Corrosion test
03-04-2006, 11:30 AM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 2,175
RE: Corrosion test
rust prevention is such a fun subject.i always thought WD-40 contained high levels of alcohol as the ingrediant to displace water. i was thinking of going over to gander mountain and getting the teflon coat on one of my guns but im a little iffy?. my local auto paint guy said he can powder coat my barrels in any color for like 50$. one of my local gun dealers i know just uses spray paint on his pump gun barrels. he swears its the same as those camo coated barrels. there was a guy on here a couple months back giving away cans of special rust spray. i have used the can up and so far so good on everything but i need more time to see if it holds up. supposedly its the best there is. it smells kinda like apples and is non toxic i believe. this is the site www.eurekafluidfilm.com
03-04-2006, 11:46 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: Corrosion test
ORIGINAL: Underclocked
T7, have you done any such testing as you suggest? Please post the test results.
T7, have you done any such testing as you suggest? Please post the test results.
Just with the padlocks. I had purchased both at the same time. Actually accidently left the WD-40 sitting on a wood flooring inside the first shed after locking it. I didn't want to return to my house to fetch the key - so I grabbed the Rem-Oil from the 2nd shed shelf & used it for the 2nd padlock. A few times every winter, I go into both sheds for stuff -- usually simoutaneously.
I think your posted test results are sound, I was just surprised the way they alluded any mentionto the pros&consinside the bore.
Personally, I feel the same way you do - just as the demonstration shows. WD-40 works fine in open air applications - also in closed air applications where humidity is either not present - or humidity removed by other means. If I know humidity may linger near my guns for extended periods - like when I constantly forget to dy-out my three gun safecharcoal cannisters in the oven, [X(][X(] then that's why I prefer topurchase the specialized oils instead.
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Phil
UC has neverforwardeda "typical" post anyways..lol
.... so the non-typical is made-to-order.[X(] Go shoot your gunoutdoors this time Phil....[:@]
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03-19-2006, 01:52 PM
#27
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 986
RE: Corrosion test
I am not going to run this very long but I do know a little about lubricants and WD-40 may have done well in one specific test (which I doubt) however even if it did; WD-40 spray is 50% mineral spirits (basically paint thinner), 25% mineral oil and 25% propellant. That is not what I would recommend for long term rust prevention. I had hoped that they might have included Ballistol as it is what I use mostly since finally finding a source to purchase it. I would also recommend selecting a product that refers to rust prevention on firearms. WD-40 does not even call itself a lubricant much less a superior rust preventative on long term storage. It is a cleaner and water displacment product which I buy and use but not for rust prevention.
03-22-2006, 10:46 AM
#28
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4
