Rust marks on deck

[plpascoe]

I recently had to saw through some rusty shackles to remove and replace them from my anchor chain. Stupidly (with hindsight) I did some of this over the deck and despite a careful clean up, I now have masses of rusty pin-head sized marks all over the deck. I have tried scrubbing with a few cleaners with some improvement but can't get rid of them completely. Can anyone help please?
Thanks, Phil

 

[sandeel]

Hi,
Oxalic acid solution see previous posts
you can get the crystals on ebay
I got some rust stains out of a sail it works a treat
Hope this helps
forgot to add it is a strong organic acid and poisonous so take sensible precautions and handle with care.
regards
John

 

[Dipper]

Oxalic acid based treatments will get rid of rust stains but not the tiny rust/iron particles. I've found very fine wet and dry (used wet) works quite well - 1000 or 1200 grit.

 

[pelicanpete]

Bathroom limescale remover, preferably of the gel type. Cheap as chips and works. Squirt and leave on for about an hour and rinse off. If you want to spend more, Y-10 from a chandlers.

 

[NFCN]

I had exactly the same problem a few weeks ago. Y10 did the trick very quickly and effectively. I absolutely recommend it.