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<p>[QUOTE="ethan edwards, post: 9820036, member: 87326"]I am confused. This pot is decades old and looked fine when I purchased it. It might have had a small dark spot on one side... don't recall exactly. I stored it in my attic which while sometimes hot is pretty dry. Recently I took a look at the thing and the side facing the wall has turned mostly black! I am at a loss. My cat was up there and at first I thought maybe it was cat urine that he sprayed on it but that hypothesis seems unlikely as the distribution of the discoloration suggests otherwise and there is no odor. I tried vigorous rubbing with mild soap and a rag and it is impossible to get off. My friend suggests "oxidation" but how did that occur so rapidly? This color was not on this pot to anywhere near this extent a few months ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ethan edwards, post: 9820036, member: 87326"]I am confused. This pot is decades old and looked fine when I purchased it. It might have had a small dark spot on one side... don't recall exactly. I stored it in my attic which while sometimes hot is pretty dry. Recently I took a look at the thing and the side facing the wall has turned mostly black! I am at a loss. My cat was up there and at first I thought maybe it was cat urine that he sprayed on it but that hypothesis seems unlikely as the distribution of the discoloration suggests otherwise and there is no odor. I tried vigorous rubbing with mild soap and a rag and it is impossible to get off. My friend suggests "oxidation" but how did that occur so rapidly? This color was not on this pot to anywhere near this extent a few months ago.[/QUOTE]
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