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Title: stain removal from stainless
Post by: gmpd4104 on June 17, 2009, 08:04:50 PM
anyone have any good methods of removing rust stains from ferrous screws on stainless sheetmetal,

am not looking to polish the entire bus to get rid of a few rust stains
Title: Re: stain removal from stainless
Post by: Airbag on June 17, 2009, 10:40:40 PM
Maybe CLR? Try a sample area first.
Title: Re: stain removal from stainless
Post by: TomCat on June 17, 2009, 11:46:18 PM
Back when I was still building my bus, the plumber left some steel screws in my new stainless sink, let them get wet, then left for the day.

When I got back to it later that night, I about crapped myself that my brand new sink was already tainted with rust stains!

The next day I was in the small town grocery where I shop, and saw a product called ZUD on the shelf that touts being able to remove rust stains from stainless steel.

Short story...I bought the ZUD, sprinkled some on the stain, rubbed a little and POW!...just like new!

Good luck.

Jay
87 SaftLiner
Title: Re: stain removal from stainless
Post by: Dreamscape on June 18, 2009, 02:11:14 AM
Naval Jelly works pretty good.

Paul
Title: Re: stain removal from stainless
Post by: paul102a3 on June 18, 2009, 03:56:00 AM
A product called Bar Keepers Friend works real well. It comes in two forms, a dry powder or a liquid. The powdered form works well for vertical surfaces if you mix it with a little water to form a thin paste. The paste will stick to to most SS surfaces.

Paul
Title: Re: stain removal from stainless
Post by: gmpd4104 on June 18, 2009, 06:33:04 AM
thanks will try to post some pics before and after and product review when I get the time to try
Title: Re: stain removal from stainless
Post by: TomCat on June 19, 2009, 09:05:10 AM
Here's an article about the different cleaners, how and why they work, and the ones best suited to each task.

http://www0.epinions.com/content_250238242436 (http://www0.epinions.com/content_250238242436)

Good luck!

Jay
87 SaftLiner