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rust around tub drain
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| seannakasone@yahoo.com 2006-05-25, 3:21 pm |
| i know this has been asked before but it's been awhile so i guess i'd
give it another shot.
what's the best way to fix rust around the drain of a cast-iron tub?
the rust is in it's infancy stage but i want to do something about it
before it becomes a major problem.
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| Colbyt 2006-05-25, 9:21 pm |
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<seannakasone@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>i know this has been asked before but it's been awhile so i guess i'd
> give it another shot.
>
> what's the best way to fix rust around the drain of a cast-iron tub?
> the rust is in it's infancy stage but i want to do something about it
> before it becomes a major problem.
>
Reglazing is costly but does work.
I have had reasonable success using appliance touch up paint on a very dry
surface. Multiple coats will "build-up" the surface a bit. It stopped the
rust and the tub is still in use. Cost less than $5.
Colbyt
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| sonofabitchsky@hotmail.com 2006-05-25, 9:21 pm |
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Colbyt wrote:
> <seannakasone@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1148580937.101961.151160@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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> Reglazing is costly but does work.
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> I have had reasonable success using appliance touch up paint on a very dry
> surface. Multiple coats will "build-up" the surface a bit. It stopped the
> rust and the tub is still in use. Cost less than $5.
>
>
> Colbyt
I have had a few tubs that have been reglazed and I was not impressed.
Looked like an Earl Sheib paint job.
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| seannakasone@yahoo.com 2006-05-29, 7:21 pm |
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sonofabitchsky@hotmail.com wrote:
> Colbyt wrote:
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> I have had a few tubs that have been reglazed and I was not impressed.
> Looked like an Earl Sheib paint job.
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| seannakasone@yahoo.com 2006-05-29, 7:21 pm |
| Actually I scraped off the rust and it appears there still is porcelain
underneath. There doesn't seem to be exposed cast iron. I'm hoping
that the rust came from the drain flange.
thanks for your suggestions.
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| hillacc@yahoo.com 2006-05-29, 9:21 pm |
| If the porcelain is intact, I would try something like CLR. Let it sit
for a bit, then scrub. Whink is another product that does a good job
removing rust from hard surfaces.
Jo Ann
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| seannakasone@yahoo.com 2006-05-31, 11:21 pm |
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thanks, I'll give CLR a try.
I think I figured out what's going on. Before the rust, I squeezed
lemon juice down the drain and around the permitter. I left the juice
sit all day and I think it caused the flange to rust on the edge where
it accumulated in the seam.
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