Tip - How to Remove Rust from Garden Tools

By Hklbrries

Dear Heloise: I read your column in The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger. I am interested in getting rust off garden tools. I think you can use vinegar. Do you have a solution?

Jacquelin L., Short Hills, NJ

Dear Jacquelin: You're right – the answer is my beloved vinegar! Small garden tools, like clippers, can be placed in undiluted white or apple- cider vinegar overnight or longer. Let soak, scrub with a brush or scrubbie, rinse and then dry. For larger tools, you can take vinegar-soaked rags or towels, wrap them around the rusty areas and then cover with plastic wrap. If bolts and screws are lightly corroded with rust, a good soaking in vinegar can remove the rust. There are so many uses for environmentally green vinegar.

Heloise

Ingredients

• _ _ _

Preparation

Step 1

_ _ _