My old-wives hack gets rid of rust from garden furniture for FREE – it used to be a gypsy secret but I'm revealing all
And luckily for those on a budget, who don't have much cash to splash on pricey cleaning products, this simple trick is totally free.
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A savvy woman has shared an old-wives solution that not many people outside of the gypsy community know about.
Revealing all on the 'proper gypsy secret', Nichol shared the key to banishing rust from garden furniture.
According to Nichol, rather than buying cleaning sprays or pastes, you can use mud - yes, you heard that correctly - to get your garden furniture sparkling.
Posting on social media, Nichol demonstrated her messy hack, in a clip that was shared alongside the caption ' Gypsy secret sorry it's out there now.'
She then said: 'And this is how you get rid of all that rust - a little bit of mud, make sure there's a little bit of stones in there.'
Nichol praised the 'natural ingredients' and added: 'This is a proper gypsy secret - all natural ingredients get rid of all that rust.'
As she rubbed the mud over the rusty legs of a garden chair, she claimed: 'You will be thanking me.'
Thrilled with the age-old technique, she simply shared: 'A bit of mud, a bit of water, it costs nothing. Thank me later.'
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @ nicholsonbaba, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 286,700 views.
Not only this, but it's also amassed 2,136 likes, 151 comments and 753 shares.
Social media users were thankful for Nichol's advice and eagerly raced to the comments to express this.
One person said: 'Never skip a gypsy cleaning tip.'
Another added: 'That is the best way, the old fashion.'
A third commented: 'Fantastic tip, thank you!!!!!'
Whilst someone else chimed in: ' Gypsy way is the best way.'
However, not everyone was as complimentary about the messy hack, as someone else wrote: 'I'd rather just buy a new chair.'
Meanwhile, one cleaning fan shared their DIY hack to banish rust, as one user explained: 'I also like to use ketchup for rust.'
Whilst another chimed in: 'WD40 for me.'
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