REM OIL, again!

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FL-NC said:
I don't get why people use Rem-oil for anything.
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I usually use Hoppes but I don't think RemOil is as bad as some claim, but I don't use it for preservation.
I use a preservative spray. IIRC, a product called RUST PREVENT is in my gun cleaning supply kit. It has a not unpleasant Vanilla-ish aroma.

It is intended for preservation, NOT lubrication.
 
??? Reminds me of the guy telling about the guns wiped down with wd40 then stored for 30 years without even being opened. Then got upset cause the felt in the box stuck to the gun. I don't think rem oil, wd40, or any the like products would recommend that. Just because you put something in storage does not mean it don't need some maintenance / attention once in awhile. Why did this guy not post any photos. I got a (feeling) about this one.
 
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My 60+ year old guns get a Rem-oil wipe down yearly, they reside in the back of the safe with 2 goldenrods. I’m against using cases, socks or anything else that hinders keeping an eye on things.
 
CherokeeScot said:
REM OIL RUINED MY GUNS!
Seven years ago I cleaned and lubricated my guns with Rem Oil. Two collector grade semi auto rifles, one 50 year old collector grade Colt .45 with presentation box and a cylinder that had never been turned! Two new never fired .40 cal stainless semi auto pistols, What didnt get ruined, my Ruger stainless SAA in .45 Colt There are a few more that I wont mention.
Your article mentions 'wiping down' after oiling/cleaning. I do that but you should be smart enough to know you cant wipe down the inside of a gun which is a very important place to get lubed! The guns were each placed in gun cases or a similar protective covering and two that got ruined were in air tight gun containers. They were each placed in black leaf bags and all the air was sucked out of the bags. Then a light spray of Rem Oil into the bags and the bags were thoroughly sealed. Seven years later I remove the guns. The actions on the two collector grade rifles are stuck, seemingly talking to gunsmiths, no way to get them unstuck. The collector .45 Colt has rust all over it. The stainless .40's, identical, have frozen actions and other components. On those, they were put up in the leather holsters and evidently the Rem Oil reacted with the leather and has deposited goo on all the 'controls' so they are immovable! There is more of the same on others. What would I figure my total loss is? Over $25,000.00.
I had been hearing bad stuff about Rem Oil for the last several years and that is why I took them out of the safe for inspection. I still have the two cans of Rem Oil I used on the guns. Spray. I used 3 in one for over 50 years and never had a damn problem and then people were saying it wasnt the best thing to use. BullSh**! I never had any problems in the past with 3 in one! Im not sure where Im going with this but Im not taking it sitting down. Somebody is going to pay! I am 77 years old and its way too late for me to start over.
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I don't think too highly of the opinions of the the 'gunsmiths' you talked to.

In the end, there is no one to blame but yourself. So that answers who is going to pay.
 
FL-NC said:
I don't get why people use Rem-oil for anything.
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Marketing, brand recognition, and availability. Imagine you don't know much about firearms, corrosion, or lubrication, but you are in Walmart looking for gun lube see the name "Remington", and you know they make firearms so surely any lube they make is good stuff. For someone like that, it's probably a tossup between using Rem-oil or WD-40, again, because of marketing, brand recognition, and availability.

I used Remoil for years without any ill effects on my firearms. Well, other than the parkerized finish on my 870 Express which would very easily get surface rust on it, but then again it was stored in a cheap stamped steel cabinet in a house in the humid Ohio valley where the air conditioning was never ran, and I wasn't the best in my youth of oiling a gun before putting it away. So maybe Rem-oil wasn't really entirely to blame?
 
RemOil works great for its intended purposes, a quick wipe down to get fingerprints off the gun after cleaning while providing a light coating for TEMPORARY protection; no different than using 3-in-1, sewing machine oil, mineral oil, or anything similar.
 
3.COMPOSITION/INFORMATIONON INGREDIENTS
ChemicalNamem CASNo. Percent
PETROLEUMDISTILLATE 8052-41-3 72.70
PETROLEUMOIL 64742-52-5 1.30
 
George P said:
RemOil works great for its intended purposes, a quick wipe down to get fingerprints off the gun after cleaning while providing a light coating for TEMPORARY protection; no different than using 3-in-1, sewing machine oil, mineral oil, or anything similar.
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Yep. I use it for exactly that. And it’s cheap enough you can hose internals down if stuff stops working at the range. It’s also good for a spritz inside the “ultimate clip loader”... the cartridges slide right out like the proverbial stuff through the proverbial goose.

I have no illusions about it being a superior lube or a superior preservative.
 
George P said:
RemOil works great for its intended purposes, a quick wipe down to get fingerprints off the gun after cleaning while providing a light coating for TEMPORARY protection; no different than using 3-in-1, sewing machine oil, mineral oil, or anything similar.
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Well keep in mind that many people will have cans of both 3-in-1 and WD-40 around for various proposes. Both are widely available for not much money, so it is hardly surprising that anyone will use them to clean firearms....
 
George P said:
RemOil works great for its intended purposes, a quick wipe down to get fingerprints off the gun after cleaning while providing a light coating for TEMPORARY protection; no different than using 3-in-1, sewing machine oil, mineral oil, or anything similar.
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If I'm not mistaken Rem Oil = Mineral Oil.
 
whm1974 said:
Well keep in mind that many people will have cans of both 3-in-1 and WD-40 around for various proposes. Both are widely available for not much money, so it is hardly surprising that anyone will use them to clean firearms....
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Absolutely, I use WD-40 all the time down the bores of my shotguns; it helps loosen and dissolve any plastic and is a LOT cheaper than things with "GUN" in the name or on the label; same for stuff by PB Blaster
 
Having dealt with surplus for more than 20 years now. I've never seen anything preserved with a bit of oil for long term storage.
Not saying it can't be done.

But the turk mausers, yugos, Mosins etc that I pucked up eons ago are still sweating out cosmoline after a paint thinner soakings and a few gasoline baths. That grease-preservative hangs on and is a barrier LONGER than any oil I've ever seen.
 
I use RemOil for general cleaning. I have no expectations it will prevent rust for 1 year let alone longer. If I am going to be storing something for a long time, I will be using vapor bags with VCI tabs and not Hefty.

792mauser said:
But the turk mausers, yugos, Mosins etc that I pucked up eons ago are still sweating out cosmoline after a paint thinner soakings and a few gasoline baths. That grease-preservative hangs on and is a barrier LONGER than any oil I've ever seen.
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I read somewhere that Cosmoline had a similar chemical composition to preservatives used by Ancient Egyptians as part of the mummification process. The name has been around since the early 1800s though. Something doesn't last that long without being good at what it does. The most important thing when cleaning it out is to repeat "I love Cosmoline" as you scrub.
 
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