Removing A Water Stain From Sheet Metal

Take a pot that you can dispose of and fill it halfway with water.

Removing a water stain from sheet metal.

Fill a small container with water and add a drop of mild dish soap into the water. Mix the ammonia cleaner and the water into a bucket and use the solution to clean your galvanized steel. The dish soap and water act as a lubricant to ensure a smoother sanding job. Wear gloves or the ammonia can cause irritation and chemical burns on exposed skin.

Use another lint free cloth to buff the galvanized steel to a high sheen. Club soda club soda works well to remove water stains from metal surfaces and is a mild inexpensive ingredient that can be purchased from any grocery store. Soak the edge of a cloth or sponge in the club soda and wipe over the metal surface. Apply 1 drop of liquid dish soap to the aluminum water stain.

Step 3 scrub the stains with superfine steel wool. Place your hardware in the pot and allow it to simmer in the water for half an hour. Apply a light coat of paste wax or metal polish to the rinsed and dried surface to help protect the metallic finish. Make sure not to scrub too hard to avoid scratching the metal especially if it is part of an appliance or some other item you would not want to ruin the look of.

However there are times when the formation of wet storage stain cannot be prevented and must be removed. Steps should be taken to remove this water before it stains the aluminum. Contacting the supplier may be helpful. Check the condition of the metal every few hours to make sure no water has condensed on the surface.

Repeat as needed until the water stains have been removed completely. Soak 1000 grit wet dry sandpaper in the solution for a minute. Then dry well with a towel. Mix vinegar and water and apply on the stain.

If water is already in contact with the metal remove it. Properly storing newly galvanized steel does both. Step 2 put on your rubber gloves and begin to remove the paper towels from the vinegar and lay them on the surface of the stains on your anodized aluminum product. Pour enough baking soda into the pot with to fully cover the bottom of the pot.

Clr a widely available household cleaning product can also be used to clean galvanized metal. You can also use clr lime juice rust dissolver 10g or white vinegar as an alternative to ammonia to remove wet storage stains from your galvanized steel. Unfortuantely there is no easy way to remove the water. Do not use coarse steel wool as it will damage the aluminum surface.

When you pull the metal out of the pot you will see that peeling the paint off is effortless.