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Section 15: Cleaning/Maintenance Subject: Rust Prevent Msg# 1106076
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Hi Mark,
First, Barricade and Rust Prevent are not meant as lubricants, so using the right product is important. Well dumb me, since both products state they are Lubricants on the can, I assumed they were a lubricant. A jack of all trades...and master of NONE. I realize I'm going off on a rant here, but the best maintance products are those with a single use function--solvents for cleaning, lubricants for lubing, and rust preventatives for preventing rust. You forgot to add "In my opinion". It might be true that a single product may be best but the discussion was about three products that lubricates and inhibits corrosion. One Shot is best at these functions according to the test. I've been using Birchwood-Casey's Sheath/Barricade, along with Shooter's Choice's Rust Prevent, for a few decades now, and have never had my guns rust because of a low score in a salt spray test. I am glad you have had good results with your products. However, just because you use them doesn't mean there is not a better product available. After a few decades don't you think that maybe science has came up with a better product? For what it's worth, I wouldn't use WD-40 on a gun I was selling the next day. Evaporates too fast. No long term value. I wouldn't use WD-40 either. I would use "WD-40 Specialist" a Long Term Corrosion Inhibitor that was used in the test. Frank |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: First, Barricade and Rust Prevent are not meant as lubricants, so using the right product is important. It is like using bologna instead of cheddar cheese when you are making macaroni and cheese. The "macaroni and bologna" version isn't going to score well in a macaroni and cheese test. So I toss the lubricant test for rust preventatives right out the door. Unfortunately, modern shooters have come to expect single products to do multiple things well, the result of the rampant growth and use of CLPs (cleaner-lubricant-protectant). You know what they call a CLP? A jack of all trades...and master of NONE. I realize I'm going off on a rant here, but the best maintance products are those with a single use function--solvents for cleaning, lubricants for lubing, and rust preventatives for preventing rust.
We're not the military where a single product makes at least some sense for convenience, space consideration, and ease of use.
For what it's worth, I wouldn't use WD-40 on a gun I was selling the next day. Evaporates too fast. No long term value. |
Now then, how important is a multi-hour salt spray test score? I think we all need to determine that for ourselves. As a private citizen who keeps most of his guns wiped down and in a safe that sports a golden rod, which circulates slightly warmed air, I certainly don't need to same level of protection as someone whose guns spend each day exposed to salt air conditions. I like to throw a little logic into my buying decisions, as well as a little experience. I've been using Birchwood-Casey's Sheath/Barricade, along with Shooter's Choice's Rust Prevent, for a few decades now, and have never had my guns rust because of a low score in a salt spray test.