Q. We’ve had a pool for about six months, and it is time to clean our deck with more than just water. The dirt and grease from food and sunscreen are starting to make our deck look much older… ...

If there’s one subject that shows up in my inbox more often than any other, it has to be rust. Ugly, orange-ish stains on tubs, showers, toilets, washing machines, sinks and even stainless steel.

QUESTION: We live on a golf course, and our pool deck is getting what appears to be small rust stains on it. Do you have any ideas what may be causing this and how to get the stains out?

What Causes Rust Stains in a Bathtub? Elizabeth Shields, cleaning expert and operations manager of Super Cleaning Service in Louisville, says that if water tends to pool in certain areas of the ...