Top of the day... again in just a short time, this thread has drifted from lubes to rust protectors... which is cool....both good subjects. We all will agree, that our needs and the Navy's needs are different, and the ways in which we clean, lube, and potect is also different....my needs consist of something that will work, correctly for maybe a few weeks at the most, not months rolling on the high seas. I can treat the surfaces with heat, as adverised, where the navy might have a problem, treatinga 12" cannon. I prefer the synthetics lubes, because they draw no or less dirt and dust... also to me an important point. I live in the west, where dust, dirt, sand, rain, snow, low temp and high temps. are in the years events, I sea kayak for weeks on a single trip, 4x4, into every location of interest, and clean and lube, after every use. My personal tests, were done, simple, I cleaned some regular nails, with steel wool, placed them into jar, of hot water, and added a tablespoon of salt, mixed it up, and let it sit. All but one nail, was coated with the substance, of choice, this time being, Mili-tec1, corrosion x, and a test nail, clean and with lube or protectant. At the end of a seven day run, the water looked BAD, red with rust, cloudy, BAD. I poured the water out, and inspected each nail, corrosion x was shinny, no rust ... Milit-tec1 shinny, no rust, test nail, rust and gooky, whiped each one, and the only one, that left anything on the cotton ball, was the test nail, good test? bad test? make the call. Because of my chosen pass times, I usually send my weapons off, to have them treated, by a true pro, before using them, on my outings. this treatment guarantees them against rust for life, pretty simple, gets tougher with age, improves reliability, does not reflect light, and this process is done, on the outside, as well as ALL working inside parts, shy a few springs and pins, a bottom seal coat of parkerizing, and a top coat of molybdenum disulfide, or polly coat, this polly coat gives a self lubricant, it embeds into the surface and reduces all frictions. I do not defend Mili-tec1, corrosion x, bull frog, or this process, for me, they work, I am not the navy, and the cleaning and lubing I do, on my weapons, is detailed, not saying the navy doesn't, just saying, I do not watch the clock, when maintaining my weapons. If you are interested in the guaranteed for life, against rust process, the link is
www.shootiniron.com. The owner, Mac, is first class, old school, and a gentleman. Lots of stuff out there, new, old, stuff we each believe in, if you use it, and pay attention to detail, it will all server you well...but to make it work, you must DO IT, does not do much, in its bottle on the shelf. Arc-Lite
