Rant: That 'magic' rust remover gel from the ad left a huge stain on my truck frame

I saw a video ad for this gel that promised to eat rust in 15 minutes, so I tried it on a spot on my old F-150's frame last weekend. I followed the instructions, left it on for the full time, and rinsed it off. The rust was gone, but it left a weird, white, chalky stain about the size of a dinner plate that won't come off with soap or a pressure washer. I feel like the ad only shows the 'after' of the rust, not the weird mess it leaves behind. Has anyone else had this happen and found a way to fix the stain it makes?

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colethomas9d ago

Lol welcome to the world of miracle product ads. Honestly, a white stain on a truck frame sounds like the least of your worries. It's an old F-150, it's under the truck, and the rust is gone. I'd just hit it with some flat black spray paint and call it a win. Those videos always cut away before showing the clean up, it's basically a given.

fiona_kim979d ago

Yeah exactly, @colethomas, that's what gets me about those ads. They never show the mess left behind or if the stuff actually eats through the paint later. I mean, a white stain is probably just some leftover mineral deposit, right? But you're totally right about just spraying over it. I'd be worried the rust converter didn't fully work under there and it'll just bubble up again in a year. Maybe it's just me but I never trust a product that only shows the first five minutes.

aaron8809d ago

Hey wasn't there a whole thing about some rust converters leaving a chalky film? Anyway, flat black spray paint fixes everything.