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What should I do if the stainless steel faucet has rust spots?

If your faucet is made of stainless steel, the so-called stainless steel does not rust, but it is more resistant to rust than iron. Among them, there are nickel-chromium and so on. It is normal to form a primary battery in the presence of water to produce rust. This layer of rust covers the surface of the faucet to make it dull, and the outside is very unsightly. So how can we remove rust? Will a layer of dirt or scale accumulate on the bathroom faucet that has been used for a long time?
If this is the case in your home, how about giving up the use of detergents and trying the effect of potato peels? This is both natural and environmentally friendly, and it can be regarded as a natural and low-cost "rust-removing magic weapon". Take a potato, peel off the potato skin with a knife, and then use the meat side to wipe the surface of the stainless steel faucet repeatedly, you will find dirt and scale, and the stains and rust on the faucet will be slowly washed away. Then clean the faucet with clean water, and you can see the true face of the bright and mirror-like water faucet.




To prepare salt and vinegar, mix the salt and vinegar together, mix, let the salt be diluted in the vinegar, and then heat it. After heating, use an absorbent sponge or rag to saturate the liquid, and then put it on the rust. place, cover 20-30. Halfway through, stubborn rust can be easily removed by scrubbing vigorously with a rough cloth dipped in a salt-vinegar mixture.
If you use a soft cloth and toothpaste, please pay attention to the degree of force, be careful that the toothpaste will grind out small marks on your precious faucet, and use the current crystal toothpaste.
If it is chrome-plated, it is recommended to clean it with Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola contains a small amount of phosphoric acid, which chemically reacts with chromium to form a protective layer of chromium phosphate. In the 1950s and 1960s, drivers of cars, motorcycles and trucks used Coke to wash chrome bumpers and headlights. In industry, phosphoric acid is still used for the above purpose, and antirust coatings require phosphoric acid. (Remove water stains) Iron rust requires water and oxygen, and the solubility of gas decreases with the increase of temperature, that is to say, in hot water, the solubility of oxygen is relatively small - the oxygen contained in hot water is relatively small and Cold water contains more oxygen, so rust is faster in the cold one.

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