How to get rid of this sink stain
#1
01-31-18, 07:40 PM
#2
01-31-18, 07:51 PM
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01-31-18, 07:52 PM
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Try the dollar store or Wal-Mart and see if you can find a bottle of "The Works".
Any other places your getting rust stains?
City water or well?
Any other places your getting rust stains?
City water or well?
#5
01-31-18, 07:58 PM
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Never ever use a drain cleaner!
Drains running slow, remover the trap under the sink with a bucket under it to catch the water.
Clean out the trap.
Traps not plugged up then run a snake down the drain.
Now you you has a toxic, caustic liquid in the drain to deal with.
Drains running slow, remover the trap under the sink with a bucket under it to catch the water.
Clean out the trap.
Traps not plugged up then run a snake down the drain.
Now you you has a toxic, caustic liquid in the drain to deal with.
#8
02-01-18, 04:49 AM
Some pharmacists will sell full strength Oxalic Acid to their known Customers, for a nominal cost..
Oxalic acid is a serious POISON but it actively works effectively to separate rust (ferrous oxide) into it's separate components: oxygen and iron, which can then be washed away.
I've used it to quickly dissolve rust on bathroom fixtures, rusty bumpers on cars and trucks,, and cleaned up several tools to look like new.
PS: Oxalic Acid IS NOT for "clogs" . . . . but the OP wasn't asking about clogs. S/he was asking about "stains". like in the photo provided.
Oxalic acid is a serious POISON but it actively works effectively to separate rust (ferrous oxide) into it's separate components: oxygen and iron, which can then be washed away.
I've used it to quickly dissolve rust on bathroom fixtures, rusty bumpers on cars and trucks,, and cleaned up several tools to look like new.
PS: Oxalic Acid IS NOT for "clogs" . . . . but the OP wasn't asking about clogs. S/he was asking about "stains". like in the photo provided.
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#9
02-01-18, 04:55 AM
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This was months ago. I used a snake but it was still slow. That stuff cleared it right out.
I can only echo Joe's post like I have in the past!
#10
02-01-18, 08:42 AM
Is oxalic acid the active ingredient in toilet bowl cleaner? Because that's what I find works best to remove rust stains from my showers, grout & toilets. CLR did nothing. Rust Out did remove some but nowhere as effective as toilet cleaner.
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02-01-18, 08:53 AM
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I have to agree on Barkeepers Friend. It's almost a miracle cure for rust and soap scum, it polishes and scrubs.
Your sink looks like porcelain on steel or cast iron, either one can withstand abrasives without scratching.
Use a stiff toothbrush to scrub around the drain flange.
Your sink looks like porcelain on steel or cast iron, either one can withstand abrasives without scratching.
Use a stiff toothbrush to scrub around the drain flange.
