Brillo Pads

Brillo pads have been around for many years. For those of you who don't know what they are, they are steel wool pads impregnated with pinky coloured soap. You dip them in water for a second and use them to scour burnt pans, grill racks, barbecues and anything that has gone rusty. The results are excellent but you have to rub very hard to do the job properly and it does take quite a bit of work. The steel wool tends to prick your fingers if you aren't careful how you handle it. I don't like the smell of the soap in these pads very much although it isn't really bad. I use these most to clean metal garden furniture and to clean an ...

I remember my mum having these in her 'under the sink' cupboard. They never had scourers in those days so everyone used them for scrubbing roast tins or burnt on milk in saucepans!!. It must have been awful on the hands but I remember them being very effective, but only usable once. I always have a box in my 'under the sink' cipboard as I find it removes rust stains brilliantly. I left some pliers on the white plastic garden table last summer and frost and rain caused them to rust and it left an unsightly mark of rust. I scrubbed and scrubbed but to no avail. Then my mum suggested Brillo pads. It scrubbed up lovely!!! Use window cleaner with the brillo ...