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[mountainman]

Any suggestions for removing rust stains from composite marble tiles?

[Sotos]

When you find out tell me also. I had some rust stains/scratches on the floor. I put Gif, chlorine and I kept rubbing with all my strength (and I am super strong) but it helped very little

[Svetlana]

You can have the tiles professionally polished, which makes a big diference.

Lana

[twinkle]

marble tends to soak stains deep into it so most stains aren't surface. I read somewhere that lemon juice and salt can work.

I've tried cillit bang powder that you can buy from the supermarket and this has taken out rust stains on ceramic flooring.

[Mikros]

But it can also damage the finish as well???

[andri_cy]

There is something called oxalic acid. I know hearing acid makes you feel uncomfortable, but I used it to remove stains from my marble countertops when I bought my house and it worked wonders. everything looks spanking new. It is best known as a wood bleaching agent but it can be used for this purpose also. Thats all I know.

[GG]

I heard that CocaCola eats rust.

Alternatively I'd try some kind of rust dissolver, the type that is used on classic cars.

My gut feeling however is that the damage will be permanent.

[mountainman]

Thanks for all the tips, I will try the lemon juice and salt first.
I have used oxalic acid to remove rust from iron in the past but it's a bit agressive, mebbe if the first suggestion don't work then i'll try experimenting with the acid

[michalis5354]

There are products in the market designed for such a purpose!

[andri_cy]

name them