Cleaning Blued Guns

[DWalt]

Back at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, oil wells had not yet been invented. The lube used for early factory machinery, steam engines, etc. was pork fat. Might try that.

 

[pasound]

A couple of years ago, when I knew when I was going to retire, I bought a couple of 1 Ltr bottles of CLP and put them away. Well before the reformulation. I'll stick with it, but I agree the Rem Oil cloth is good general purpose. I might use 30-50ml of CLP per year, cleaning thoroughly after every range trip.

Don't know about Mobile 1, but seeing it more and more on forums and newsletters. It's what in my car right now.

 

[DWalt]

A couple of years ago, when I knew when I was going to retire, I bought a couple of 1 Ltr bottles of CLP and put them away. Well before the reformulation. I'll stick with it, but I agree the Rem Oil cloth is good general purpose. I might use 30-50ml of CLP per year, cleaning thoroughly after every range trip.

Don't know about Mobile 1, but seeing it more and more on forums and newsletters. It's what in my car right now.

Synthetic oil is still essentially refined from crude oil but is more carefully controlled. It maintains its viscosity better over a wider temperature range, does not degrade so much from use, and is a better lubricant, i.e., it is “slicker”. One reason it has now become standard for newer cars is that it reduces friction in engine components and theoretically produces better fuel mileage and increased engine service life.

 

[UNCLE PAULY]

Ballistol or Ballistol or Ballistol.

 

[Imissedagain]

This is the Naphtha we use.
I use it, most often, for keywork on woodwind musical instruments.
Cleaning hinge tubes, rods, posts and screws, prior to new oil.
Also used to clean fractures on Grenadilla, prior to repair work.
Sweet Almond Oil mixed 70/30 with Denatured Alcohol is another cleaner for getting 150 year old Grenadilla clean.

Smaller clarinet was made around 1860 in France.
Plays nice but the modern ones are more nice.
Acker Bilk might agree.

 

[Alk8944]

Back at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, oil wells had not yet been invented. The lube used for early factory machinery, steam engines, etc. was pork fat. Might try that.

More typical was Sperm Whale oil which is non-gumming. That's the reason it was used for clocks, watches and sewing machines.

Animal oils and fats become rancid and gum!

 

[DWalt]

Sperm oil has very low legal availability today in the US and some other countries. I understand it is still in use for lubrication of mechanical components of nuclear weapons. Currently, watch and clock oil is petroleum based. I use it for revolver internals and also clock mechanisms.