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I'm going to say up front that this probably isn't 100% scientific in nature, so don't criticize my methods unless you go out and do it yourself.
I wanted to test a couple of things to see how they do in resisting rust. I live within earshot of the beach, and things rust around here really easy. It requires constant vigilance to make sure my firearms stay rust free.
Prep: I took 4 nails and cleaned them up on my sander to make sure all rust preventative from the factory was ground away and I had bare metal to start with. You will notice from the pictures that only about 1 1/2" is the part that I ground down. Had to have something to hold onto and not burn my fingers! I then sprayed them off with brake cleaner and wiped them all down with a paper towel. I used surgical gloves throughout to prevent oils from my hands from contacting the metal.
Contestants: 1 nail is control and has nothing on it. A shovel left out overnight here will be really rusted by morning, so I anticipate this nail will be really rusted in the morning. The others have one of these 3 oils on them:
Initial photo: From left to right: Royal Purple, Rem Oil, bare nail turned 180 degrees from the other 3, and the right one is DuraLube.
I am going to try and remember to take a picture first thing in the morning as light allows. Tonight's picture was taken at 4:05pm.
Who is betting on which one of these 3 products to provide the best rust prevention? I can tell you that the DuraLube by far felt the slipperiest in my fingers when I was applying the products.
Thoughts?
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I wanted to test a couple of things to see how they do in resisting rust. I live within earshot of the beach, and things rust around here really easy. It requires constant vigilance to make sure my firearms stay rust free.
Prep: I took 4 nails and cleaned them up on my sander to make sure all rust preventative from the factory was ground away and I had bare metal to start with. You will notice from the pictures that only about 1 1/2" is the part that I ground down. Had to have something to hold onto and not burn my fingers! I then sprayed them off with brake cleaner and wiped them all down with a paper towel. I used surgical gloves throughout to prevent oils from my hands from contacting the metal.
Contestants: 1 nail is control and has nothing on it. A shovel left out overnight here will be really rusted by morning, so I anticipate this nail will be really rusted in the morning. The others have one of these 3 oils on them:
Initial photo: From left to right: Royal Purple, Rem Oil, bare nail turned 180 degrees from the other 3, and the right one is DuraLube.
I am going to try and remember to take a picture first thing in the morning as light allows. Tonight's picture was taken at 4:05pm.
Who is betting on which one of these 3 products to provide the best rust prevention? I can tell you that the DuraLube by far felt the slipperiest in my fingers when I was applying the products.
Thoughts?
.
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