Often, when we take washed items out of the washing machine drum, we find rusty stains on their surface. There may be several reasons for such an unfortunate misunderstanding. This usually happens due to washing in rusty water; sometimes the fabric around zippers, rivets and various metal fittings suffers. Rust on clothes can appear when insufficiently dry textiles are dried on a radiator. Children can get dirty on the playground, adults can get dirty on a construction site. In any case, if the housewife washed things in rusty water, such contaminants can be dealt with. Today's post will tell you how to do this.
Acid will come to the rescue
To solve the problem, it is usually pointless to turn to traditional bleaches and stain removers. In most cases, the time and money spent will not be worth it. To effectively combat rust marks, we recommend using acid. There are many recipes, but the simplest one is using fresh lemon. This cleaning method is safe for white and colored laundry. It removes small red marks well. Just cut a lemon, wrap the slice in a piece of gauze, place it on the problem area and iron it. Then we wash the item in a basin with warm water.
If you don't have fresh lemon on hand, you can use lemon juice, but the first method is usually the most effective. As a last resort, you can use citric acid in powder form to combat rust. Important: we only clean white fabric in this way. To clean, prepare a solution: take warm water (150 ml), dissolve the powder (20 g) in it. We heat the mixture until it almost boils, and dip the soiled material into it. After 5 minutes, check the effectiveness of cleaning and, if necessary, repeat everything again. The final stage: pour cool water into the basin and wash the clothes.
Rust on colored clothes
All recipes described in the section for white fabrics cannot be used for colored items. How to remove rust stains on colored clothes and fabrics? The universal method is as follows: mix glycerin and finely grated soap in equal proportions. Add water to make a thick paste. Lubricate the stain. Leave it for a day. Then wash and rinse.
Plain lemon juice also works well. Heat the juice just squeezed from the lemon until almost boiling. It is more convenient to do this in the microwave. Treat the stain. Next, the item needs to be washed.
Washing colored items is a real hassle ((But not for us, Chistyul!
