remove it?--i suspect there are plastic
> polishing compound out there but not usee it would work as pummice did not
> tia
> peter

Proctor and Gamble has a new product called Cascade Plastic Booster. It is
designed to remove red lycopin stains from plastics.
http://www.homemadesimple.com/cascade/products/booster.shtml

[ilaboo]

Vox Humana

i dont know if this went through so reposting it

got the cascade plastic boost--seems to be mainly benzoyl
peroide--smeared it on stain no results--mixed it with cascade powder
and will see what is left in am

incidently tried sodium hydroxide to no avial

tia
peter

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Wed 06 Apr 2005 08:00:31p, ilaboo wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> Vox Humana
>
> i dont know if this went through so reposting it
>
> got the cascade plastic boost--seems to be mainly benzoyl
> peroide--smeared it on stain no results--mixed it with cascade powder
> and will see what is left in am
>
> incidently tried sodium hydroxide to no avial
>
> tia
> peter
>

I have to ask... Is it that earthshatteringly important to rid this
workbowl of the stain? After all, it *is* a *work* bowl. For what you're
paying in cleaning products, you'll soon be able to buy a replacement.

As a long time user of food processors, I have to stay that while I've
never had a stain, my bowls eventually turn almost frosted from the
abrasion chopped hard foods like nuts, frozen cranberries, etc. It's an
expected condition that I have no problem living with.

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

[ilaboo]

Vox Humana

tried the plastic booster--benzoyl peroxide--made paste with cascade
dishwashing powder--took most of it off overnight will repeat it

looked up the chemistry of lucoprene--beta carotene--bonds look
difficult to break--suspect alkalinety of powder releasted hydorgen
peroxide from benzoly peroxide and that 's what did it

interesting stain to remove


tia
peter

[ilaboo]

Wayne

i agree it is not a major problem other than understanding the chemistry

i kind of aggravates me to have a bowel ( it is in front of a white
refrigerator) that has a red strip similar to that of the titanic--also
if the bowel is capable of being stained it also suggests that the bowel
cannor bve disinfected--i would never process chicken in it now

tia
peter

[ilaboo]

ilaboo

read up on beta carotene--probably what is causing the problem--it
reacts with oxygen to form a ...colorless compound--merck index


planing on playing with high concxentraion of hydrogen peroxide
so;utions found in hair bleaching products---some i believe can be over
30 % peroxide--i believe the Germans used something like this to fuel a
submarine!!

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Thu 07 Apr 2005 04:49:12p, ilaboo wrote in alt.home.cleaning:

> Wayne
>
> i agree it is not a major problem other than understanding the chemistry
>
> i kind of aggravates me to have a bowel ( it is in front of a white
-----

I think almost anyone would find this aggravating! (sorry, Peter, I
couldn't resist)

> refrigerator) that has a red strip similar to that of the titanic--also
> if the bowel is capable of being stained it also suggests that the bowel
> cannor bve disinfected--i would never process chicken in it now
>
> tia
> peter

FWIW, there may have been some kind of chemical reaction that caused the
stain to set so indelibly. Not a matter of permeating below the surface of
the plastic.

If you wash your f/p parts in the dishwasher, I wouldn't think that
processing raw meats would be much of a hazard.

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974