Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Anyone used Naval Jelly?
Barry Irby
I bought a 20+ year old planer that has sat in a shed for a long time. There is a haze of rust on any of the bare metal parts. I have cleaned the head with sand paper, Mineral Spirits, and Scotch Brite pads. Its better, but I am concerned about registering of the head to set the knives. So I am considering Naval Jelly.
Anyone have experience? I also want to do a better job of cleaning the bed and rollers. Any thought?
Re: Anyone used Naval Jelly?
paul in AZ
Use one of the phosphoric acid based rust treatments after removing any loose rust. This converts the rusty oxide to an black iron phosphate. These have a watery consistency that penetrates into every rusty crack and crevice. Naval jelly simply can't do that.
Corroseal is what I use
Mike L
I use this on any rust on my cars and trucks. Works great.
http://www.corroseal.com/
Re: Anyone used Naval Jelly?
Bob Lang
Naval Jelly will turn the cast iron an ugly dark color. I prefer to use Liquid Wrench, worked in with a brass brush or a SkotchBrite pad. That leaves an oily/cruddy film that can be wiped up with paper towels. To completely remove the oil, sprinkle it with genuine talcum powder (if you can still buy it, most available today is actually corn starch). That absorbs the oil and leaves a nice smooth surface on the cast iron.
Bob Lang
