Removing Rusty Water Stains from White Clothing?

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blaze1241

How do you get whites whiter when you have rusty water? Bleach doesn't work.

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15mhhm15
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February 25, 20180 found this helpful

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This may help you:

www.thespruce.com/rusty-water-laundry-problems-and...

According to the site, it says you can install a water softener, phosphate feeder, or a chlorinating filter (but that can be costly) so a non-precipitating packaged water softener may help.

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February 26, 20181 found this helpful

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You may have set the rust stains if you used bleach but no harm in trying other suggestions.

Please check the label on Rust X as it is for metal and other materials but it is not recommended for clothing/material.

There is a product called Whisk Rust Remover that I have have used and it will remove rust stains from clothing.
Whisk is not always easy to find in Walmart, Target and similar stores so ask for it if it is not in the laundry aisle. Or buy on line:
www.amazon.com/.../ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?tag=thrif06-20 (Affiliate Link)
Lemon juice and salt will usually work. Sprinkle salt on the rust stain then squeeze fresh lemon juice onto the salt and spread the garment in the sun to dry. You should have no problems with white or ecru fabrics. But, always test on a seam or inconspicuous spot.
It works best if material is kept damp and not allowed to dry in the sun (you can sprinkle with water).
Info from a web site:
Rust stains cannot be removed by normal laundering and using will make them permanent. If the stains remain after treating, repeat the steps. Do not put the stained clothing in the dryer because high heat will set the stains.

Here are a couple of links with suggestions on using baking soda and laundry detergent.
www.arielarabia.com/.../how-to-remove-rust-stains-from-clothing
tide.com/.../rust-stains
Try different suggestions and see what works for you.
www.thespruce.com/how-to-remove-rust-stains-2147064