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[OT] coca-cola and rust
A little while ago, a few folks were posting "helpful hints" lists
for ways to deal with common problems using household items. One such suggestion was soaking a rusty metal item in some coca-cola and then scrubbing it clean. Well, I tried this yesterday on my tea strainer. It's the kind of strainer that sits on top of your teacup and you pour the tea through it, and it catches the leaves. The material is a very fine screen mesh. The kind I have is very cheap, not stainless steel, and they tend to get rusty. When I take the strainer off the cup and place it on the saucer, it's kind of gross to see the black water collecting on the saucer - rust. Anyway, after cleaning it with coke yesterday, I discovered that it did absolutely no good at all. What did I do wrong? I soaked it for about an hour before scrubbing it. Is this an urban legend? Or did it not work because I used a knock-off brand of cola (Coke wasn't available)? Any suggestions? Thanks! Joyce |
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[OT] coca-cola and rust
I did the coke experiment back in middle school left a nail over night in a
glass and it removed the rust. It has to be real coke to work Do you have a walgreens nearby Joyce if you can by some CLR http://tinyurl.com/6n29h it works great in stuff like that item you need cleaned wrote in message ... A little while ago, a few folks were posting "helpful hints" lists for ways to deal with common problems using household items. One such suggestion was soaking a rusty metal item in some coca-cola and then scrubbing it clean. Well, I tried this yesterday on my tea strainer. It's the kind of strainer that sits on top of your teacup and you pour the tea through it, and it catches the leaves. The material is a very fine screen mesh. The kind I have is very cheap, not stainless steel, and they tend to get rusty. When I take the strainer off the cup and place it on the saucer, it's kind of gross to see the black water collecting on the saucer - rust. Anyway, after cleaning it with coke yesterday, I discovered that it did absolutely no good at all. What did I do wrong? I soaked it for about an hour before scrubbing it. Is this an urban legend? Or did it not work because I used a knock-off brand of cola (Coke wasn't available)? Any suggestions? Thanks! Joyce |
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On 2006-03-24, penned:
Anyway, after cleaning it with coke yesterday, I discovered that it did absolutely no good at all. What did I do wrong? I soaked it for about an hour before scrubbing it. Is this an urban legend? Or did it not work because I used a knock-off brand of cola (Coke wasn't available)? Well, this article seems to debunk a lot of the "cleaning" uses of coke: http://www.truthminers.com/hoaxarticles/coke.htm -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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I've never tried coke with rust, it works well with calcium deposits
though. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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"Matthew AKA NMR \( NO MORE RETAIL \)" 10 points a troll @linethetrollsup.com wrote:
I did the coke experiment back in middle school left a nail over night in a glass and it removed the rust. It has to be real coke to work Do you have a walgreens nearby Joyce if you can by some CLR What's CLR? I was at a supermarket, and the real Coke came in big packs of 24 cans. They didn't allow me to buy one single can - I would've had to open up the package. So I bought the supermarket brand, which they sold in a vending machine. Thanks, Joyce |
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, this article seems to debunk a lot of the "cleaning" uses of coke: http://www.truthminers.com/hoaxarticles/coke.htm This article didn't seem to have any comment about whether Coke cleaned rust. All it said was: "To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. Same to same." I don't understand what "Same to same" means. Joyce |
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Victor Martinez wrote: I've never tried coke with rust, it works well with calcium deposits though. Hmmmm.... in taht case, think what it does to your TEETH! -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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wrote in message
... A little while ago, a few folks were posting "helpful hints" lists for ways to deal with common problems using household items. One such suggestion was soaking a rusty metal item in some coca-cola and then scrubbing it clean. Well, I tried this yesterday on my tea strainer. It's the kind of strainer that sits on top of your teacup and you pour the tea through it, and it catches the leaves. The material is a very fine screen mesh. The kind I have is very cheap, not stainless steel, and they tend to get rusty. When I take the strainer off the cup and place it on the saucer, it's kind of gross to see the black water collecting on the saucer - rust. Anyway, after cleaning it with coke yesterday, I discovered that it did absolutely no good at all. What did I do wrong? I soaked it for about an hour before scrubbing it. Is this an urban legend? Or did it not work because I used a knock-off brand of cola (Coke wasn't available)? Nthe knock-off brand may not be acidic. Its really the acid in coke that is the active ingredient in rust removal, although the carbonation helps 'lift' the rust (but so would a brush!) Ok Here's something you can do to remove the rust: make a paste out of fine salt (like cooking salt) and lemon juice or white vinegar. Smother the tea strainer with the paste, trying to force th epaste through the mesh with your thumbs. When its nicely smothered, leave in a warm place for a few hours, then rinse clean. However, it might not be rust, it might be tannin, from the tea. You could try the salt paste above, but if that doens't work, then soak the thing overnight in a water with some baking soda in it. Failing that, it might be just easier and cheaper overall to get a new tea strainer. Good luck, Yowie |
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, this article seems to debunk a lot of the "cleaning" uses of coke: http://www.truthminers.com/hoaxarticles/coke.htm This article didn't seem to have any comment about whether Coke cleaned rust. All it said was: "To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. Same to same." I don't understand what "Same to same" means. Joyce This may seem unsympathic, Joyce....but AFAIC Coke is for drinking! When I was a kid, we put peanuts in the bottle (you, too, Matt?). My tea strainer is silver and never gets nasty or rusts. Stainless is also good. Did you know they sell little loose-woven cloth bags (each one big enough for one cup) you put loose tea in to brew and then discard? If I were you, I'd abandon ship w/that strainer you describe. |
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"Yowie" wrote in message However, it might not be rust, it might be tannin, from the tea. You could try the salt paste above, but if that doens't work, then soak the thing overnight in a water with some baking soda in it. I'd bet its that too. The stuff that makes a brown stain inside a container tea has been in looks a great deal like rust. And I wouldn't think a tea strainer would be made from anything that would rust. Vinegar will take off tannin stains. Try soaking it in vinegar overnight. Jo |
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