"Cerflon", and other Lubricants...

[GConn]

Has anyone heard of this stuff (Cerflon "ingredient"), in any common firearms oils/lubricants, please?

I noticed it somewhere (in a product online) recently, and I recalled that it is in a couple of different types of "Liquid Wrench" products that I have (both of which mention being good as Gun/Firearms lubes), but here just today, I cracked-open a bottle of Mobil 1 (15W-50) that I've had sitting-around for years, and used it as the gun-oil for my Kel-Tec PF-9 pistol.

I am really beginning to wonder now, just "what" might be "best" (or at least "which" of all the different oils and lubes I have around here - which one would be the best of what I have).

As mentioned, I have the Mobil 1 (which otherwise might have never been used), I have the Liquid Wrench (2 types), I have PB BLASTER (which is THE BEST stuff I've ever seen on rust - though I have no rust on this - just over two month-old - pistol), though PB Blaster may be good to use on the old Winchester Model 12 that we have here, which has a few scratches, and I am sure, some microscopic rust.

Anybody know about this Cerflon? Anybody use Mobil 1, or any of the spray lubes I mentioned, or any other "unorthodox" (somewhat un-common) stuff?

 

[Fleet]

Mobil 1 is good stuff. Neither PB Blaster nor Liquid Wrench are intended for use as a lubricant, and as a class "rust buster" types don't do that job well. No surprise, as they just aren't made for it. Nothing wrong with them, just not the right application for the product.

Cerflon is a boron nitride reinforced lubricant that gets part of its lubricating abilities via the inclusion of Teflon in the base oil. The boron nitride is supposed to help keep the teflon where it needs to be, and is a pretty good anti wear additive in its own right. I'd want to see some independent lab test results of Cerflon, it's not something I've ever heard of before. As a class however, teflon based lubes don't live up to their billing, regardless of the amount of marketing hype. A good example would be Slick 50, which is about worthless as an engine oil additive (this applies to all engine oil additives - not just Slick 50. The only thing "Slick" about them is how fast they empty your wallet.).
http://www.cerflon.com/

 

[jimmyraythomason]

STP oil treatment mixed 50/50 with engine oil(10w30) makes a fantastic lubricant that stays where you put it. Just a few drops applied with an eye dropper goes a LONG way. I've never cared too much for the teflon based stuff(does great on cookware though).

 

[Jolly Rogers]

^ This.
And if it is a synthetic motor oil so much the better.

Joe