Thread: Joint rust?

Every so often I put a little Tuf-Glide in the pin aera.

Eddie

Don't use LSA. It isn't great at rust prevention. It is designed for high-heat applications. That's why its used in the M-240B and M-249. Incidentally, these guns get so hot you can light CLP residue in your barrel on fire. It looks cool but not so good for the gun. Your not so worried about rust in the big guns. (Heck, you use regular 5W30 motor oil in the M-2) MilTec is great but it must be really baked in. We use it on our M-4's but you have to fire 100+ rounds after application to bake in and most guys repeat a second time. You can do in a oven but when they say bake in, if your hand guards aren't melting you're not hot enough. I have never used Tuff-Glide myself but I would try that. CLP should work until you get some Tuff Glide.

Have any of the knifemakers here tried some of the surface treatments that the gun manufacturers use? Like the H&K finish or the Glock Tenifer finish? Both of these seem to be really good a resisting rust. Alternatively, the Wilson finish doesn't look quite as nice but seems to be very rust resistant and is easy to do in your garage (they parkerize then use some kind of paint - the parkerized texture gives the paint a really good grip on the steel). I wouldn't necessarily do it on the blade, but at least the shank to the tail would seem to be a good area to do.

Use an empty cigar box to store your razors. They come lined with Spanish cedar because that absorbs excess moisture and humidity. I keep all my razors in one and have no rust at all.

Originally Posted by Iceman

Use an empty cigar box to store your razors. They come lined with Spanish cedar because that absorbs excess moisture and humidity. I keep all my razors in one and have no rust at all.

Same here..

I was searching through my storage earlier today and ran across some Remington Rem Oil and trumpet slide oil. I don't know much about either, other than they both contain petroleum distillate and the RemOil contains teflon. Would either of these products be okay to use on a razor?

Originally Posted by Iceman

Use an empty cigar box to store your razors. They come lined with Spanish cedar because that absorbs excess moisture and humidity. I keep all my razors in one and have no rust at all.

Me three.

X

Ever remove the moisture from the silica gel packet? It will absorb moisture but does have a finite limit.

The 25mm gun in the Bradley has an oxide coating of some type on the exterior surface that is not supposed to rust.

Rick

Originally Posted by Iceman

....They come lined with Spanish cedar because that absorbs excess moisture and humidity....

Interesting. SO, would you recommend adding cedar to a 'regular' box to absorb extra moisture (if you don't have a cigar box on hand)?

C utz

You can get a cedar cigar box from a local tobacconist. I work in a tobacco shop part time, and we're always selling the empty boxes for a nominal fee. I have my razors in a A. Fuente Hemmingway box as it has a velveteen lining. Knives are in a couple other boxes, jewelry, pens and trinkets in others. You get the idea.