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Greetings,

I have a bunch of C&R on my house walls. Living in GA, the climate is quite humid. In the last years, I used 10W30 with a rag and passed it on all metal surfaces, ran a VERY oily patch through the bore and used Remington oil on the bolts.

The problem: Doing that takes me a WHOLE day for all the rifles and I found out a buttplate with very little and light surface rust (it went away with an oily rag).

Any of you could suggest a spray that I could use that would be as good or better preservative against rust like 10W30 oil? I need it to stay and last. For the bores, I can still go with the oily patch. It takes just a few seconds and I can do that while the gun is on the wall. I just have to open the bolt.

Hit me with your ideas please.

Thank you
 
RIG Universal Grease or Rust Vito, AKA Cosmoline, both available and in stock from Brownells. Neither are sprays but I seriously doubt you can get better rust protection.

Cosmoline has been used and protected steel and iron for decades in storage.
 
I would suggest Breakfree CLP. Past tests under contolled conditions showed Breakfree to be the best rust preventive humid conditions. Have you also considered a dehumidifier in you gunroon plus sliica gel containers in your bun cabinets/safes. Silica Gel can be regenerated and used over and over. I use all three and have no problems.
 
RIG and Cosmoline stay greasy, might not be such a great choice for display.

I use Boeshield T-9 and am very happy with the results. Corrosion-X also gets great reviews. I would use one of those, both of which dry to a dry and clear film, and put a dehumidifier in the gun room if at all possible. That should solve your rust problems.
 
Greetings,

The gun room is the house...:D
I run 3 central AC, but only when it is hot. During the winter, I use a little bit a wood stove but most of the time forced air from the AC (Remember I am in the South).

The hidden CZ-83 are duracoated and no rust in sight.

Because those are all C&R, the little ammo I have for those is under lock. My SHTF guns are in safes, hidden or on me and my wife.

Thank you
 
I store several dozen mil-surps in my closet and it can be damp some times. I've had rust start on butt plates and other parts before. About three years ago I started using Eezox, a synthetic lube,rust preventive and solvent. It has eliminated the rust problems for me, plus it's the most amazing cleaner I have seen. It cuts dry cosmoline like nothing I have ever used. It's the lube of choice at the Ruger forum and others.
 
A workable but time consuming option would be wax. I've used Johnson's floor wax for hunting guns that would be rained on. While it may take more time initially, I would think that an indoor gun would not need waxing more than once a year or maybe as long as three years, though that is speculation on my part.

Maybe some sort of household spray furniture polish would work too.

Eezox is well liked by the SC wildlife guys and they spend a lot of time around salt water....
 
Motor Oil is first and foremost a lubricant. It is optimized to provide lubrication not rust prevention. It provide short term protection because it is thick.

I have used RIG and it is an outstanding rust barrier.


CRC Heavy Duty Corrosion Inhibitor is usually found in a boating store. It is a sticky spray on rust barrier.

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I have seen so many recommendations for rust inhibitors that I cannot remember them all.
 
It is a sticky spray on rust barrier.
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Boeshield T-9 is similar but is not sticky when dry unless you apply too much.

I've used Eezox too, and it dries completely dry if you don't use too much. I just haven't tested its rust-avoiding properties at all.

In addition to stuff I've used I've done tons of online "research" (if you can call it that) on this and the two products that don't get any bad reviews are Boeshield and Corrosion-X. Eezox gets a lot of good reviews but also gets a few "it didn't work" type reviews. One of these days I'll actually do my own test of the products I have.

Anyone know where I can get some really cheap blued steel? (stripper clips came to mind but are not that cheap any more!)
 
Regular Johnsons Paste Wax, works well on the exterior metal, really wouldn't hurt the wood on milsurps. Clean all exterior metal real well to get rid of the oils and grease, don't forget the insides of the sling bands under the butt plates etc.
Give it a good coat of paste wax, let it dry then buff real well with a clean shoe brush and finish with a soft flannel rag, then repeat, make sure to work the wax into the corners and crannies you can use a soft shoe paste wax applicator or used tooth brush. Once you get two good coats on it will be just about right. Wax lasts a lot longer, you can remove it with alcohol.

The bore, bolt race ways and internal bolt and trigger parts you will have to trust to your favorite oil, but I could not see why you couldn't wax those also, it would take a little more time and effort.

Since you want to wall hang them the wax is the way to go. If you want to locker them get a Gunsaver the little heater that mounts to the bottom of your gun locker, it keeps the temp about 4 or 5 degrees higher than the ambient and that prevents any condensation.
 
Anyone else use Beeman MP5 metalophilic oil? I first read about it years ago in an article about firearms storage by a museum curator. I've been coating everything in my basement safe once a year, along with a golden rod dehumidifier, and a sylica gel canister.
 
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