How to keep a mason jar soap dispenser from rusting

A rusting mason jar lid is not only an eyesore; it also reacts with your soap is your mason jar lid rusts on the inside.

As such you need to figure out how to keep mason jar soap dispensers from rusting. You need not worry this process is as easy as ABC.

How to clean rusted mason jar lids

The first step would be to remove the rust patina from the mason jar soap dispenser lids.

This can be done by sanding the lids or scrubbing them using steel wool. You can also soak them in a lye solution but this would be overkill.

Rustproofing your mason jar lids

The easiest option would be to switch to rustproof lids but you can also create your own rustproof lids in a few easy steps.

The cheapest way to rustproof your lids is to spray them with a clear nail polish to prevent the metallic part of the soap dispenser from coming into contact with water. You can also use water-resistant paint to rustproof your mason jar soap dispenser lid.

Another way to prevent mason jar lids from rusting is by coating the lid in a coat of resin to protect the lid from oxidation.

You can also use resin glue as buying a whole resin container just for this purpose would be costly. Alternatively, you can use Rustoleum which will help to get rid of the rust as well as create a protective coating to prevent any further rusting from occurring.

You can also use wax to coat the lids and protect them from rusting.

All you need to do is apply a coat of wax and you are good to go. It goes without saying that some of these processes need to be repeated every few months as they are not long-term solutions.