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if nothing else Magic Erasers are known for their effectiveness but they don't last long and can be rather expensive an alternative is to make your own at home for around 10 cents each here's how the truth is Magic Erasers are just tiny rectangular pieces of melamine foam with some cleaning agents inside but it's not just the cleaning agents that make them so effective it's the melamine itself it's a more dense sponge than your average cleaning sponge and its tiny pores make it a light abrasive not unlike that of an extra fine sheet of sandpaper you can find bulk packs of melamine sponges online this 100 pack cost just eight dollars they're a tad smaller than the real deal but I bought 100 plain sponges for the price of an 8 pack next you need two common cleaning solutions for X and baking soda and you only need a tiny bit of each first heat up some water for a single sponge about 1/2 cup will be plenty add 1 teaspoon of borax and 1 tablespoon of baking soda to a bowl add the water to the mixture and stir place a sponge in the bowl and allow it to soak up the solution squeeze out some of the excess and begin scrubbing for other quick tips and tricks be sure to check out cnet.com forward slash how-to