oil on firearms drying up. ??

[smokess66]

question. I just recently got a safe. lately I have noticed that about 2 weeks after cleaning and lubing my firearms that they are bone dry. I am using clp for lubrication, and they are then wiped down with a silcon cloth before putting the in the safe. I have a can of safe dri in the safe to keep the humidity down. any advice on what i could do or not do to keep the lubrication from drying out? Also i never noticed this before i got the safe.
thank you.

 

[orionengnr]

I use Eezox, and it does not "dry up". Just leaves a thin film of protective lubrication.

So I guess my answer is, maybe try a different lube. A number of folks seem to like Mobil 1, others Militech, others MilPro7.

Certainly no shortage of things to try.

 

[RNB65]

All oils evaporates eventually, some just evaporate faster than others. That's why guns need to be oiled down periodically even if they aren't being used.

Break-Free CLP or Eezox may be your best bet --

http://www.thegunzone.com/rust.html

 

[asknight]

The protectant portion of CLP is too light as a long term preservative as the "cleaner" portion of the formula dilutes it. A product formulated specifically for it's protectant properties may be what you're looking for to apply after you clean/degrease.

I've found that Eezox and FP-10 last much longer than many of the different CLPs, and if that doesn't last long enough then I use RIG grease... mainly for the stored long, fondled little, weapons. I've read many positive reports on Blue Wonder Armadillo, as well.

 

[Kevin108]

Militec 1 is the best there is if you want an oil that lasts.

 

[mrmeval]

I've noticed CLP does not look wet unless I really hose down a gun with it. I've not had any problems with function even though it appears dry. I recently picked up a shotgun that had been stored in a home for about 5 years that I treated with CLP. It was not cleaned nor lubricated during those 5 years. The only rust on it was when someone had handled it while moving it to another closet and it was very light.

CLP this is a redirect to MIL-L-63460 if it doesn't pass this mil-spec it's lacking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleaner,_Lubricant,_Preservative

Ed Harris
On CLP
http://yarchive.net/gun/break_free_clp.html
On Long term storage
http://yarchive.net/gun/long_term_storage.html

 

[Mortech]

I wonder what kind of lubricant turns into a virtual varnish , I bought a pistol that had been stored a long time and the lubricant had done so . It was a PITA to get out , lots of Hoppes 9 was needed to remove it .

 

[Alphazulu6]

CLP does dry and it continues to "clean" as long as it is on the firearm. Because it is a Cleaning Lubricant Protectant it is important to use a seperate gun oil for blued firearms. Parkerized finishes seem to hold up well but I used CLP religiously on my CCW blued firearms and it seems that it has faded alot and of course does not seem to stay on the weapons surface for longer than 3 days. Just my findings your mileage may differ. I prefer Hoppes premier Gun Oil.

 

[FuzzyBunny]

Any thoughts on Sheath spray lube/protectant?

I have used it alot. I'm in near Dallas so no salt air.
Seems to work for a few years.

FuzzyBunny

 

[Sunray]

"...turns into a virtual varnish..." Oil, grease, cosmoline. They're all variations of the same thing, but they'll all dry out eventually. Any grease remover will clean them off. Mineral spirits is the least expensive.

 

[Kevin108]

If you don't like CLP, there is also just LP, also from Break Free.

 

[Geno]

M-Pro 7...the best. DO NOT use the CLP format, use the "oil". The M-Pro 7 CLP will evaporate fairly quick. The M-Pro 7 "oil" stays very long. The film will be there for months. Great thread! Thanks for starting it!!

Doc2005

 

[sm]

I just checked on some guns that were put away 2 years ago.

Ballistol and Breakfree CLP were used to lube, placed in a Sack-Up and stuck in a safe sitting in a warehouse setting.
It gets really cold and really hot in this setting.

Also in this setting are a few guns that are hidden, these have not been messed with in best recall 4 months.

No rust. Guns just taken out back and all the guns run, all the magazines left all this time fed ammo, and all the ammo went bang.

No surprise to me/us.

Too many guns for too many decades before I was born survived being stored, carried, and even loaded using whatever lubricant was handy back in the day.

One revolver, and one 1911, lubed with Sperm Whale Oil internally and a very light coat of RIG sat in a back bedroom dresser drawer for about 12 years.
Taken out back, they fired, no rust.
Couple knew they were there, they put them there.
Just "in case" guns if matters ever come to them being back there if trouble showed up.

Just use something and don't worry about it...

 

[mudstud]

I've used BreakFree CLP to wipe down my guns for quite a few years, and no gun once wiped down with CLP has ever shown ANY rust, even for several years. BreakFree has another oil now called Collector, which I've been using for a coupla years, which is designed for long-term storage, but I never had a problem with CLP. My guns are stored in my basement, which around here, is a high humidity environment in the summer, except I do have a dehimidifier in operation at all times during the summer months, which helps immensely.

 

[Kevin108]

Maybe we need to start waving our cash in front of Dave Berryhill so he'll start selling his goo that Tuner got to try out.