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Major Rust on Stainless Steel Flatware

Hi, I have a questions regarding stainless steel flatware. About fourteen years ago, we received stainless flatware as a wedding gift. We already had a set that belonged to Grandma, so we used it instead. A few months ago, I took our wedding stainless out of storage and discovered that a bug had gotten into the box and everywhere it had touched the blades of the case knives it had caused major rust spots. I don't want to scratch it to get that off, but I rather have it scratched than rusted. It is not just spots, you can feel it as a raised surface on the knife blade. Do you know of anyway that I can remove this either chemically or physically? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Tanya Crider
consumer - Purvis, Mississippi
2007

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citric acid based products can remove the rust and re-passivate the affected areas.

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Let us know if we can help.

Ray Kremer
Stellar Solutions, Inc.

McHenry, Illinois

2007

Thank you for the info. Is there any product that you would specifically recommend?

Tanya Crider
- Purvis, Mississippi
2007