Does your daily use of garden tools didn’t work according to the expectations? Are you facing rust problems in the tools? Well, rust in the tools especially in garden tools is a common problem for the people who like gardening at home.
If you are looking for effective and easy methods to remove the rust from your garden tools then this article is the right choice for you. We will tell you how you can remove the rust with just limited and affordable ingredients and make the tools like new. So let’s find out
What are the basic required tools for gardening?
If you like to grow some plants on the backside of your house or plants some flowers in your garden, then you need some tools to complete the job. Here are the lists of the basic gardening tools that you must own:
- Gardening gloves
- Shovel
- Spades
- Garden forks
- A rake
- Hand trowel
- Pruning Saw
Why garden tools get rusted?
Most of the garden tools are made up of metal and iron and not every garden tool is used regularly. The common reason behind the rusting of garden tools is their improper care. People just put back the tools after using them without them properly which causes the rust problem.
Another reason for the rust in the garden tools is overexposure to sunlight and water. if you keep your tools in a moist environment for a long time then the water from the moisture and the oxygen will react with the metal and causes rust in the metal and iron object.
How to remove the rust from the garden tools?
Now there are many methods that you can use to remove the rust from the metals and iron. So now let’s see some solutions that you can use easily:
- One of the easiest methods that you can use to get rid of rust is soaking the tools in a mixture of water and vinegar. The solution should contain 50% water and 50% vinegar.
- After soaking the tools, just take steel wool or tin foil (crumbled) and rub off the rust from the tool. The rubbing should be in a circular motion.
- When the rust is gone, then spray some water and dry the tool with the help of a dry towel but take all the necessary precautions because of the sharpness of the tools.
- Another method that you can try is using strong black tea as a rub and soak the tools in black tea and scrub the tools to remove the rust.
- There is one more method that will be done with the help of 1 part of salt, 1 part of lemon juice, and 1 part of water. Combining these ingredients will result in a homemade rust removal solution.
With the help of these methods, you can easily remove the rust from the garden tools and you can even add sharpness and shine to make the tools look like they are newly bought.
