![]() You often have to try a few of these products on the same item before discovering one that works, which can add to your expenditure. There are chemicals available that can remove rust but they tend to be expensive and bad for the environment. Over time, an object left exposed to the process will eventually disintegrate altogether. When it forms, rust is flaky and provides little protection for the metal beneath, causing it to degenerate. These acids speed up the oxidation process and cause more of the metal to become exposed. The main trigger for this process is water, which penetrates microscopic cracks in the metal's surface and reacts with other elements to form acids. ![]() It develops when oxygen mixes with the metal's atoms, creating an entirely new compound which weakens the chemical bonds of the metal itself. Rust is the common name for 'iron oxide', which forms on iron (or iron alloys like steel) when they are exposed to moisture and oxygen over a prolonged period of time. But fear not, there are a number of home remedies you can use to banish rust from your precious items, and they are all cheap, easy and toxin-free. Unfortunately, it is inevitable that most of our metal objects including tools, kitchen utensils, and decorative garden objects will fall foul of this common problem over time, costing us money and causing us irritation. ![]() Unless you want your belongings to have an 'antique' appearance, then rust is an annoyance we can all live without.
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