Getting rust stains out of a white top?

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I've just received a beautiful white maternity top that I won on eBay, it was an absolute bargain at 99p and is EXACTLY what I wanted! However, when the seller has kindly washed it before sending, it appears she didn't notice she was using a rusty peg to attach it to the washing line, and there are rust marks front and back corresponding to where the peg was. I've tried Vanish, but there's no difference at all after 2 washes. Does anyone have a magic remedy? I'd be incredibly grateful, it's such a lovely top!

Fresh lemon juice squeezed over it. The juice dissolves the rust.

Also works on ferric chloride for anyone with a stained lab coat.

Thanks, will bottled lemon juice do it? I don't have any lemons!

Yep, bottled lemon juice works fine. I've got bad rust stains out by dampening with lemon juice, pouring on some table salt, then moistening the salt with a couple more drops of lemon juice. Leave it in a sunny spot for a day, rinse out and repeat if necessary.

It's sitting in lemon juice and salt now, will report back, thank you!

No change so far!

We have a white metal garden table with small rust stain....could I do this or would lemon damage it? Not sure what metal it is.

Erm, salt acts as a stain fixer. It opens the fibres up in the fabric.

I usually cut open a lemon, squeeze all the juice out then leave the cut half over the stain.

Thanks fluffy I'll try it.