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Richard Boyd

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Jul 2, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/2/96
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If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am not
sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase, LumberJack
Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of this
product.

Thanks -

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Carol J J

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Jul 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/3/96
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In <rabiiDt...@netcom.com> ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) writes:

>
>If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am
not
>sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
>Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase,
LumberJack
>Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of
this
>product.
>
>Thanks -
>

>--The product is called Zud. It is a heavy duty scouring powder and
comes in a can like regular scouring powder. I get it in supermarkets
or in Rickels.

Ronald Bowen

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Jul 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/3/96
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In <rabiiDt...@netcom.com> ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) writes:

>
>If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am
not
>sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
>Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase,
LumberJack
>Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of
this
>product.
>
>Thanks -
>
>--

>****************************
>*** Richard Boyd ***
>*** (ra...@netcom.com) ***
>****************************

I think the product was called ZUD. It was a cleanser whose active
agent was Oxalic acid. It was very effective at removing rust stains. I
haven't seen it on the market since the late 70's.

Ron Bowen


Joan Ellis

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Jul 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/3/96
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ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) wrote:

>If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am not
>sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
>Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase, LumberJack
>Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of this
>product.

>Thanks -

>--
>****************************
>*** Richard Boyd ***
>*** (ra...@netcom.com) ***
>****************************

My mother-in-law used to use a cleanser called Zud. If this is what
you are looking for, try the soap department in the supermarket (where
you find Comet, etc). I don't know for sure if it is still made.

Joan


Ross Kitson

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Jul 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/3/96
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onald Bowen wrote:
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> In <rabiiDt...@netcom.com> ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) writes:
>
> >
> >If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am

> I think the product was called ZUD. It was a cleanser whose active


> agent was Oxalic acid. It was very effective at removing rust stains. I
> haven't seen it on the market since the late 70's.
>
> Ron Bowen

Richard might try the manufacturer: Reckitt & Colman, Household Products
Dist.
A Division of Reckitt & Colman, Inc., Wayne, NJ

ross

t. p. bisagni

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Jul 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/3/96
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ZUD is still on the market, at least it was about 2 years ago when I
bought my can. It was rated average as a cleanser by Consumer Reports
but excellent at rust stain removal. If your supermarket does not
carry it, try the cleaning product section of a good hardware store.


Michelle Daly

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Jul 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/3/96
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In article <rabiiDt...@netcom.com>, ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) writes:
|> If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am not
|> sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
|> Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase, LumberJack
|> Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of this
|> product.
|>
Its a powder in a can like Comet. If your grocery sells it it will probably
be right next to the Comet.

Judy Scott

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Jul 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/3/96
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In article <rabiiDt...@netcom.com>, ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) wrote:

> If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am not
> sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
> Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase, LumberJack
> Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of this
> product.
>

> Thanks -

Its available at supermarkets in Central NY. right in with the comet.

These opinions are mine and you have to get your own..

Judy Scott
Cornell University
js...@cornell.edu

Barry Shein

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Jul 4, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/4/96
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From: "t. p. bisagni" <t...@donuts0.bellcore.com>

I'm surprised CR compared it to the usual Ajax and Comet sort of
products, I assume?

ZUD is really a specialty cleaner product, something you use when you
suspect rust stains on porcelein is yellowing or browning it, not
instead of the usual chlorine-based product.


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Steve Wilsher

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Jul 4, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/4/96
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t. p. bisagni wrote:
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> ZUD is still on the market, at least it was about 2 years ago when I
> bought my can. It was rated average as a cleanser by Consumer Reports
> but excellent at rust stain removal. If your supermarket does not
> carry it, try the cleaning product section of a good hardware store.

I bought a can about a year ago at Ace hardware.

Arenson & Werden Unlimited

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Jul 6, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/6/96
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t. p. bisagni wrote:
>
> ZUD is still on the market, at least it was about 2 years ago when I
> bought my can. It was rated average as a cleanser by Consumer Reports
> but excellent at rust stain removal. If your supermarket does not
> carry it, try the cleaning product section of a good hardware store.


We bought a can just last year. By the way, if rust stains are a problem and
Zud won't get them out, try liquid Vanish toilet cleaner. We have found this
to be quite effective around drains and the like when nothing else will work.
Just don't get it on your hands.

David Arenson

the Gallagher's

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Jul 7, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/7/96
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I have recently purchased this product but was not wildly impressed.
It was highly abrasive with not much foaming like Bon Ami. It did not
really take the stains away as well as I had expected. I found it in
my local grocery store, Portland, Oregon.

The number on the back of the container is: 800. 338.6167, but for
medical emergency.

The distributor is: Reckitt & Colman Household Products, Dist. wayne,
NJ 07474-0945

It also carries a warning that the state of California has found in
it a chemical known to cause cancer. Nice, eh??

Barry Shein

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Jul 8, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/8/96
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>I have recently purchased this product but was not wildly impressed.
>It was highly abrasive with not much foaming like Bon Ami. It did not
>really take the stains away as well as I had expected. I found it in
>my local grocery store, Portland, Oregon.

It's only going to really work on rust stains, otherwise use the usual
chlorine based stuff (comet, ajax, etc.)

>It also carries a warning that the state of California has found in
>it a chemical known to cause cancer. Nice, eh??

Oxalic acid causes cancer? Hmm, better stay away from rhubarb!

Beth Ragan

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Jul 10, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/10/96
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Joan Ellis wrote:
>
> ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) wrote:
>
> >If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am not
> >sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
> >Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase, LumberJack
> >Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of this
> >product.
>
> >Thanks -
>
> >--
> >****************************
> >*** Richard Boyd ***
> >*** (ra...@netcom.com) ***
> >****************************
>
> My mother-in-law used to use a cleanser called Zud. If this is what
> you are looking for, try the soap department in the supermarket (where
> you find Comet, etc). I don't know for sure if it is still made.
>
> Joani've seen it once in a blue moon (last month?)
i think it's supposed to be good for those green stains on sinks from
leaky faucets.
beth

Philip Caskey, PE

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Jul 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/12/96
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> jo...@ix.netcom.com (Joan Ellis) wrote in article
<4rd1jm$m...@dfw-ixnews9.ix.netcom.com>...

> ra...@netcom.com (Richard Boyd) wrote:
>
> >If you have heard of a product called Zuds, please let me know. I am
not
> >sure exactly what type of product it is but it is very good in the
> >Kitchen and Bath (so I'm told). I've checked HomeDepot, HomeBase,
LumberJack
> >Target, K-Mart, Payless (you get the idea) and no one has heard of this
> >product.
>
> >Thanks -
>
> My mother-in-law used to use a cleanser called Zud. If this is what
> you are looking for, try the soap department in the supermarket (where
> you find Comet, etc). I don't know for sure if it is still made.
>
> Joan
>
>

I saw it on the shelf at Kroger (a big name here in parts of Ohio) a few
weeks ago.
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Richard Glidewell

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Jul 13, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/13/96
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If it is Zud you want, I'd check at your local hardware store. It is a
scouring powder in a shaker can.
I used Zud years ago as a college student to try to clean the crud, left
by the last occupants, off bathroom fixtures of our college housing. It
worked but was very abrasive. I don't think I'd use it on good fixtures.
(Little was good in the places I lived in college.)

Dick g

Ken Mack

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Jul 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/14/96
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tHE PRODUct ZUD can be ordered via catalog from Home Trends the item # V008
It is sold as three cans for $11.50

the phone # (716) 254-6520
Fax (716) 458-9245



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Ellen Gary

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Jul 17, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/17/96
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In article <31E7D7...@tiac.net>, glid...@tiac.net wrote:

× If it is Zud you want, I'd check at your local hardware store. It is a

I've used Zud too, and it works very well. You're right about it being
abrasive. If anyone is looking for something that also scrubs effectively
but is not abrasive, try Barkeepers Friend. I've used it on porcelain and
it does not scratch it. It's available in the grocery store usually.

Hope this helps.

Ellen

Gene

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Jul 18, 1996, 3:00:00 AM7/18/96
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Although I've not used it, it was recommended by a local Dallas home
fix-up radio program the other day to take the stains off an old
toilet.

sgun...@att.net

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Apr 21, 2017, 12:51:11 AM4/21/17
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Walmart and true value have it

Art Todesco

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Apr 21, 2017, 7:51:43 AM4/21/17
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On 4/21/2017 12:51 AM, sgun...@att.net wrote:
> Walmart and true value have it
>
I think it is actually Zud, no final s. It's an old brand name of what
we used to call, "kitchen cleanser".

Ed Pawlowski

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Apr 21, 2017, 8:24:20 AM4/21/17
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On 4/21/2017 12:51 AM, sgun...@att.net wrote:
> Walmart and true value have it
>

Your point? It had been around over 50 years.

DerbyDad03

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Apr 21, 2017, 9:57:04 PM4/21/17
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So has this thread. Well, 20 years anyway. ;-)

Terry Coombs

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Apr 22, 2017, 9:17:51 AM4/22/17
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So , have you heard about the newest one , Fugg ?
Their motto is :
If Rinso won't rinse it ,
and
Duz won't do it ,

Fugg it .

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Bod

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Apr 22, 2017, 9:22:08 AM4/22/17
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Lol.

James Wilkinson Sword

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All you need is Cillit Bang:
https://youtu.be/WGooQ8yYC0c

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Actual business card for a scrap metal dealer we used at work "if we
can't truck it, fuck it" Mr. Jackson was quite the character.

wal...@gmail.com

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Walmart carries it. It works for me when nothing else will.
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