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Thread Number: 6018
Major rust stain remover ? |
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Post# 123937 , Reply# 1 4/23/2006 at 07:52 (6,572 days old) by gyrafoam  (Wytheville, VA) |
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Sno-Bol will do it. I wipe it on with a sponge and then rinse it off after ten minutes or so. Be sure to wear gloves! | ||
| Post# 123939 , Reply# 2 4/23/2006 at 07:57 (6,572 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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I use the powdered SuperIronOut, available at most Lowes/HomeDepots/AceHardware stores. Ive used it in my washers and dishwashers with great success. I always keep a couple of containers of it onhand. | ||
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Post# 123967 , Reply# 3 4/23/2006 at 09:51 (6,572 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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Try this... Mike, the easiest way is: start the dishwasher, then when its in a main wash, add 1 package of Kool-Aid Lemonade flavor - the citric acid works well, even if you do it twice, plus its cheap! I've done it many times with success..... SteveD | ||
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Post# 123985 , Reply# 4 4/23/2006 at 11:56 (6,571 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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If it's plastic good luck. Our well water is high iron and it only took a few months before our BOL GE dw interior was a sickly orange. I tried every iron out product there was to no avail plus others like Tang, DW Magic. Zud powdered cleanser for rust worked a little with a LOT of scrubbing but I gave up and we got a new DW with SS interior.
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Post# 123990 , Reply# 6 4/23/2006 at 12:15 (6,571 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 124002 , Reply# 7 4/23/2006 at 13:52 (6,571 days old) by maytagmom () | ||
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The product I use and recommend for rust stains Is WHINK Rust Stain Remover. Works so well, it disappears before your very eyes. Comes in a brown bottle (10 oz) usually about $3 and some change. Good luck! | ||
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Post# 124082 , Reply# 8 4/23/2006 at 22:00 (6,571 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 124091 , Reply# 9 4/23/2006 at 22:23 (6,571 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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clean in a whink! Absolutely! | ||
| Post# 124110 , Reply# 10 4/23/2006 at 23:30 (6,571 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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If you use Whink- BE sure to ventilate well, and WEAR RUBBER GLOVES. Whink is effective, but nasty, and too long will degloss/deglaze! Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 124118 , Reply# 11 4/24/2006 at 02:21 (6,571 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 124119 , Reply# 12 4/24/2006 at 02:58 (6,571 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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definitely citric or formic acid
Either citric acid or formic will do it. I would start with the citric though and stay away from the other stuff until you'd seen no progress at all. Major problem is that acids kill procelain. They will dull the shine very fast. If this dishwasher is going to be in daily use, the rust might just plain fade over time if you use a bit of lemon juice in every last rinse? Whatever you do, don't let the acid drip undiluted onto the porcelain, wear gloves and eye protection and have lots of ventilation. Just because these acids come in lemons and apples doesn't mean they are safe in their pure form. They are used to etch old bathtubs over here before they are 're-enamelled' with epoxy. | ||
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Post# 124132 , Reply# 15 4/24/2006 at 07:10 (6,571 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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ja, ich habe nichts besseres zu tun...want a few for your pa
Tom, you are a cut-up. No, I neither squeeze apples nor ants to get the stuff. It comes in lovely orange squeeze bottles. One line is the description: Rostentferner. The next 200 lines are a list of dire threats and warnings about what will happen to you if you use it with bleach, it touches your skin or eyes or, may the gods forfend, it is drunk. Works very very well -- but we are talking about a seriously underestimated range of dangeorous chemicals here. Another very effective rust remover - and very poisonous - is oxalic acid. The leaves from rhubarb plants have loads of this stuff. You can buy the crystals or make a solution from such leaves. It will eat through the worst rust...ok, it will reduce it - but I would only consider any of these - including pure citric acid - in a household without kids. And I would flush any remaining oxalic acid crystals away and not store them. A horrid death for many kids every year. Cool that you made the connection. I wonder, does "Formica" have a similar root? Anybody know? | ||
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Post# 124633 , Reply# 18 4/26/2006 at 09:30 (6,569 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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neat
Well, I'll be. I would have never made the connection. Obviously the same basic direction as "fish skin" (note to the Brits: no, not the contraceptive). Hmm, funny language, English. Oh, another cure for rust, at least putative: Nylon stokings and lemon juice. Never tried it, but makes sense. Nylon picks up rust stains more easily than any other fabric. so why not? I'd still be worried about dulling or damaging the porcelain. | ||
| Post# 124664 , Reply# 20 4/26/2006 at 11:25 (6,568 days old) by maytagmom () | ||
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oooops I left out the bug I was referring to: Cockroaches....ugh | ||
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