My 1940 edition of American Machinist Handbook gives this formula for a rust remover:
Petrolatum 3 ounces
P 907 oil 2 ounces
Tripoli 6 ounces
"P-907 is made by Vacuum Oil Company(now Exxon Mobil).
a similar oil is made by Texas Oil Company known as 'Spinble oil B."
"Tripoli" is defined in Webster's Dictionary as:
"an earth consisting of very friable soft schistose deposits of silica and including diatomite and kieselguhr."
"Steam the two oils together until very warm, and hen add the tripoli. Spread he mixture on he rusted part. Rub off with a cloth after a few moments and the rust should come off with it."
Does anyone know what the current names are for the oil, and sources for he oil ad tipoli
Maybe the current edition has a better fomula?
