WD40 - gun friendly?

I have heard for years about the problems associated with using WD-40 on firearms. Am still waiting for it to gum up the actions, remove the blueing, and strip the finish off the stocks of my rifles and shotguns. :D

What is does strip is the gunge and dirt often found on and in used firearms I have bought. :cool:

Ted
 
Wd leaves a residue that will build up if you don't clean it out periodically. Mostly it will affect semi's and usually, it's the guy that takes his gun out once ayear to hunt with, gives it a shot of WD and heads out.
A regular gunnut, it's not likely to be a problem, because the gun is used enough to work the gunge out.
 
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Great for cleaning. I have used it for many years just to blast, scrub and wash-away residue after a good session at the range. After mopping up, I use a real oil or grease. Also, I have used it to displace water after parkerizing. May not be the best product out there, but it's cheap and useful for me.
 
bushwhacker said:
The new formula of WD40 is not flammable. I used to start chainsaws by spraying it in the carburetoer, when they changed the formula I had to fill a pump oil can full of gas/oil mix.
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WHAT:( , man when i was a teenager I used to burn up the cans my dad would buy as poor kids flamethrowers:runaway: Bummer!

The stuff works ok to prevent rust, but will build up a crappy film or build up any where it sits as the volitiles evaporte away. Better then nothing, probably not great for varnished finishes and will stain oiled ones if left on. Go buy good gun oil
 
Cocked&Locked said:
WHAT:( , man when i was a teenager I used to burn up the cans my dad would buy as poor kids flamethrowers:runaway: Bummer!

The stuff works ok to prevent rust, but will build up a crappy film or build up any where it sits as the volitiles evaporte away. Better then nothing, probably not great for varnished finishes and will stain oiled ones if left on. Go buy good gun oil
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Ha ha I used to use it in a homeade potato gun until they changed the formulation, then I discovered hairspray gave me another 50yds over the WD40!!

What is the deal with G96 gun treatment, my dad swears by it but I can't understand how it can have a solvent and a lube in one product...just doesn't sit well with me, can someone enlighten me??
 
The thing about WD-40 is that it is cheap like Borsch!

I use the spray can stuff to flush out hard to get to parts and to clean my M-93 so I don’t have to disassemble it, I also mix it with some brake clean for scrubbing handgun barrels and such. After which I wipe the parts down and set on a clean towel till I finish cleaning the whole gun and then light oil and lube the gun as I put it together. Hell we used to use Varsol and oil or diesel fuel to clean our FN’s and Howitzers.

With an antique gun, though I would take more care and use better products to protect it’s already semi-fragile finish.
 
man wd40 shines up wood stocks pretty good and doesn't do a bad job on bluing either. try it you'll be surprised
 
Rode hard and put away wet

After a good shoot or extended trip to the woods a quick bath in WD-40 and the next day clean like normal. Read .. OIL Well
Works every time. A little on the wood if it's finished right should not hurt it.
Just my 2 cents and I'm not looking for change.
 
Nechako said:
Sorry to disagree, but :puke:
How about trying something that is designed for wood?

Nechako
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Actually, Nechako, it works pretty good on wood. I have never had a problem with it hurting a wood finish in any way.


Certainly not a wood finish, but it gets rid of a week of hunting dust and perspiration grime in a hurry. Cleans the stock up very well, quick wipe with a soft cloth the next day, and it actually does buff up pretty nice. :D


Ted
 
I use it just like Kroil, (which seems to have a big following) with a bronze brush to scrub powder residue from bore.
 
If anybody cares, the diff between the old "highly flamable" and the new "flamable" formulas actually has nothing to do with the lube itself....the formula remained unchanged. What they did change however was the propellant. They used to use propane, now they use co2....learned that the hard way.

"WTF? Why wont this lawnmower start?!? It ALWAYS starts with a shot of WD down the carb!".......1/2 can and 1/2 way to a hernia later, I decided to do some research :D
 
Craftsman 441 said:
To quote my friend "I never knew how expensive WD-40 was until I retired." :D
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BWAAAAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAH, know where your coming from there!


And wrong way? I wish i'd been a fly on the wall in the garage that day, I bet I'd have learned some new words! Gotta love infernal combustion engines, and I do think sadistic engineers make lawnmowers hard to start to work out their frustrations......
 
Just a word of caution or a word of advise. For those that use Loc-tite on their scope bases and such, WD-40 will desolve Loc-tite. WD-40 works great if you need these screws lossened:)
 
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