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On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 19:33, Dave Hall wrote: > > Maybe more suited to house-wifes? > > > > How do I get rust stains out of the carpets? I took out all the carpets > > of my 70 to have them cleaned, and while they now are clean, the rust > > stains didnt come out. How do I get them out, anyone know? > > > > Consulting my '57 edition of Pears Cyclopaedia, in the Housewifery section it > says to remove iron mould (rust) use a warm solution of oxalic acid or salts of > lemon (1/2 teaspoonful to 1/2 (Imp) pint of water - ie 300mls or 10 ozs). After > a few minutes rinse thoroughly. Test a hidden corner first. Repeat the > treatment as necessary. Take care, oxalic acid, (COOH)2 IIRC, is poisonous. > I'm not sure what salts of lemon is, but I think it may be citric acid. > > No guarantees, but those housewives weren't stupid. ;-) > Ah those were the days! > > BTW if you need advice on ironing, laundering, or looking after poultry, I have > info here on those as well. > Do you do windows also??? -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org