Need help!! Rust on towel rail stainless steel.

nathanael91 · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:01

Rust has started to appear on out towel rail in our bathroom. I have started using WD 40 so far it has removed a couple of areas but there are still too many areas to cover.
I have already tried with white vinegar and its not that great.

Has anyone got anything that I could use to instantly remove the rust?

dpbadger · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:02

Fire.

airwave99 · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:27

I've had a bit of a success using a paste made from baking soda and water. Let it for a while to set before scrubbing clean.

touch · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:28

hammerite rust remover

SPG · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:30

AUJTOSOL

Mr Joshua · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:30

Wet and dry paper, you will need to polish the metal after this though.

Nightglow · 9 Feb 2014 at 18:46

Quite common on chrome towel rails.

plasmahal · 9 Feb 2014 at 19:48

Nightglow said:
Quite common on chrome towel rails.

OP didn't mention chrome but stainless steel!!!!!!

Where did you get that from......

SkodaMart · 9 Feb 2014 at 19:50

plasmahal said:
OP didn't mention chrome but stainless steel!!!!!!

Where did you get that from......

Because stainless steel doesn't rust

dholdi · 9 Feb 2014 at 20:06

SkodaMart said:
Because stainless steel doesn't rust

Where did you get that from ?

Some grades rust for fun.

SkodaMart · 9 Feb 2014 at 20:14

dholdi said:
Where did you get that from ?

Some grades rust for fun.

Haha! Is that why it's called 'stainless'?

Nightglow · 9 Feb 2014 at 20:14

plasmahal said:
OP didn't mention chrome but stainless steel!!!!!!

Where did you get that from......

Lost a paragraph somehow & I didn't realise it.

SkodaMart said:
Because stainless steel doesn't rust

Wrong, the low grade like 304 stainless steel can rust, whereas the higher grades are less likely, If stainless steel been through the 'passivation process' it is more corrosion resistant.

bitslice · 10 Feb 2014 at 01:26

nathanael91 said:
Has anyone got anything that I could use to instantly remove the rust?

Rub it with tinfoil

Seriously,
I didn't believe it but there is a chemical reaction involved, and it does remove the rust.

Took all the rust off my chrome bike parts.

Mark A · 10 Feb 2014 at 01:42

Autosol if its polished stainless. If its brushed then some fine wirewool.

I'd have thought they would have used the non rusting grade of stainless for a product that is supposed to come into contact with damp towels :rolleyes:

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You could try cleaning it with a bit of baby oil as this is supposed to leave a film that helps protect the steel. Plus keeping damp towels off it and just using it to warm dry towels.

pitchfork · 10 Feb 2014 at 07:44

I suppose using an electrolysis bath is out? I actually have a bath I built for about £50 you could very easily do a rad in

Wet and dry it then polish it up with high grade wet and dry (wet sand) then metal polish, or just paint it (more likely to stop the rust coming back as well).

Oh and WD40 isn't exactly great for rust removal, it's a mild penetrating fluid at best and is likely to bring the rust back.

McMuffin · 10 Feb 2014 at 11:24

Aluminium foil and Coca Cola, this will remove surface rust from Stainless Steel.

nathanael91 · 10 Feb 2014 at 22:11

wow thanks for everyone who has commented. I will look into a couple of ways that have been listed. If anyone else has other ideas I would love to know them.