No not you.
Well, ok we can be friends.
I bought some BF cleaner. I guess, a month ago. I have one small stainless(not at all) steel counter top. It has to be scoured regularly.
I go to do this, this morning. I peel that nasty little sticker off. Shake the can with abandon. Oops, nothing comes out. I peer into the little holes. I see the Friend in there. So it’s full. (Think Comet or Ajax)
I squeezed the can. Oh. It’s solid as concrete.
Has it been fully wet? Or is this our horrible humidity?
Good thing it’s cheap. I’ll get more, but I’m gonna squeeze the can at the store before I pay.
Is it possible to break it back into a powder?
Most probably your high humidity is the problem:
That link describes the problem, and gives multiple solutions on how to re-dry and crumble, or use a chunk diluted with water.
There are times I’m glad I live in a very dry climate! Though my visiting friends and my skin disagrees.
My wife uses that stuff to clean the bathroom and says it’s amazing.
Except it’s a foaming cleanser that comes in a plastic spray bottle, so I think the company makes more than one kind of cleaning solution.
Oh I like the spray too.
The powder is just a better scour-y thing.
Thx @ParallelLines I’ll read that.
Happy to help with a link, since I didn’t have any first hand experience with clumping to share.
Though I do indeed have a cannister myself - it’s my ally of last resort when I get some seriously cooked on crud on my stainless steel pans.
also does a number on induction cooktops that have serious baked on crud. If you’ve never used an induction burner, one lesson is to always wipe it off after every use. Otherwise, a nasty boil over on high heat can sear a layer of crud into the cooktop that otherwise would require a chisel to remove.
Good for steel sinks, too. Matter of fact, I may need to get me a can …