naval jelly

[Jay West]

Chuck wrote....
> I'm familiar with the stuff but would never really consider using it on
> electronics gear
I wasn't planning on using it on circuit boards! I was thinking of using it 
on metal panels, racks, etc.

>--it's basically phosphoric and sulfuric acids with some
> detergent and silica as a polishing agent.  The "jelly" is nothing more
> than Xanthan gum (also used to thicken salad dressing).
Odd, for many years I used Naval Jelly to clean rust off cans in my beer can 
collection. I never once saw it take any paint off, and I used it on some 
pretty fragile old cans. It worked wonderfully without messing up the paint.

Jay