Sunflower oil anyone?

[S.Kenton]

I have a whole case of expeller pressed sunflower oil...anyone ever use it for patch lube? I thought of mixing some with beeswax and giving it a shot...seems to have no salt. If not patch lube, what would or could it be used for in our sport?
Thanks

 

[coloradoclyde]

Sunflowers are one of the plants used for phytoremediation.
kind of ironic if you think about it. :haha:

 

[coloradoclyde]

To answer you question,
I would be hesitant to use it because; Although sunflower oil has a higher smoke point than olive oil, it is made up of mostly polyunsaturated fat. This makes the oil highly susceptible to oxidation and drying, compared to olive oil.

I'm sure someone has tried it though and thinks it is the cats meow. :grin:

 

[S.Kenton]

Hmmmm....I may give it a shot.....I got so much of it, has to be good for something...... :hmm:

 

[S.Kenton]

And sunflower oil has to have more lubrication value than just a plain ol spit patch....right?

 

[coloradoclyde]

All you can do is try it........Spit probably cleans fouling better. :grin:

 

[Crewdawg445]

Lamp oil?

 

[coloradoclyde]

I thought the same thing..my betty lamp would love it... :thumbsup: :haha:

 

[S.Kenton]

Hmmmmm...how about a 70% beeswax and a 30% sunflower mix for a patch lube?

 

[coloradoclyde]

Give it a go.....if it is not the desired consistency when it cools you can re-melt and adjust.
Make a small batch and low heat. Melt the bees wax gently....A double boiler would be best.

Don't use your wife's cookware. :haha:

 

[S.Kenton]

:thumbsup: she wouldn't let me use her cookware anyways...she's alredey learned..... :wink:

 

[coloradoclyde]

I have the opposite problem I don't let my wife use mine.....Took 2 years of training before I would let her use my cast iron... :haha:

 

[Patocazador]

I routinely use corn oil to keep my patches lubed when carrying a supply in my bag. I put them in an empty percussion cap tin and dribble a bit of corn oil on them. They don't dry out and I've never had a problem.
If sunflower oil has similar properties to corn oil, it should work the same.

 

[ohio ramrod]

Several years back when I had some time to play, I ran some tests using several types of cooking, plant, animal,fish, and grain oils and found no noticeable difference. I think sunflower oil was about the only common oil I did not test. But I see no reason why it should not work. :idunno:

 

[S.Kenton]

I just made some lube in about the consistency of Chapstick out of olive oil and bees wax....I am also going to make some with the same consistency only out of sunflower oil, I will then make comparisons shooting off a rest, the only difference will be the lube...when I do this I'll post results. Thanks guys

 

[Grumpa]

I had to look that one up, Clyde. :grin: (Actually, it's pretty self explanatory, if you stop and think about it.) :wink:

 

[Patocazador]

I just made some lube in about the consistency of Chapstick out of olive oil and bees wax....I am also going to make some with the same consistency only out of sunflower oil, I will then make comparisons shooting off a rest, the only difference will be the lube...when I do this I'll post results. Thanks guys

Thanks. It will be nice to see if there's any difference.

 

[S.Kenton]

I'll probably do the test when it gets a little warmer out..right now it's 30 degrees and breezy.