"Potential Business": SA Man Turns Drill and Steel Wool Into a Pot Scrubber in Hack

• A South African man filmed himself creating a makeshift pot scrubber using a drill and steel wool in what appears to be a small kitchen
• TikToker @geralddupa shared a clip of his high-effort but effective idea to get a sparkling clean pan
• South Africans in the comments were impressed by the ingenuity, with some seeing a business opportunity in the clever hack

A South African man's low-budget kitchen hack caught the attention of Mzansi. A short clip of his DIY pot-scrubbing method made the rounds on TikTok.

The young man posted the footage of his hack on 9 September 2026. He filmed himself transforming a pot, making it look like new.

The video by @geralddupa showed the TikToker pressing a drill fitted with steel wool against the base of an upturned metal pan, using the spinning motion to scrub the surface clean. See the final result he shared after scrubbing:

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Watch the pot-scrubbing hack that has Mzansi talking below:

Mzansi amazed by kitchen hack

South Africans flooded the comments with a mix of admiration and light-hearted concern:

@Joyful Njebs wrote:

"Eye protection sbali [buddy]"

@Tlatso-Son said:

"That's a potential business right there."

@ofentse added:

"You is smart and you is important bafo [brother]"

Other Briefly News stories about DIY kitchen hacks

• TikTok user Refilwe showed followers a cleaning trick designed to lift tough, burnt-on grease stains from kitchen stovetops.
• Famous housekeeper Mbali Nhlapo went viral after demonstrating a water-free cleaning formula to whiten yellowed or grimy electrical plugs.
• Content creator @diy_by_cphumer inspired local renters after posting a video detailing budget-friendly kitchen transformation methods.

Source: Briefly News