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Foil, baking soda, and boiling water remove tarnish from silver. That might work to remove rust, both are oxidation.
Eureka, that's probably it, I'll have to write it down this time. Just bought some foil to give it a go. TY. I'll report back in a couple of days.
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Originally Posted by Jkgourmet
I can't answer your question. But I'm very glad that you've recovered and are feeling better enough to care about rust stains.
Oh, TY, JK. I still have 6-mos before I'm considered healed... that'll be 2-yrs. Still sore (no pain, though!) & weak, just getting back into walking & very light exercise. Someday soon it will be a distant memory & I'll be back amongst the fun & active folks.
Was it oxalic acid or a liquid cleaner with oxalic acid as the active ingredient?
It could be Oxy with tin foil & water... I'll try the baking soda first... I think it was simple. TY, P.
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Originally Posted by mainebrokerman
SOS pads work pretty well
I’ve seen many YouTube video
With coke or Pepsi and baking soda
I’ve got an old cleaver that finds its way in the dishwasher and gets rust spots
… those green scrubbies or steel scrubbies with elbow grease and baking soda .. usually works
I've found with small rust spots on knives, wiping it with olive oil & taking that green scrubby, wetting it, then putting salt on it & scrubbing works with just 2-3 swipes.
I'll keep the baking soda & Coke in mind & check out a vid if I can't find the right tin foil recipe.
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Originally Posted by mojo101
Placing baking soda in an aluminium foil pan and add hot water will remove silver tarnish,not sure if it will remove rust,but SOS pad should
No, but I'm glad you mentioned it... do people mix chemicals together? You know how baking soda with vinegar bubbles up? I've always been afraid to mix OTC chemicals with others.
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Originally Posted by RocketDawg
Have you tried CLR cleaner? I believe CLR stands for Calcium, Lime, and Rust.
As WRM20 said, we put stainless steel in the dishwasher all the time with no rusting problem. I suppose it could be your water quality or even the brand of detergent you used, or possibly your stainless steel has a lower chromium content.
Never heard of CLR, but I'll check it out.
Possibly the issue is just cheap kitchenware. After I broke a dozen bones, I knew I'd have 2-yrs of healing ahead of me, so I bought cheap kitchenware & cookware in case it got ruined, cuz I knew I'd only be using the d/w. I've already had to toss a few forks/spoons that either fell apart or got a chip in them, broke a crockpot (again, I just bought the cheapest), broke several cheap Dollar Store glasses.
It's just that now, I don't want to toss them to buy something new. I'll use them until I need something else.
No, but I'm glad you mentioned it... do people mix chemicals together? You know how baking soda with vinegar bubbles up? I've always been afraid to mix OTC chemicals with others.
TY for all the replies.
"Chemicals" is a vague term. Water is, technically, a chemical. So are baking soda, vinegar, bleach, ammonia, and practically everything else in the kitchen.
Vinegar plus baking soda is impressive; the two good cleaners react, foam up, recombine their components to form a solution of...plain water and table salt. Pretty innocuous, and not very useful.
But if you combine bleach and ammonia, you get a poisonous gas. Dump them both in the toilet, lean in to scrub, and you could die.
"Chemicals" is a vague term. Water is, technically, a chemical. So are baking soda, vinegar, bleach, ammonia, and practically everything else in the kitchen.
Vinegar plus baking soda is impressive; the two good cleaners react, foam up, recombine their components to form a solution of...plain water and table salt. Pretty innocuous, and not very useful.
But if you combine bleach and ammonia, you get a poisonous gas. Dump them both in the toilet, lean in to scrub, and you could die.
So you're probably wise to avoid mixing stuff.
Very interesting. I've never mixed OTC products you purchase in-store (meaning, varying bottles or containers of cleaning products) cuz I have no idea what I'm mixing together... I do like using table salt, water & a rough sponge to scrub pans or cut through grease, like in a stainless-steel kitchen sink. Interesting that combining baking soda/vinegar ends up being the same (although the little volcano eruption is fun to watch)... cheaper to just use a container of table salt for a bit of abrasive scrubbing.
My only other DIY concoction is baking soda-peroxide paste to brush teeth, which a dentist told me he used to brush his teeth. Hopefully, that's a good "concoction".
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Soak for a bit in ketchup?
Never heard of that & found this on Spruce.com:
"Kitchen utensils, outdoor furniture, and garden tools can develop small rust spots. Apply a thick layer of ketchup and let it sit for 30 minutes. Rub with a soft cloth and rinse well. This solution works best on small spots of rust, not on metal that is covered completely or corroded with rust."
I think the few utensils I need to clean have more rust than what this solution will offer, but if nothing else works, I'll give it a try, since if I can't remove the rust from one implement, in particular, I'll need to discard it. TY.
I've used ketchup to clean tarnish off jewelry, corrosion off metal, leftover seasoning and rust from a wok I was given that elbow grease just wasn't taking care of or wouldn't do easily. I've never tried it on a serious rust problem, but that's only because I've not yet come up against one.
I've used ketchup to clean tarnish off jewelry, corrosion off metal, leftover seasoning and rust from a wok I was given that elbow grease just wasn't taking care of or wouldn't do easily. I've never tried it on a serious rust problem, but that's only because I've not yet come up against one.
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I'll report back in a couple of days.
