article_snippet.sent: Potatoes: Cut the potato in half and dip the side without peel into baking soda.
article_snippet.sent: When covered, firmly rub the potato on rusted areas.
article_snippet.sent: A cleaning expert from Hassle.com recently revealed the science behind why certain foods are so useful for tackling rust, removing stains and tightening cracks in wood, too.
article_snippet.sent: Potatoes and baking soda are effective at tackling rust because the oxalic acid in the potato mixes with the baking soda to help to dissolve rust.'
article_snippet.sent: Even the weakest levels of acid can dissolve and loosen the hydrated iron oxides found in rust.
article_snippet.sent: This also means vinegar is a good rust remover.
article_snippet.sent: These foods can also replace rust with a thin film of smooth hard oxide on the surface of the iron, to help rust resist further hydrated oxidation.
article_snippet.sent: For example, potatoes remove rust because the oxalic acid reacts with baking soda to dissolve the hydrated iron oxides .