On 29 May 2007 20:22:17 -0700, wrote:

Would naval jelly be a good
choice to put on the porch posts to desolve most of the paint and
remove the flaking paint?

No. Use a stripper or bead blast the metal.

Naval Jelly® is now owned by LOCTITE.

Called: _ Naval Jelly® Rust Dissolver_.


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Oren

...through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..