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- Annie B. Bond
- September 15, 2008
- 6:00 pm
- 5 comments
Hi Annie! Do you have any tips for removing rust from a metal table? –Julianne, NY
Dear Julianne,
Nice to hear from you! The old folk formulas rave about cream of tartar as the best choice to remove rust. Just make a thick paste of cream of tartar and water and rub it onto the metal table. (Note to spot test if the metal table is painted.) Let the mixture set on the rust for a few hours, keeping the paste damp, before rinsing. I hope it helps! Another tip for removing rust is milk, also an acid, but I am not sure pouring milk on the table will remove the rust unless you can let it pool over the rust, which depends on where the rust is found.
Good luck.
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Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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Oxalic acid is great at getting rid of rust, and you can buy it at the hardware store. Used car places use it to clean rust spots off older cars. Oxalic acid is a natural product (or it can be), and it is found in swiss chard and spinach. It sticks to metal ions, like calcium and iron, and "chelates" them, which helps remove rust spots.
if you use the shinny side of reynolds wrap aluminum foil, it also will take off deep rust and leave your metal very shiny.
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