I've got a bunch of "old" silicone-treated gun socks and I'm wondering if they can be "rejuvenated" by spraying them with silicone spray. Has anyone done this?

Don

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Do to lack of shelve space in my safes, years ago I bought a package of polyester micro fleece towels, commonly used for washing and waxing cars. Give one a good spraying with Birchwood Casey "Barricade" rust preventative, lay it flat on a shelve, lay a layer of handguns down, another treated fleece towel, another layer of guns, and so on. Not pretty, but it works for the handguns I seldom use.

Not the same thing, but I guess I am saying there should be no reason why it shouldn't work, as these socks are usually made of similar material, and the principal is the same.

Larry

What I do is every now and then spray a microfiber cloth with silicone spray, wipe the guns down, and put 'em back in the silicone sock. But I think spraying the inside of the sock with silicone spray, and scrunching it a bit to get the silicone absorbed would rejuvenate it.

I've retreated BoreStore bags with good success,as well as Crown Royal bags.

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I spray everything with G96 Gun Treatment. Wipe down rags, inside of foam gun cases, gun socks, etc. Never had any adverse issues, But, I make it a point to not use any type of gun case for long term storage.

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I've had very good luck over several decades with simply wiping down all guns regardless of composition with a lightly oiled soft cloth. I do this every time after cleaning and I generally shoot everything at least annually, though many are fired far more often. Everything is stored in a safe without any humidity gizmos, etc., but I live in an area where humidity is not a big problem.

I'd be reluctant to store a gun inside a gun case, sock, etc. but these may work for some. I do have a friend with a very large collection that includes many antique handguns. He puts the handguns in untreated white cotton socks and has been doing so for a long time without problem, but I'm pretty sure everything gets the oily rag wipedown occasionally.

Breakfree rubdown and into a gun rug. No silicone for me.

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Good idea. I always thought of the Crown Royal bag as ‘treating‘ me.

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I do exactly what Onomea (comment #3) suggests, and it works with great success. I've used a silicone wipe down rag on my handguns and putting them in Sack-Ups gun socks before storing them in my safe for years. It doesn't take much to refresh the gun socks.

RIG on the outsides.

Corrosion X on the insides.

Bore Stores all the way.

Although, I still have a few of the 'commoner's' in clean white cotton socks. Been in there for decades. Wiped down with RIG, of course.

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