[meteorite-list] Navel Jelly

From: capricorn89 <capricorn89_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:11 2004
Message-ID: <003c01c0efc7$9cb4d140$df36b2d1_at_earthlink.net>

ATF (the new stuff, not the type used on very old cars) is perfect for
protecting, in our opinion. Better than the gun oils. Its not for
cleaning rust, but for protecting iron meteorites that have already been
cleaned.

Ron Hartman
Jim Hartman (who's website is down by the way unless you click on it from
the link on my homepage at www.meteorite1.com He will get the access fixed
soon, with a new URL. (R.H.)

----- Original Message -----
From: Rhett Bourland <rbourlan_at_evansville.net>
To: tett <tett_at_bmts.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 6:56 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Navel Jelly


> Have you tried this with any individuals? I have a Juancheng that's a
> little rusty and I may be willing to try this out if it would work.
> Also, what is a good way to prevent rust in a pallasite? I recently got a
> 1.112g slice of Eagle Station and am a bit paranoid about it getting rusty
> as the humidity where I live can be quiite high. I've heard automatic
> transmission fluid is very good and just curious about other people's
> experiences.
>
> Rhett Bourland
> www.evansville.net/~rbourlan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of tett
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 8:04 PM
> To: 'meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com'
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Navel Jelly
>
>
> Hello List,
>
> I have been meaning to write to the list for some time regarding the use
of
> Navel Jelly to clean rust from specimens.
>
> I have soaked the following specimen slices:
>
> Juancheng
> Mocs
> Zag
> Homestead
> Selma
> and others with great results. Most, if not all, of the residual rust is
> removed from any polished surfaces and the cleaning brings out beautiful
> fresh
> looking details. Every sample I have tried has turned out better in my
> opinion. It also brings out better definition if any brecciation present.
>
> One down side is that any very rough surfaces can get a very faint pink
> tinge.
>
> I soak my specimens for about an hour. On a Moroccan slice I left it a
day
> but
> I think most of the rust the was going to come off did so in one hour.
> After
> soaking, I wash the specimen in distilled water and then soak in alcohol
for
> a
> few hours minimum.
>
> A few questions I have are:
>
> -Has anyone used other acids with good results? The pink tinge is a
> downfall of
> Navel Jelly.
> -Am I taking a risk with some samples? I have some which were cleaned
with
> navel Jelly over a year ago and they still seem stable.
> -Should I soak the specimens in a caustic solution to better neutralize
the
> acid?
> -Am I changing the "pure appearance" of my specimens?
>
> Cheers,
>
> tett
>
>
>
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