TOWEL rails are great are drying and keeping your belongings toasty for after your shower.
However, they are also highly susceptible to rust but a handy hack can help.
Posting on the Facebook group Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips, one fan asked for help restoring her towel rack to prime condition.
“I’ve got rust on my towel rail, does anyone know how I remove this please,” the cleaning enthusiast asked.
The homeowner included two close up pictures showing the rusted areas on her towel rack.
Towel racks are prone to rust because of the moisture that becomes trapped when drying items.
As well as placing damp towels on them, we also tend to splash water on our towel racks as we dry our hands.
But don’t worry, according to Mrs Hinch’s fans, a simple trick will remove rust instantly.
They shared their DIY hacks in the comments section, with one suggestion proving popular.
“Rub with tin foil,” suggested one helpful Facebook user.
“Rub with tin foil!! We had the same a long time ago and now all gone,” agreed another person.
“Another vote for tin foil,” commented a third cleaning fan.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Stacey Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out pro shares genius hack to get stains out of mattresses in seconds” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6369527754112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]You can pick up a roll of tin foil for just £1.33 from Asda, and you only need a small amount at a time.
Other Mrs Hinch fans recommended using a second kitchen staple to level up the hack.
“Tomato sauce and a rolled up ball of tin foil,” advised one Facebook user.
“Scrunched up tin foil and tomato ketchup,” agreed another commenter.
Tin foil works to remove rust through a chemical reaction called electrochemical oxidation.
This causes the tin foil to lose electrons to the rust, which effectively reverses the oxidation process and turns the rust back into metal.
Ketchup can help with this process due to its acidic nature.
Containing vinegar and tomatoes, it helps dissolve the rust through a chemical reaction
The acids within tomatoes possess properties that break down the accumulation of grime and dirt.
This works in a similar way to vinegar, another popular DIY cleaning tool.
