How to Treat Rusted Metal
- 1). Mix together 1 tbsp. of baking soda and 1 tsp. of water in a small bowl until they form a paste.
- 2). Use a rag to apply the baking soda paste to the rusted area of metal.
- 3). Crumple up a small ball of tin foil in your hands about the size of a golf ball.
- 4). Scrub the baking soda paste into the rusted metal using the tin foil ball as a scrubbing pad.
- 5). Wipe the baking soda paste and loose rust off of the metal with a damp rag.
- 6). Repeat the process with fresh paste and a new ball of tin foil, if necessary.
- 7). Dry the metal with a clean rag when finished
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