Help!!! Rusty guns

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Maybe it's just the Vancouver weather, but the guns in the gun cabinet are starting to show signs of rust.

My Norc 1911 for example, has been heavily modified and some parts where bluing is on the thin side is rusty. I since have rubbed off the rust and put generous amounts of oil on the guns.

Any better ideas on how to prevent/stop that from happening?
 
Get a desiccant pack for your safe. WSS has REM ones that should do the trick.

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http://www.remington.com/products/accessories/storage_&_safety/rem_dri_35_desiccant.asp
 
If you store you guns in the basement, a dehumidifyer is an absolute must have...
also: gun oil is your friend...
 
Put a 25 watt light in the safe and leave it on. It'll produce enough heat to keep the humidity away and won't cost a fortune to keep running.
 
Check the temps, humidity is a function of heat. Warmer air holds more water. I think the light-bulb trick works to keep the dew-point up, so condensation doesn't form on the metal parts, if you are storing them in a cold area, like a garage or unheated shop. If they are in a warm basement and rusting, then you have a oisture prob and need a) more oil, b) better safe and c) desiccant.
Remember to change the desiccant regularly, as it will expire as it holds water.

Also don't waste yoru money on that expensivly packaged little bag of Remington desiccant. Go talk to your local international freight packaging company (ie: you are in Burnaby, so talk to Cratex Packaging) and you can buy a 5lb sack of desiccant for $50 bucks. If you store it in a sealed ziplock bag, and only dispense what you need, it will last you for years!
 
I have a couple of product A in my safes.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=53828&cat=1,43326
 
I give all my non-stainless guns a nice rubdown with a lightly oiled cloth before they go in the safe. Full Syn 0w30 :)

a big ol can of dessicant helps too. Canadian tire sells the big Dry-eaze or something like that cans in the RV/auto section. lasts forever!


never have a firearm go rusty in my safe.
 
Flitz metal polish, I use it on all my guns when I first get them. I've actually chipped ice off a Norc 1911C (shooting range is on a mountain, we had freezing rain), then shot it, taken it home wiped it once and put it away - no rust. Makes Norc blueing look incredible too. One use lasts years and makes them easier to clean too.
 
If the safes or cabinets are not sealed or at least near sealed then the dessicant is temporary at best and you need to keep an eye on things to catch it when it's getting near saturated. Best idea is that light bulb trick. Another is that if your safe or cabinet is all metal and it's sitting directly on the cement floor in a basement then the coolness from the floor will come up through the metal and that'll chill the insides enough to generate some condensation. LIft the puppy up and space it with a layer of exterior (as in rot resistant) plywood as an insulating layer. Also while it seems like a nice idea to put the light bulb up where it will do double duty by lighting the insides the best place is actually down low and over to one corner where it can act to generate a circulation from the bottom to the top and back again.
 
go to a craft store and buy a bunch of silica. Fill a couple socks and sew them up, then place them in the cabinet. It is the same idea as the stuff that comes in running shoes and jacket pockets, its meant to absorb moisture. Also if you can keep it cool and use lots of oil, that will work aswell!
 
I don't know if it would work, but I was thinking of buying one of those plastic shrink wrap machines they use to shrink wrap food, then oil and shrink wrap the firearms I don't intend to use for a few months.
 
I use Rust-Check on all my guns; the same stuff they use to rust proof cars. While I do have a problem with dampness in my basement, I have never had a problem with rusting on my guns.
 
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