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orange fluid leaks from patio chairs?
ByHello,
Something freaky is happening to my patio furniture. My building is undergoing pressure washing on the outside, so I brought the chairs inside over the day. They are made of a brownish metal (iron?) and a sort of mesh. So they have spent the day indoors, and I was just taking them outside again, when they started “bleeding” a bright reddish orange fluid. What can this be? Can rust appear in liquid form?!
5 Comments
August 30th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Rust can dissolve in water. Your chairs probably had water in the legs, which has finally begun to come out while you were paying attention.
August 30th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Hi,
If they are wrought iron, the metal legs are hollow & it sounds like water got in there & rust is washing out from the inside.
August 30th, 2010 at 1:06 am
I just had the same thing happen to me with some patio chairs I moved the other day. Basically water get inside the tubing of the frame of the chair and over time surface rust forms and mixes with the water at the bottom. Thats where you get the red-orange fluid from. Rust doesn’t have a liquid form but it can mix in with water when agitated with water.
August 30th, 2010 at 1:38 am
Yes, I believe rust can be in such small particles, suspended within water, that the water does look orange. Probably the internal areas of the metal structure have gotten wet and are now draining out. Use rust remover to get it off carpets, etc. Test an area, first.
August 30th, 2010 at 2:27 am
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