naval jelly

[C Fernandez]

Jay,

I was referring to electrolysis.

I don't have much experience with Naval Jelly, but the few times I did 
use it, I didn't try to rub it in either.

Something to keep in mind.... electrolysis will remove paint.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA


Jay West wrote:
> It was written....
>> Haha, you'd be surprised!  I 've seen pictures of guys building tanks 
>> out of wood and plastic sheeting to do large parts, or as a mid-size 
>> tank using garbage cans!
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> I wasn't talking about using it for heavily encrusted parts. Just for 
> some rack panels that have a few light rust spots on them. I'm suprised 
> that someone mentioned there are polishing/abrasive components in the 
> stuff. I never used naval jelly on a rag and scrubbed to remove the 
> rust. I dabbed on a tiny amount on the rust spot, then about 30 minutes 
> later just wiped it off with a damp rag. Rust was gone. No scrubbing or 
> polishing required.
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> There are some of my racks that have large areas of a VERY light mist of 
> rust. I would wipe on some naval jelly, then a few minutes later wipe it 
> off with a damp rag and then a dry rag. As I said, I've never seen it 
> take off paint although I guess that's possible.
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> Jay West
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