I've found a pot of keys that are for our windows they're rusty and as we're moving I need to clean them (they're for the windows) I've tried scrubbing them, putting them in with a dishwasher tablet now i'm trying vinegar.
Can anyone help, thanks x

If they're for standard double-glazing any of the key-cutting shops should have replacements. Most of them are identical.

Never even thought of that  thank you x

A steam cleaner might do it??

Put them in a dish with a can of coke , this will usually take rust off!! Makes me wonder what it does to our insides.

Coca cola, got a very interesting e-mail on just this subject yesterday.  Don't leave them in for to long though!!

I could not believe this.....  Very interesting

                   

WATER

#1.   75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
(Likely applies to half the world population)


#2.     In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
that it is mistaken for hunger.


#3.    Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.


#4.   One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
   for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of
Washington study.


#5.     Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.


#6.    Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
     water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
for up to 80% of sufferers.


#7.    A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
     memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on
the computer screen or on a printed page.


#8..   Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
   colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop
bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water
you should drink every day?



COKE

#1.    In many states the highway patrol carries
     two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from
the highway after a car accident.
   

#2.     You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke
and it will be gone in two days.
  
#3.    To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the
   toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour,
then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes
stains from vitreous china.
   

#4.    To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:
     Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds
Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
   

#5.    To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour
    a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
away the corrosion.
   

#6.   To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola
to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
   

#7.    To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into
the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.
Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix
with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
   

#8...   To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke
into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run
through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen
grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your
windshield.
  

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

#1     the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric
acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major
contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

#2.   To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the
commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place
cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

#3.    The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean
engines of the trucks for about 20 years!
   Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?

or Coke?



Quick! send this helpful info on to your friends
             health conscious or not!!!!

Yep it dissolves teeth left in it cleans linescale of the toilet and try putting a penny in it. Lovely stuff...not !

Tomato ketchup will do the same trick!   (Its the citric acid in the vinegar ;) )

Acetic acid. ;-)

I knew that was wrong after I posted .....I stand ('umbly) corrected !  Thanks JG!!

WD40 might work!

In Canada we have a household cleaning product called CLR (stands for Calcium, Lime, and Rust). I use it to clean the bathroom sink, the refrigerator (external part, of course), and now hex key for my bicycle.

Maybe where you live there is a product with at least a liquid chemical that's for cleaning rust--don't know what that would be.

This is a very old post but to remove rust from metal try Coca Cola. Works, honest, makes one wonder what happens to the stomach of those addicted to the product.