Long term metal protection experiment follow up

[merlin1]

rig grease is what i have seen to be the best in my travels--available from brownells 20 yr proven--imho

[dirtybarry]

Any suggestions on these products on a blued gun? Truthfully none of us with be long term storing a piece of bare metal.

I have the broken barrel from my pos s&w 29-10 that I could sacrifice.

[dirtybarry]

Hi
If you're still open to trial products, and since I went away from WD40 years ago to Jig-A-Loo, any chance of trying Jig-A-Loo? Crown rust proofing also sells their product by the can, but it is somewhat messy.

Very interesting trial, thank you for doing it. I'll get my brother in the machinery fabrication and steel business to read it and see what they use.

Arrange to get me a 1/2 oz or so and yes, I will include it.

[VinnyQC]

Can you try one without any coating, but include 1 or more desiccants packet? It would be interesting to see if humidity comes from the outside after you've sealed the piece or if it's been trapped in it during the sealing process.

An alternative is an oxygen absorber packet. Works the same way as a desiccant, but it absorbs oxygen instead of humidity. Since rust is a reaction between oxygen and iron, taking away all or most oxygen might keep the whole thing from rusting without any coating. Your kleen-flo coating probably blocks oxygen while the other oil-based coating probably block only humidity from touching the iron (except wd40, that thing blocks nothing at all).

If you have some iron pieces left, maybe try using both in one package.

Both are available on amazon.ca.

desiccant: https://www.amazon.ca/Dry-Packs-Sili.../dp/B003DKQB02
oxy-sor https://www.amazon.ca/Oxy-Sorb-Oxyge.../dp/B0028AG8RO

Both are 100% safe, used in the food industry.

[dirtybarry]

I'd like to see a sample comparison done with any brand of motor oil in a 5W-30. If possible.

Already on the list. I'll be using Royal Purple 5W-30 full synthetic.

[dirtybarry]

Can you try one without any coating, but include 1 or more desiccants packet? It would be interesting to see if humidity comes from the outside after you've sealed the piece or if it's been trapped in it during the sealing process.

An alternative is an oxygen absorber packet. Works the same way as a desiccant, but it absorbs oxygen instead of humidity. Since rust is a reaction between oxygen and iron, taking away all or most oxygen might keep the whole thing from rusting without any coating. Your kleen-flo coating probably blocks oxygen while the other oil-based coating probably block only humidity from touching the iron (except wd40, that thing blocks nothing at all).
If you have some iron pieces left, maybe try using both in one package.

Both are available on amazon.ca.

desiccant: https://www.amazon.ca/Dry-Packs-Sili.../dp/B003DKQB02
oxy-sor https://www.amazon.ca/Oxy-Sorb-Oxyge.../dp/B0028AG8RO

Both are 100% safe, used in the food industry.

Have heard of all of them but in the interests of consistency, I'm not going use Mylar, oxygen absorbers or desiccants for this trial.

[TedNugent]

Any suggestions on these products on a blued gun? Truthfully none of us with be long term storing a piece of bare metal.

Is the inside of your barrel blued?

I bet Fluid film would win most tests, something I didn't realize:
"Today, FLUID FILM has probed the depths of the sea and space, being effectively utilized by nuclear submarines to its exclusive use on the space shuttle."

[saltednutz]

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[LSB]

Arrange to get me a 1/2 oz or so and yes, I will include it.

I have a spray can of Jig-A-Loo that I can lend you as a contribution to your efforts. I will drop it at Kate for you and pick it up later after your are done. THX

[dirtybarry]

Will you be trying anything like grease?

I see you did the vaseline, but if you're going for long term storage, will you try a heavy axle grease?

I have used AMSoil salt resistant blue heavy axle grease, but have never buried it to check efficiency or efficacy.

2 kinds of grease so far, Power Punch and Unocal RedTac, both are NLGI rated for wheel bearings and extremely sticky high adhesive greases.