[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

James
DON'T soak the dashes in diesel especially if they contain the instruments. I remove all the instruments and then split the panel and electrolysis derust the componants. The only diesel soaking I do is the stripped speedometer to free the needle and odometer drives. The only use diesel would be on instruments is if you wanted to burn them.

Molasses derusting is more useful for getting into areas such as frozen hinges or threaded things and the such like, whereas electrolysis derusting is for surface areas as an alternative to sand blasting or sanding.
Bob