Fulfilling another viewer's request this week.
Testing WD-40 on patches verses water.
Which presents a cleaner patch at the end of the day?
Testing WD-40 on patches verses water.
Which presents a cleaner patch at the end of the day?
Not sure..Interesting...I guess. But the point of the correspondent's question escaped me. What did he hope to find?
Not really...the gun cleaned as normal.Any issues with the wax in the wd?
Yeah, same here.Not sure..
..Water is all I use to wet patches & clean with.
I don't use any commercial products anymore.
No difference. Water is cheap.
I don’t like how it gums up over time. For my match M1 Garands I use CLP only.I use WD-40 as a Rust Preventative. Midway did a study a while back. They coated a bunch of metal plates with different substances and stored them in a humid environment. The WD-40 plate came out the cleanest.
Walt
Huum does that include Ballistol--I seem to remember reading here that using any petroleum based products with BP would turn fouling to tar and ruin a gun. Didn't seem to have a negative effect on your bore and it made clean up much easier.
I’ve never had wd40 harden up on me.dont know where the old wives tale came about that WD 40 turns into wax. used it 50 years never saw that. seems like talk like that belongs in a laundromat
I use WD-40 as a Rust Preventative. Midway did a study a while back. They coated a bunch of metal plates with different substances and stored them in a humid environment. The WD-40 plate came out the cleanest.
Thanks for the clarification and recommendations!@BP Addict - Walt, as stated that's somewhat misleading, so if you don't mind me adding a clarification.
The conclusion was from a test of 56 or more preservation solvents/solutions and it was not the basic WD-40 that out-performed them all, but it was their special and expen$ive ($15 for a 6.5-ounce can) "WD-40 Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor" that was tested in long-term salt exposure sprays to be THE BEST of the best, along with a special RIG grease-based product, but the spray is easier to use, of course!
I use that WD-40 SCI on SS hardware and mechanisms on boats, as I maintain a fleet of boats used 24/7 in salt waters, and I can attest that it is THE best I've ever used for a spray or liquid product.
If I need a protectant/preservative grease, I'll use the blue-colored synthetic grease made/sold by or as OMC/Bombardier "Triple Guard" marine grease. That still protects even when compromised 30% with saltwater. In fact, I apply it to my MZL'dr barrels before pinning them in the barrel channel; it is quite thick, needs to be rubbed out to apply a thin coat, but it stays in place and it doesn't run. It's only $12 for a HUGE tub that lasts me many, many years, and I'll take care of over a dozen boats and motors in those years, plus 3 of my own. (Note this product wasn't tested in the large field test noted above.)
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Note: Like others ... I just clean with good ol' water!
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