>> >   I bought some canning jars at an auction to sell honey in, and the
>> >lady had stored them with the lid rings left on, which left some rust
>> >stains on the glass in the lid thread area.  I tried lemon juice,
>> >vinegar, and a lot of elbow grease, but it will not come off.
>> >
>> >   Any ideas out there?  I just got an order for 12 pints, and I gotta
>> >deliver!  Thanx muchly!
>>
>There is a product called SUPER IRON OUT which is available at ace
>hardware that is supposed to change iron into a clear solution that is
>easily rinsed away. I have not tried it yet so can't speak from
>experance.
 
I can only hope that the price of these  d**%$##  jars were worth all the
band width trying to figure out what to do with them to get them useable for
honey. After all this it might have been cheaper to go out and buy new ones!!!