I think I over did the Mobil 1 grease

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cfullgraf said:
I really do not feel the additives in motor oils and greases will hurt a firearm. But long term storage can cause issues as the lubricant evaporates over time.
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One of the reasons I switched to using Mobil 1 oil and grease was my experience with other lubes snd greases that didn’t perform as well as I was led to believe they should. White Lithium became hard. Traditional mil-spec grease drying out over time. Synthetic gun oils with Teflon didn’t perform and I saw wear where I thought I shouldn’t. After trying Mobil 1 I stopped with all the others. Too bad there isn’t a market for partial bottles and tubes of gun oils and lubes. I have been using it for about 4 years now. I am happy with it...except for this last time I obviously got carried away with it. Even then it was no biggie. I just found it interesting how it migrated under recoil.
 
For cleaning, Hoppes #9. For corrosion protection of surfaces and general clean-up, I prefer Ballistol light non-petroleum, alkyl (medicinal grade) mineral oil. For internals and metal-on-metal contact surfaces, I use Singer "4-in-1" sewing machine oil; a.k.a. refined petroleum naphtholated mineral oil. "Sewing machine oil" is a very high temperature and friction tolerant formulaiton - sewing machines operate at very high speeds, internally - and has a very low viscosity so it flows into places thicker oils can't find. Keeps everything lubed nicely and it washes out with cold water and detergent. In a pinch sulfurized cutting oil works magic on internal parts.
 
45 Dragoon said:
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So, if you pack the frame with grease and can't see it, it must be OK . . .

Mike
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I'd say that sounds about right. What kind of grease or oil depends on where you are, I suppose, too. Here in Florida, with 100+F and 80% non-condensing humidity, we have to be a little more careful about jumping on the desert-approved and mountain-tested bandwagon. We don't have many mountains or deserts to consider but we got lots of wet, mucky, moldy swamp. ;)
 
If the Mobile 1 grease starts to show just wipe it away. I always use Mobile 1on all of my guns. No fouling can get where the grease is; period! I always see where someone used oil on the inside of the frame and after many sessions at the range, the inside is filthy. Not with Mobile 1, the inside is still packed with grease and not in any need of cleaning. I only have to clean the bore and cylinder; that is it! It works fine on all of the guns in my family. They love it as it lessens the cleaning time needed.
 
doubleh said:
Odd? No, it stinks to high heaven. A dead rat has nothing on ballistol in the smell department.
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I agree. It smells like barf if left overnight on the rags in the waste can in my garage. Funny thing is my wife didn’t notice it when I asked her if the garage smelled like puke. I have come to realize some folks just don’t smell it or it smells okay to them.
 
Did the action feel smoother? My Dad always had a Mechanic saying “A little grease goes a long way”. That was to remind me it gets everywhere. I generally use Hoppes as I shoot a lot of lead, just find it cleans better. But I have used Lock Graphite on a few guns and it smoothed things out nicely. Mostly just finish off my cleanings with CLP.
 
wcwhitey said:
Did the action feel smoother? My Dad always had a Mechanic saying “A little grease goes a long way”. That was to remind me it gets everywhere. I generally use Hoppes as I shoot a lot of lead, just find it cleans better. But I have used Lock Graphite on a few guns and it smoothed things out nicely. Mostly just finish off my cleanings with CLP.
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It was smoother. The problem was it was getting all over the place. I found that a little is all you need.
 
the amount to grease something like that, and I'm no expert but I was an over lubricator for a while until I kind of figured it out a bit more, is about the amount of grease that would be equivalent volume of a grain of rice. so little it almost seems absurd, but you're just creating film layer, and any more is just excess to collect dirt and carbon. lately I don't use any grease, and I apply oil with a patch or some applicator, just adding gobs of oil from the bottle directly is usually too much oil and it just runs everywhere.
 
film495 said:
the amount to grease something like that, and I'm no expert but I was an over lubricator for a while until I kind of figured it out a bit more, is about the amount of grease that would be equivalent volume of a grain of rice. so little it almost seems absurd, but you're just creating film layer, and any more is just excess to collect dirt and carbon. lately I don't use any grease, and I apply oil with a patch or some applicator, just adding gobs of oil from the bottle directly is usually too much oil and it just runs everywhere.
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Yep, a little goes a long way with Mobil 1 grease and the oil.
 
I use a very light coat of grease followed by a tiny drop of Mobil 1 during warm weather. Makes my 1911 slides feel like they ride on ball bearings.

cold weather just gets the oil. Grease in cold weather slows the slide noticeably.
 
Pat Riot said:
I saw that some of you folks use Mobil 1 grease on the ratchets of your revolver cylinders. I decided to try that on my Vaqueros and while I was at it I put a little through the center to lube the base pin / cylinder interface.
At the range I noticed something off when I pulled the hammer back. It seems I got a little carried away with the grease. :D

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I didn’t think I had that much on the ratchets and down through the base pin hole but I guess I did. This was the result of a couple of different applications after cleanings.
I switched back to oil after cleaning up the mess. :rofl:
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You know you`ve used too much oil when Exxon files for drilling rights.
 
Master Blaster said:
We have winter around here and it's also damp.
Grease in a revolver? No way. I use light oil on my revolvers.
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We have winter down here, too. Why, just this past January it got down to almost 30F!! :what:

Around here boat grease and trailer grease are standby's. Star Brite's pretty cheap and has an NLGI rating of 2. I kinda like white lithium and copper grease but I've heard from other gun folks they're not really terrific for most gun uses. Tuning lube is white lithium and I used to use it for sealing everything - tile, trigger groups, tastes great in coffee, skate wheel bearings, etc. - oh, and radios. It's great for radios.

Whatever grease you use ought to match your environment and your needs case.
 
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