Remove heavy rust stain from our well water from house siding?
by The22202367
We watered our garden from our well water (we don't drink the water) and it made a heavy rust stain on our siding. We have bacterial iron in the water. Is there a safe solution we can make to remove the stain without killing plants and hurting the environment?
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Amy Marksheffel Balenzano
on Jun 19, 2017
You can use white vinegar to remove water, mineral deposits, and rust on nearly everything. Try it on your siding. And only use the white vinegar as it's the strongest. -
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Jun 19, 2017
Table vinegar, either white or apple cider is typically 5% acidity. "Cleaning vinegar" is typically 6% acidity - yes that 1% makes a difference. And "agricultural vinegar" is 10% - 20% acidity, (not recommended for this project.) Make a paste with vinegar and baking soda and scrub away, and rinse immediately. Cover your plants and have a hose ready as vinegar will kill anything it comes in contact with - hence the paste and immediate rinsing, less liklihood of harming your plants. Do a test patch first, then proceed.If not too bad, Dawn original and a scrubbie sponge might work too.Good luck! Fingers crossed to you. -
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And1639926
on Jun 19, 2017
Maybe CLR cleaner would work.
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