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My jacket's got some rust stains on it, I searched online and read about trying vinegar, I soaked it in vinegar for 30 mins approx, but it didn't do a thing.

I read about some products like Iron Out or some oxyclean thingy, I don't have any commercial products where I live.

It's a new jacket and I'd hate it if the rust stain stayed on it.

MichaelX
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    Can you add some picture of these rust stains? – running.t Jan 22 '18 at 10:20
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    As a preliminary step, go over it with a lint roller - those rolls of adhesive tape with a handle sticking off one end. That may pick up a significant amount of the rust, if it's not soaked in. It probably won't get all the rust but you should notice a difference. – BrettFromLA Jan 23 '18 at 14:16

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"Elbow grease" can help, i.e. scrubbing. An old toothbrush makes a good tool for scrubbing gently, but persistently, with vinegar, or better yet, citric acid (also sold as sour salt in the baking section of groceries). Lestoil might also help.

Be careful not to scrub so much that it raises the nap of the fabric.

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Normal bleach or oxygen products like Oxyclean won't remove rust; in fact, they'll make it worse.

If you don't have access to "Iron Out", oxalic acid will convert the rust into a soluble form that comes out with ordinary detergents. Pretreat the stain, wait until it's no longer visible, then wash with bleach-free detergent. That should cover it.

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