Where to buy cosmoline in Canada?

[(Ronin)]

Where can i get this stuff in Canada?

 

[CanAm]

Where can i get this stuff in Canada?

It just grease or vaseline. There are a million types now.

 

[(Ronin)]

I'll be more specific then
Looking for Tectyl 846

 

[CanAm]

I'll be more specific then
Looking for Tectyl 846

Contact Daubert, they will tell you who in Canada has it. I believe Petrocan and Chevron makes a MIL-C-11796C Class 3 grease as well.

http://www.chrysanindustries.com/pdf/products/data_braycote248.pdf

 

[(Ronin)]

Thanks!

 

[Ian Robertson]

But WHY??? Live in the now, go synthetic!

 

[(Ronin)]

But WHY??? Live in the now, go synthetic!

That is the new..some things were done almost right in the first place

 

[Ian Robertson]

After reading all the threads about removing it why use it? There is better!

 

[(Ronin)]

Well like what then?

 

[CanAm]

Well like what then?

Vaseline is about the closest thing. They are both petrolatum. Vaseline is just a bit thinner and more refined.

 

[MapleSugar]

Are you planning to store for a long time or do you just want something you can check on periodically and wipe off easily?

I use Corrosion X now for storage and for general oiling. It is a lot easier to clean up and it stays on pretty good.

Lacking that, I just dunk metal parts in 10W30 and drop in a Ziploc or wrap in shrink wrap. It works great for long term storage.

About the only thing I'd want to use Cosmoline for would be to dunk freshly parkerized metal in to get it to turn a greenish hue.

 

[heavyBullet]

I am not at all accusing you of doing this, but why do I get the feeling that if cosmo was widely available, that we would see a lot of military firearms being sold as "still packed in cosmo"

 

[(Ronin)]

I am not at all accusing you of doing this, but why do I get the feeling that if cosmo was widely available, that we would see a lot of military firearms being sold as "still packed in cosmo"

I'm glad you're not..because i don't sell firearms..but am planing on storing some magazine's long term that will one day be considered rare

 

[skywrench]

Try LPS 3, it conforms to MIL-C-16173 it is available in aerosol cans and is an effective corrosion preventative compound. While not identical to the MIL spec of Cosmoline, Tectyl makes a MIL-C-16173 CPC that is a standard in the helicopter industry (Bell products in particular) for fasteners and faying surfaces - very effective and comparatively easy to remove (varsol) as compared to the Cosmoline coated parts I have had the pleasure to deal with. The LPS 3 will gel as the solvents evaporate to create a long lasting coating. Good luck.