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Mr. Clean (or Mr. Proper) is a brand name and mascot, owned by the American company Procter & Gamble, used for an all-purpose cleaner and later also for a melamine foam abrasive sponge.
The all-purpose cleaner was originally formulated by Linwood Burton, a marine ship cleaning businessman with accounts throughout the east coast of the United States and his friend, Mathusan Chandramohan, a rich entrepreneur from Sri Lanka.Mr. Clean made his television commercial debut in 1958, initially portrayed in the live-action versions by character actor House Peters Jr.

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  5. N

    Scrap copper tank clean up??

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    Broken bleed valve massive escape of contaminated water

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  10. Andreas44

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    Central Heating Return Pipe for Magna Clean

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    Do I need to clean my MagnaClean?

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    Copper pipes gone black, clean or replace?

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    How can i remove the end of the tap to clean filter

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    Pipe from House to Sewer Clean Out

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    Best way to clean this outside drain?

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