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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: drive surgeon on November 02, 2009, 09:45:30 am

Title: anyone recommend an off the shelf product to remove rust stains?
Post by: drive surgeon on November 02, 2009, 09:45:30 am

need to remove rust from concrete grey flags. cold water wont shift it alone.  will chlorine shift it?

Title: Re: anyone recommend an off the shelf product to remove rust stains?
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on November 02, 2009, 10:42:35 am

Try brick acid mate it works for me and its v cheap

Title: Re: anyone recommend an off the shelf product to remove rust stains?
Post by: drive surgeon on November 02, 2009, 11:14:57 am

i have got brick acid. did not think that would shift it? do you use it neat? what method do you use?

Title: Re: anyone recommend an off the shelf product to remove rust stains?
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on November 02, 2009, 06:45:30 pm

Yeah neat mate. I did a job a few weeks ago. Rust on paving stone. Put brick acid on neat, agitated with scrubbing brush then blasted off with pressure washer. Worked for me.

Title: Re: anyone recommend an off the shelf product to remove rust stains?
Post by: BDCS on November 02, 2009, 08:12:44 pm

Acid should remove rust but won't remove fertiliser - they look the same

Title: Re: anyone recommend an off the shelf product to remove rust stains?
Post by: Phild on November 07, 2009, 11:34:10 am

Have a look on the carpet cleaners section and you will see rust removers mentioned somewhere for removing the stains caused by furniture feet when stood on wet carpets. It does work as I've done it myself alternatively the "brick acid" you need is a phosphoric acid based one not hydrochloric. It's nasty stuff so be very careful.