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Discoloured metal grate
Nicki
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This post is going to sound a bit random as I'm not sure of all the details, but here goes!
We moved into a house recently which has a beautiful metal grate in the living room. I am not sure what metal the grate is made from but it is a matt grey/silver colour. My daughter managed to get hold of a bottle of something in a spray bottle (most likely either window cleaner or bleach) and some of the spray hit the grate, and has caused what look like orange rust spots on it. It looks like the grate was coated in something and whatever the cleaning fluid is has removed the coating.
Given that I don't know what metal the grate is made from, nor what its coated in, nor what chemical has caused this reaction
does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to try to restore the look of the fireplace? My old house had a black cast iron fireplace which sometimes had similar spots on it and which I used to black up a couple of times a year, but I've never seen a similar product for a grey/silver one.
We moved into a house recently which has a beautiful metal grate in the living room. I am not sure what metal the grate is made from but it is a matt grey/silver colour. My daughter managed to get hold of a bottle of something in a spray bottle (most likely either window cleaner or bleach) and some of the spray hit the grate, and has caused what look like orange rust spots on it. It looks like the grate was coated in something and whatever the cleaning fluid is has removed the coating.
Given that I don't know what metal the grate is made from, nor what its coated in, nor what chemical has caused this reaction
does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to try to restore the look of the fireplace? My old house had a black cast iron fireplace which sometimes had similar spots on it and which I used to black up a couple of times a year, but I've never seen a similar product for a grey/silver one. 0
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You could try some WD40 or some baby oil maybe? If the fire has black bits on it too be careful that you don't get any on there or it will stain. HTH, Kaz.Debt: 16/04/2007:TOTAL DEBT [strike]£92727.75[/strike] £49395.47:eek: :eek: :eek: £43332.28 repaid 100.77% of £43000 target.MFiT T2: Debt [STRIKE]£52856.59[/STRIKE] £6316.14 £46540.45 repaid 101.17% of £46000 target.2013 Target: completely clear my [STRIKE]£6316.14[/STRIKE] £0 mortgage debt. £6316.14 100% repaid.0
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