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[kmeiding]

So I starched a doily and used the wrong pins and they rusted a little. Now my white doily has a few rust spots. What is the best to clean this?

[rshseaeagle]

Hi,

I have always heard that you should use lemon juice on the rust marks.

 

I googled the problem and also came up with this website. They have several other methods which I have never heard of.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Toni

[Granny Square]

Thanks for the tip!

 

I can see someone 'discovering' the lemon solution, but I really wonder how someone discovered the power of 'rhubarb water'

[kathome]

Use Iron-Out.

 

I used to purchase this product when I lived in a rural area because my well water stained EVERYTHING because of the iron content. Since this was a common problem in the area the supermarkets carried it. The only place to purchase it where I live now is either Lowes or a local hardware store.

 

It is a powder that you dissolve in water and then soak the article. It will remove the rust stains like magic. (I used to have to add it to the washer-full of clothes I had such bad well water).

 

Oh - - by the way - - - it STINKS to high heaven so hold your breath when you pour the powder. The smell will rinse right out though, thankfully.

[sunnywolfgar]

Have you tried Oxi clean?

[Cathoms]

Use Iron-Out.

 

I used to purchase this product when I lived in a rural area because my well water stained EVERYTHING because of the iron content. Since this was a common problem in the area the supermarkets carried it. The only place to purchase it where I live now is either Lowes or a local hardware store.

 

It is a powder that you dissolve in water and then soak the article. It will remove the rust stains like magic. (I used to have to add it to the washer-full of clothes I had such bad well water).

 

Oh - - by the way - - - it STINKS to high heaven so hold your breath when you pour the powder. The smell will rinse right out though, thankfully.

 

 

I second this...Iron Out is a wonderful product. I use it when we go on vacation in northern Michigan and the well water is really bad