1935 gas tank sender cleaning suggestions

[tubman]

Originally Posted by rich b

'35 hydrostatic tank unit is made out of brass, copper, solder, etc; guessing acid stuff like Evaporust and similar products would not react well with it. Carb cleaner, lacquer thinner, or similar would be better.

For the record, Evaporust is not an acid; it works by a process called chellation. In any event, you are correct in that it would not work in this case, as its primary use is to remove rust (hence the name) from ferrous metals.