06-21-2016, 11:25 AM | #1 |
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Lithium grease and automatic transmission fluid as gun lube
Any harm in it?
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06-21-2016, 11:36 AM | #2 |
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Ed's Red contains similar ingredients like ATF, lanolin, acetone, solvent, and kerosene.
I use wheel bearing grease to cover the surfaces of gun components under stocks on firearms largely kept in storage and rarely if ever fired. I prefer cosmoline though.
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06-21-2016, 11:49 AM | #3 |
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I use some marvels mystery oil for bore cleaner and final wipe coating. smells good too
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06-21-2016, 11:55 AM | #4 |
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Some of that stuff may contain some sort of "detergents" to keep engines clean of carbon and I don't think I would trust it on a thousand dollar gun. I'm no chemist but I like to use things that were designed with a specific purpose in mind and hate to experiment on expensive items.
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06-21-2016, 12:16 PM | #6 |
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My "arsenal" of lubricants and cleaners:
Hoppe's #9 (makes good cologne, too) Tetra grease on semi-auto pistols Militec oil and grease on AR's - grease on M-14, since I ran out of surplus Lubriplate pots. Silver Bullet gun oil - made with 13% hog fat - also used on AR's and FAL. I know some folks who swear by Mobil 1, and won't use anything else.
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06-21-2016, 12:17 PM | #7 |
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Thanks, I was wondering about detergents' effects on gun metal as opposed to car metal. Probably best to leave the car products in the garage.
I do use clear ammonia for the bore, chamber and bolt face on anything that gets corrosive ammo before the Hoppe's #9. |
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06-21-2016, 12:45 PM | #10 |
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I use Mil-Comm TW-25B synthetic lube on all internals of my "active" shooters. It was the recommended lube by TNW for their semiauto MG34's. Super slick and a little dab goes a long way. Good thing because it's very expensive.
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06-21-2016, 12:51 PM | #11 |
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I think I'd use mineral spirits(mostly hydrocarbons) before ammonia (NH3)....meaning 3 atoms of Hydrogen and one Nitrogen....I'll leave that for fertilizers.
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06-21-2016, 01:21 PM | #12 |
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Didn't know that about ammonia. Guess I'll switch to mineral spirits or hot water. Used to use boiled water to remove cosmoline from metal parts. Been a while since I could buy new, preservation is the focus now until the jihad comes to town.
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06-21-2016, 04:13 PM | #13 |
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A lot of guys use Windex, too. The ammonia is not quite as concentrated.
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still using ballistol.
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Break-Free CLP, and Ballistol inside the gun. Flitz Metal Polish for the bores. FrogLube CLP on the outside of the gun.
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