Cleaning the "Rust" off of Stainless Steel Dishrack

I have not used barkeepers friend but have been hearing about it. I have used CLR. If you have a plastic tray, you can fill it with water and CLR and let the rack sit in it overnight. It is not the stainless steel that is rusting. If it were, there would be nothing left. What you are seeing is brown spot build up from minerals in the water and only regular cleaning will help. WD-40 is another thing you can use. You can find more instructions at
http://www.zojila.com/shop/product-care-i-10.html

When i was in the Army we used oven off to clean our tools (mechanic) for big inspections.. Dont ask why mechanics tools have to be clean but they do. So maybe this will help with stainless steel??

I saw something on BBC about that. It was ammonia in a spray bottle, possibly diluted. Put the rack in a large yard bag, spray it down very well and tie it up. Leave it overnight. You will want to use plastic gloves and face mask.
Good Luck! I would love to know if this works!

We made a paste out of baking soda and water and rubbed it off with aluminum foil. It sounds wierd but it worked. (I looked around online to find this. It took of the black stuff too.) We used it on our rotisserie rack.

I thought the same thing that you did about stainless steel rusting. I got so tired of trying to clean mine all of the time that I just threw it out and bought a white on and so far I haven't had any rusting. I think I tried vinegar and water once and that cleaned it a little.

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I like the barkeepers friend also but I would use it along with the magic eraser. I use that for just about any stubborn stain including soap scum on shower doors it does the trick every time

barkeepers friend powder...you can get it at walmart in the same row as comet. It is in a gold can...has many uses...