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Posted: 9/20/2020 11:10:50 AM EDT
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Cosmoline
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Posted: 9/21/2020 11:00:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cosmoline Thanks |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 11:03:41 AM EDT
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Follow-up question ...
Anyone know if Ballistol can be purchased in a spray bottle and used as a liquid? Meaning, if I buy it with a certain delivery platform can I simply pour out the liquid and use it or is it formulated differently based on delivery method? |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 11:06:10 AM EDT
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Umm it's anodized Al. You don't need cosmoline. Just seal it and forget it
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Posted: 9/21/2020 2:11:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Umm it's anodized Al. You don't need cosmoline. Just seal it and forget it LMAO at the idiot OP! |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 2:29:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LMAO at the idiot OP! If you want to spend days cleaning out cosmo when it's go time in 50 years, u can go that route. |
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Posted: 9/21/2020 4:29:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you want to spend days cleaning out cosmo when it's go time in 50 years, u can go that route. I get it (hint: I'm the OP and missed that aluminum parts will be fine with virtually any corrosion prevention). |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 1:40:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you want to spend days cleaning out cosmo when it's go time in 50 years, u can go that route. Days? Try months, maybe years... I've owned combloc surplus AK's and Mosin's in the past. Clean them all you want, even months later the metal would still sweat out Cosmoline. That's some seriously nasty stuff, it will literally penetrate and "soak" into the metal. |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 7:16:40 AM EDT
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VCI bags.
Lasts 20+ years and no need to worry about if it's oiled up good(or at all). |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 7:28:30 AM EDT
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Quoted: Umm it's anodized Al. You don't need cosmoline. Just seal it and forget it This is by far the worst advice I've seen on the internet in awhile. Cosmoline and if you're really crazy, I can tell you how to vacuum pack them to last a lifetime. PM me if interested. |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 11:06:11 AM EDT
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Nvrmnd
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Posted: 9/22/2020 12:56:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is by far the worst advice I've seen on the internet in awhile. Cosmoline and if you're really crazy, I can tell you how to vacuum pack them to last a lifetime. PM me if interested. What is your experience in studying the corrosion of Al? I've done it professionally in Aerospace, not fantasizing about it in a bunker. In a sealed container (I'd use plastic over steel, in bags as a second layer of defense), you are going to be more than fine in 50 years. Cosmo will simply make it a pain to use when the time is ready. But carry on with your uneducated bubba science. |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 1:05:22 PM EDT
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to simplify... you want to store a bunch of guns submerged in a vat of liquid? Buh whay?
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Posted: 9/22/2020 2:22:15 PM EDT
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Quoted: If a guy wanted to stack 50 stripped lowers, etc. is there a 'drum full of liquid X' option to seal and forget? Quoted: LMAO at the idiot OP! /thread. |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 4:37:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: to simplify... you want to store a bunch of guns submerged in a vat of liquid? Buh whay? LOL ... to move this from philosophical to practical ... I have 25 stripped lowers in boxes in a rubbermaid container (well, HAD them before, ya know, the boating accident) and I'm thinking of buying like 5 a month and stacking. So what's my alternative to more rubbermaid bins? I have a Homer bucket ... it comes with a top ... I figured fill it with 10W30 and start dropping stripped lowers, stripped uppers, buffer tubes, etc into it and just throw in more each month. But then I realized that it can't be that simple ... right? And here we are ... |
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Posted: 9/22/2020 5:08:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: /thread. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If a guy wanted to stack 50 stripped lowers, etc. is there a 'drum full of liquid X' option to seal and forget? Quoted: LMAO at the idiot OP! /thread. I think you drafted a post like this above but decided against keeping it? Then the stupid continued and you couldn't tolerate it, huh? I've been there ... |
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Posted: 10/15/2020 7:35:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL ... to move this from philosophical to practical ... I have 25 stripped lowers in boxes in a rubbermaid container (well, HAD them before, ya know, the boating accident) and I'm thinking of buying like 5 a month and stacking. So what's my alternative to more rubbermaid bins? I have a Homer bucket ... it comes with a top ... I figured fill it with 10W30 and start dropping stripped lowers, stripped uppers, buffer tubes, etc into it and just throw in more each month. But then I realized that it can't be that simple ... right? And here we are ... Why don't you just build rifles from those parts? Forget the stupid oil in a bucket idea and the even dumber lost in a boating accident garbage. Build rifles, enjoy rifles and if anyone gets stupid enough to try to take said rifles, shoot them with those rifles. And honestly I am still trying to understand what you were trying to say about Balistol. Damned good oil BTW. |
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Posted: 10/15/2020 8:33:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Follow-up question ... Anyone know if Ballistol can be purchased in a spray bottle and used as a liquid? Meaning, if I buy it with a certain delivery platform can I simply pour out the liquid and use it or is it formulated differently based on delivery method? https://www.amazon.com/Ballistol-Multi-Purpose-Lubricant-Cleaner-Protectant/dp/B00A470FN6 https://s3714.americommerce.com/package-f.aspx https://wisementrading.com/hunting/ballistol.htm Ballistol is good stuff & works on all kinds of things. |
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Posted: 10/17/2020 10:02:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.amazon.com/Ballistol-Multi-Purpose-Lubricant-Cleaner-Protectant/dp/B00A470FN6 https://s3714.americommerce.com/package-f.aspx https://wisementrading.com/hunting/ballistol.htm Ballistol is good stuff & works on all kinds of things. I just don’t like the smell. Other than that it works great. |
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Posted: 10/17/2020 2:38:29 PM EDT
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This was shown in one of the early episodes of The 100
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Posted: 10/18/2020 4:16:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why don't you just build rifles from those parts? Forget the stupid oil in a bucket idea and the even dumber lost in a boating accident garbage. Build rifles, enjoy rifles and if anyone gets stupid enough to try to take said rifles, shoot them with those rifles. And honestly I am still trying to understand what you were trying to say about Balistol. Damned good oil BTW. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: LOL ... to move this from philosophical to practical ... I have 25 stripped lowers in boxes in a rubbermaid container (well, HAD them before, ya know, the boating accident) and I'm thinking of buying like 5 a month and stacking. So what's my alternative to more rubbermaid bins? I have a Homer bucket ... it comes with a top ... I figured fill it with 10W30 and start dropping stripped lowers, stripped uppers, buffer tubes, etc into it and just throw in more each month. But then I realized that it can't be that simple ... right? And here we are ... Why don't you just build rifles from those parts? Forget the stupid oil in a bucket idea and the even dumber lost in a boating accident garbage. Build rifles, enjoy rifles and if anyone gets stupid enough to try to take said rifles, shoot them with those rifles. And honestly I am still trying to understand what you were trying to say about Balistol. Damned good oil BTW. I agree to using a rifle if one is available. This thread is about parts; specifically, buying over time to average out the cost. Think about all the "My granpappy bought X from a catalog for a-buck-three-eighty and now they cost $$$$$" comments. So if a guy buys parts over time, he won't get a rifle for a-buck-three-eighty but he also won't pay $$$$$. Ballistol - if I buy a can of aerosol and spray some into a small bowl to experiment, will I get the same results as if I buy it in liquid form? Or is the formulation different for liquid than for aerosol? |
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Posted: 10/18/2020 4:16:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.amazon.com/Ballistol-Multi-Purpose-Lubricant-Cleaner-Protectant/dp/B00A470FN6 https://s3714.americommerce.com/package-f.aspx https://wisementrading.com/hunting/ballistol.htm Ballistol is good stuff & works on all kinds of things. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Follow-up question ... Anyone know if Ballistol can be purchased in a spray bottle and used as a liquid? Meaning, if I buy it with a certain delivery platform can I simply pour out the liquid and use it or is it formulated differently based on delivery method? https://www.amazon.com/Ballistol-Multi-Purpose-Lubricant-Cleaner-Protectant/dp/B00A470FN6 https://s3714.americommerce.com/package-f.aspx https://wisementrading.com/hunting/ballistol.htm Ballistol is good stuff & works on all kinds of things. Thanks |
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Posted: 10/18/2020 4:17:51 PM EDT
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Dup
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Posted: 10/18/2020 4:19:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This was shown in one of the early episodes of The 100 That sounds like one of those silly 'gurl pwr' shows I was forced to watch so it makes sense ... |
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Posted: 10/18/2020 4:25:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/18/2020 4:50:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryThanks |
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Posted: 10/19/2020 9:33:26 AM EDT
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For simple stripped lowers, I'm with trash panda. Nothing crazy, if anything at all, is necessary to protect anodized aluminum. I'd wipe them down with some oil, and zip lock bag them. If you want fancy, throw in a strip of the corrosion paper and vacuum seal them.
You'd probably want to turn the rifle on yourself after cleaning out 50 weapons of cosmoline. You'd probably need to stash a heat gun or toaster oven and gallons of acetone to clean up all that cosmoline too. I suggest you go with the CLP and ziplock route, until you can get the parts to build them out. Test fire/zero, clean, then coat in hydrophobic grease (just the steel parts), and vacuum seal. If you take the time to paint the barrels with grill/engine paint, prep them by acetone cleaning then sun-baking or heat gun to about 100-120°, spray, and wait a day before final assembly, then you should never have rust on the exterior. Rustoleum grill paint is not readily dissolved by common gun oils/solvents or motor oil. I've never seen anodized aluminum or brass corrode, even after salt water exposure. The bits where the anodizing is worn off? They can corrode like a sumbitch. Iirc you can get ballistol in cans/bottles that aren't aerosol. |
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Posted: 10/19/2020 11:29:42 AM EDT
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OP, it's your stuff, do what you want. 24" x 200 yards of VCI paper is only $84. You'll have enough to give away to friends who have the same idea.
My roll is 18" x 200 yards and I got it directly from Daubert Cromwell, but I don't see they sell direct anymore. Paid about $57. |
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