Category Archives: Rust news and tips
What to do if your pipes are rusty
Rusty pipes are common with houses that use well water and have no filtration methods. Rust in your pipes is not in any way harmful to your health, but can effect the taste and color of your water. The signs of rusty pipes include a strong odor of rotten eggs coming from your water or … Continue reading
Vinegar and rust removal
Removing rust with vinegar is a very common method of cleaning rust. Simply put the pure vinegar on to the affected rust stain and scrub it with steel wool. For added abrasiveness to scrape the rust off even further, you could add baking soda to the mixture. If you chose to use vinegar and baking … Continue reading
Rust and bleach
Bleach is a common chemical to clean and sterilize a wide variety of surfaces. However, should bleach be used to clean rust? Surprisingly the answer is no, bleach should not be used for rust removal. Standard reduction potential is a positive or negative number representing how easy it is for something to oxidize. The lower the number, the more … Continue reading
Preventing your car from rusting
Preventing rust on your car’s wheels or body is one of the most important things you can do to extend your car’s life. Rust occurs when the metal from your car is exposed to oxygen and water, which creates a chemical reaction called oxidation which creates iron oxide, or what we know as rust. Preventing … Continue reading
Cleaning rust with steel wool
Steel wool is almost an essential material for cleaning rust. Other scrubbing agents such as a wire brush work fine, but are harder to come across and more expensive to purchase. Steel wool is inexpensive and is a common house hold item. You might think sand paper is good for removing rust; and it is. … Continue reading
Cleaning rust off stainless steel
Cleaning rust off of stainless steel sounds like an oxymoron, but it does need to happen on occasion. Chromium which is what helps the stainless steel from rusting must be present at a level of 10.5% or greater. This element reacts with the oxygen in the air, but instead of making iron oxide, or rust, … Continue reading
Ospho rust primer
Ospho rust remover and metal treatment is one of the easiest ways to clean up and repair old and rusty metals. Ospho can be applied to a metal that is already rusted or a clean metal to protect against rust. It’s essentially a primer that converts rust in to something flakey and easy to remove. … Continue reading
Rusterizer review
My driveway had been accumulating rust from a bird feeder that kept overflowing in the rain. There was a rust stain that was approximately three square feet. After I researched various products I purchased an all organic product called Rusterizer from Amazon.com. Their claim: spray on Rusterizer to remove any rust stain, there will be … Continue reading
Cleaning everyday rust stains
Cleaning rust stains is an essential part of house maintenance. Since rust can form anywhere that contains water, it is quite the problem for most people. One of the ugliest spots I’ve ever seen a rust stain was on a concrete driveway. It had to be at least 30 square feet of nothing put brown. … Continue reading
Rusterizer – cleaning rust off almost any surface
Rusterizer is one of the easiest and environmentally safe rust cleaners on the market. It’s all natural formula strips rust off many surfaces including concrete, fabric, metal, chrome, and ceramic. This seemingly miracle chemical is so powerful it doesn’t even require whipping. That’s right, the mere act of spraying it on removes even the toughest … Continue reading