Rust stains are something
we have all had some experience with, in some form or the other. This is
because these reddish brown stains are very common. You might be wondering why
is it is so. The reason is evident enough. Rust stains are actually iron oxide
particles and whenever metal in its any form is exposed to air, this autonomous
reaction starts taking place and consequently you end up with these aggravating
reddish brown rust stains.
As knives have their blades
cut out from iron in its various forms, therefore they are very prone to rust.
These rust stains can mar the beauty of your knives but more than that they can
damage their sharp cutting edge, reducing them to be of little or no use.
Yet you need not worry,
because this is where we step in. Our simple, effective and inexpensive
household remedies will remove these rusty stains from knives, making you end
up with knives as good as new.
Things that you will require:
·
Lemon
juice
·
Tall
glass
·
Scrubbing
sponge
·
Clean
cloth
Steps that you need to take:
1.
Lemon juice is a miraculous cleaning agent and hereby, we would be making
use of these very magical stain lifting powers to remove rust stains from your
knives.
2.
Just
take some lemon juice in a tall glass. The amount should be ample enough so
that the knives can get adequately soaked in it.
3.
Needless
to say, the next step comprises of soaking these knives in that lemon juice for
some time, approximately five to ten minutes. This is done so that lemon juice
can have sufficient time to work on the rust spots and prompt them to get out
of the knife.
4.
Next,
take out the knives and scrub them using a clean sponge. This step will
effectively lift off any remaining rust stains and you shall end up with clean,
stain-free and glistening knives.
5.
To
give a finishing touch to these knives, you can consider wiping them with a
clean cloth.
Tip:
Washing
your knives in a dish washer is probably a bad idea as it makes your knife more
prone to rust; therefore once you have given them this lemon juice treatment,
always prefer hand washing your knives.
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