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Removing weather stain from stainless steel

We are importer of stainless steel material. It happens that they are left under rainy condition and they get stain and yellow color. How is it possible to get rid of the stain and the color.

Massoud Sharif
importer - Thornhill, Ontario, CANADA
2004

Why don't you just buff the stains out?

Michael Georgiadis
hobbyist - Durban, South Africa
2004

Buffing may be very time consuming dependent on the amount of material and degree of discolouration. You could try dilute acid to activate the chrome, acid dependent on stainless steel type. Remember to protect yourself and the environment.

Robert Sachs
- Morrisburg, Ontario, CANADA
2004

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It is easy to remove these stains with citric acid formulations that are available on the market.

Adv.
Contact us if you need help.

Lee Kremer
Stellar Solutions, Inc.

McHenry, Illinois

2004

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Adv:

Any stains on Stainless steel will quickly be removed using our Scratch-B-Gone kit with very little effort. In fact weld mark and heat scorch also comes out quickly.

Barry Feinman
BarrysRestoreItAll

Carlsbad, California

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