Rust stain on tile
Jo Ann
one out, found one of the leveling legs had rusted and left a very
noticeable stain on the tile. The tile is a matte finish, generally
cleans up pretty well. I've tried a couple of so-called rust remover
products (nothing specific to tile), which have helped, but there's
still a distinct round, rusty circle on my off-white tile (don't get
me started on keeping off-white tile clean in general in a utility
room, don't know what the previous owners were thinking). The new
washer has a different footprint from the old one, so the stain is
right out there to be seen.
Any advice?
Jo Ann
charlie
oxalic acid. found in barkeeper's friend in the cleaning aisle of the
grocery store.
Thomas
very wet paste and let it sit for a few hours. Maybe yours is a
similar problem.
Cheri
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Have you tried the heavy duty Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on it? I swear those
things remove just about anything.
Cheri
Jo Ann
I haven't tried the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (and I've got one right in
the pantry closet), Oxy-Clean, or Barkeeper's Friend yet! Thanks for
all the good suggestions -- I'll report back :)
Jo Ann
Red Green
> On Jan 6, 1:09锟絧m, "Cheri" <cher...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> "Jo Ann" <jah...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:bddfa8a5-bf57-475b...@e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com
>> ...
>>
>> >I got a new clothes washer yesterday (sweet!) and on taking the old
>> > one out, found one of the leveling legs had rusted and left a very
>> > noticeable stain on the tile. 锟絋he tile is a matte finish,
>> > generally cleans up pretty well. 锟絀've tried a couple of so-called
>> > rust remover products (nothing specific to tile), which have
>> > helped, but there's still a distinct round, rusty circle on my
>> > off-white tile (don't get me started on keeping off-white tile
>> > clean in general in a utility room, don't know what the previous
>> > owners were thinking). 锟絋he new washer has a different footprint
>> > from the old one, so the stain is right out there to be seen.
>>
>> > Any advice?
>>
>> > Jo Ann
>>
>> Have you tried the heavy duty Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on it? I swear
>> those things remove just about anything.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I haven't tried the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (and I've got one right in
> the pantry closet), Oxy-Clean, or Barkeeper's Friend yet! Thanks for
> all the good suggestions -- I'll report back :)
>
> Jo Ann
>
I've heard lots of good things about that Magic Eraser. Await your
results.
I've had very good luck removing rust from porcelain and counter tops
with Barkeeper's Friend. I had never noticed it contained oxalic acid. My
exposure to oxalic acid was in products used to remove water stains from
wood floors.
With the Barkeeps, I found making a paste, applying with a toothbrush,
let it sit for 5min, brush, rinse and repeat to be a successful
procedure.
Oren
wrote:
If the above examples won't work, look into Sulfamic Acid - a stronger
tile cleaner. Follow directions and even dilute it heavily at first.
RTM.
Tony
Save your money and use automotive paint "rubbing compound" for the
heavy duty stuff and "polishing compound" for the lighter stuff.
Probably about 1/100 the cost of the magic erasers. Oh, but you have to
use your own rag or sponge.
dadiOH
> I got a new clothes washer yesterday (sweet!) and on taking the old
> one out, found one of the leveling legs had rusted and left a very
> noticeable stain on the tile. The tile is a matte finish, generally
> cleans up pretty well. I've tried a couple of so-called rust remover
> products (nothing specific to tile), which have helped, but there's
> still a distinct round, rusty circle on my off-white tile
Any acid will reduce the iron oxide to an easily removed salt. May take a
while depending on acid and strength.
But the tile isn't likely to be actually stained, just have rust physically
stuck to it. You should be able to remove it with a mild abrasive such as
scouring powder.
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> I got a new clothes washer yesterday (sweet!) and on taking the old
> one out, found one of the leveling legs had rusted and left a very
> noticeable stain on the tile. The tile is a matte finish, generally
> cleans up pretty well. I've tried a couple of so-called rust remover
> products (nothing specific to tile), which have helped, but there's
> still a distinct round, rusty circle on my off-white tile
Any acid will reduce the iron oxide to an easily removed salt. May take a
N8N
Not directly pertinent to your question, but if your laundry room is a
basement or otherwise damp, I would get some anti-seize paste
(available at any auto parts store) and remove each leveling foot,
smear a little anti-sleaze on the threads, reinstall, relevel. I got
a used washer from a friend that was in excellent condition save that
it had been in the same place for years, when I went to level it for
my laundry room, I had to heat up the feet with a torch to remove
them, clean up on wire wheel, retap threaded holes, then finally
reinstall before I could level it.
If you don't keep appliances for ~20 years this is likely not an issue
for you, but I'm a cheap b*****d.
nate
Red Green
news:H3l1n.5499$f%5....@newsfe25.ams2:
> Jo Ann wrote:
>> I got a new clothes washer yesterday (sweet!) and on taking the old
>> one out, found one of the leveling legs had rusted and left a very
>> noticeable stain on the tile. The tile is a matte finish, generally
>> cleans up pretty well. I've tried a couple of so-called rust remover
>> products (nothing specific to tile), which have helped, but there's
>> still a distinct round, rusty circle on my off-white tile
>
> Any acid will reduce the iron oxide to an easily removed salt. May
> take a while depending on acid and strength.
>
> But the tile isn't likely to be actually stained, just have rust
> physically stuck to it. You should be able to remove it with a mild
> abrasive such as scouring powder.
>
Oh you mean like Bar Keepers Friend� and/or Magic Eraser?
dadiOH
Yeah. Or Ajax, Bab-O, etc. which most people are likely to already have :)
Jo Ann
I just wish I could have kept my last washer for 20 years! It was an
8-year-old Kenmore (built by Frigidaire, I think). The problem that
took it out of service? A FUSE. That was permanently attached to a
circuit board. That was permanently attached to a motor. The low
estimate I got on repairing it was $300, and I decided that was a
pretty good down payment on a new machine. Talk about an idiotic
design. From what I was told, this dawned on someone a couple years
later and the newer ones were built with a replaceable fuse. I have a
"Joe the appliance guy," but he couldn't figure out a way to rig it to
work without the fuse. I suppose someone who knew more about
electronics might have been able to repair the circuit board or
something, but then appliances started going on sale at the end of the
year, I was already fed up with dropping thirty bucks and two hours at
the laundromat every week, and the rest is history :)
Shoulda kept the one I bought 20 years ago...it's probably still
running.
Jo Ann
N8N
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I would probably have soldered fly leads to the circuit board and used
an automotive fuseholder sticky backed to whatever enclosed the
board. but that's just me.
nate
Jo Ann
Sure wish you'd been here ;)
Jo Ann
charlie
there's usually a good reason for a fuse to blow. chances are the board was
fried elsewhere too.
Jo Ann
All I know for sure is that both guys who looked at it for me -- both
of whom I trust pretty well -- said replacement of the whole unit was
the only option. It gave good service while it worked, but I can't
help thinking 8 years is not much of a track record. I looked on the
net, and there are quite a few reports of similar problems.
Jo Ann
The Daring Dufas
It's an easy repair but something made the fuse blow. Bad connection,
power surge, a shorted component, etc. You have to determine what
caused a fuse to blow to start with. I would solder in a fuse holder.
TDD