naval jelly

[jim stephens]

Jay West wrote:

> <snip>


> 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.

The only thing that worries me about naval jelly, or any other grease 
product is that after the
the spots that you treat draw dust and retain it better than other 
spots, and you get an ever
increasing area which after a year or two looks worse that just a spot 
with some rust, assuming
the rust does not spread.  The airborne stuff that collects can do a 
variety of things, including
drawing more moisture to the spot, and causing other areas to get affected.

You can try to wipe it off with something to remove the volatiles 
completely, however if there
are plastics or finishes involved, the way you clean the area is a 
problem getting them clean
w/o harm.

It is not a huge problem for areas that are cleaned some, only for ones 
which are cleaned
then put up in storage and not cleaned off, as well.

Jim