naval jelly

[Richard Lynch]

on 10/2/06 11:48 PM, Chuck Guzis at cclist at sydex.com wrote:

> On 10/2/2006 at 10:55 PM Jay West wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> I'm sure it did.   But Naval Jelly is a very old product and not very safe.
> There are better, safer, preparations.
> 
> I've got a friend who runs an antique auto restoration business.  He says
> that he uses the Eastwood products:
> 
> http://www.offroaders.com/shop/rust.htm
> 
> Maybe there's something there that might do the job for you.
> 
> FWIW,
> Chuck
> 
There is a product called Whink Rust Stain Remover that I've used for years
on small rust spots.  You can get it at WalMart.
Richard