I now know that my kitchen counter is not silver! Damn!

[Paper Roses]

As the price of silver drops, today I decided I should think about scrapping some junk stuff I've had hanging around.

One piece was unmarked so, genius that I am, I got out the old testing kit and checked. As I was testing, there was a huge screech of brakes in front of my house. Of course, I had to look.

In the process, I put the item down to run to the door for a look-see.
Came back to find the acid had dripped off the plate edge and left a purple stain on the Formica.
Actually, 2 stains. I've tried everything I can think of to get these stains out.
Phooey!

That'll teach me. (and the dumb plate is just that---plate.)

[Callmecrazy]

1. Have you tried muriatic acid?

You can find it in pool supplies. I stained my pool deck once, and the only thing that worked was a dilution of that stuff. It's pretty caustic so have adult supervision.

[safeinOhio]

2. I use it to

remove rust from cast iron.

[Callmecrazy]

3. Take the skin off'n your hide, too.

[safeinOhio]

4. I had an old jug that

was supper strong, seems the new stuff doesn't work as well. I have to let the item soak a long time in it. I rinse it with a hose for quite a long time before I touch it and am still careful with it. Works good for cleaning cement.