3 in 1 oil vs. WD40

[Soundguy]

Weird... almost makes me thing it is solvating something from the drill..

I used wd-40 for cleaning stickers off glass and plastic.. and really can't see any kind of residure.. as far as I can tell, the stuff seems to 'flash off' about as fast as mineral spirits.. leving about the same residue! ( stoddards solvent anyone? )

soundguy

It didn't like chewing on the barrel so it backed up and then ran about 20 feet away.

I worked the lever to bring up another round, and shot it mid-way between the eye and the ear.

I know from other experiences that WD40 leaves a gummy residue. I will sometimes spray an entire drill index with a liberal dose of WD40 in order to prevent corrosion. When I look inside a year later, there is a gummy residue on the sides of the metal box from the WD40, and some of the drills are stuck in the little metal rack. No corrosion though, and a little gum on a drill is no big problem.

What I think the problem with the rifle was is that I had cleaned it after the season the year before, and sprayed the internals of the action with a light dose of WD40. I cleaned the barrel before the season in question. I didn't feel a need to sight it in because in the previous six years or so I had never taken a shot over 30 ft, and had frequently laid the rifle down and just stabbed the pig.

I discovered that there are more reasons to sight in a rifle each season than just checking the zero. Making sure it goes bang is in there too.

I had owned the rifle for 6 or 7 years and had cleaned it before & after each season. I doubt there was any residue left from the factory. As a result of the experience I switched to Break Free for a spray lube and haven't had any problems since. In the past couple of years I have used the Rem Oil spray (Remington) if I don't see Break Free on the shelf.

 

[DieselPower]

According to their MSDS sheet it contains. http://www.wd40company.com/files/pdf/msds-wd494716385.pdf

CAS 64742-47-8 which is basically hydrotreated kerosene
CAS 64742-48-9 Isoparaffinic Petroleum Solvent (Naphtha)
CAS 64742-88-7 Medium aliphatic solvent naphtha (also known as white spirits or stoddard solvent IIC) Soundguy wins a cookie.
CAS 64742-65-0 Solvent-dewaxed heavy paraffinic oil
CAS 124-38-9 Carbon Dioxide
And less than 10 % by weight of Non-Hazardous Ingredients

Basically a lot of solvent, some oil and a couple of secret ingredients.

CurlyDave - I use the Rem Oil. I get it in the spray can and they also have a nice little bottle with a small straw. Great for lubricating trigger mechanisms. I also have Break Free. I got stuck on using it when I was in the Army as a SF unit armorer. Still using out of the same 1 gallon jug I brought home with me 16 years ago. I see it in the "real" gun stores around here.

 

[dmccarty]

WD40 is a no no for use on firearms. I think its because its not really a lube and leaves stuff behind. Having said that my dad and I did it for years without much of a problem. We did have some buildup though.

Nowadays I use the cheapest brake cleaner to clean the dissembled pistol parts. I wear eye protection and a couple layers of throwaway gloves. That cleaner is NASTY! I have had it eat the gloves. The cleaner gets rid of oil and quite a bit of powder residue. Clean up the remaining powder residue and barrel. Then less than a dozen drops of Break Free or RemOil is all it takes to lube the pistols I clean.

Later,
Dan

 

[Mike Costello]

I Recently completed a CCW course(concealed carry)taught by a certified gunsmith who EMPHATICALLY told eveyone not to use WD40 on any gun or rifle due to sticking and residue problems.
He told of a lady whose husband had passed away a couple of years prior and wanted to obtain her CCW. During the range portion of the course she used her husband's revolver and when she pressed the trigger it took several seconds for the hammer to come down SLOWLY.

 

[LBrown59]

I used wd-40 for cleaning stickers off glass and plastic.. and really can't see any kind of residure.. as far as I can tell, the stuff seems to 'flash off' about as fast as mineral spirits.. leving about the same residue! ( stoddards solvent anyone? )

soundguy

I've been using engine de greaser for that for years /works even better than WD-40.

 

[Soundguy]

I've been using engine de greaser for that for years /works even better than WD-40.

I have a feeling that engine degreaser has alot of stuff in it that if you close one eye, looks and smells alot like kerosene..

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

Well.. you know what solvents do.. they solvate stuff.

I have actually used brake cleaner on some parked guns like a M-11..

soundguy

WD40 is a no no for use on firearms. I think its because its not really a lube and leaves stuff behind. Having said that my dad and I did it for years without much of a problem. We did have some buildup though.

Nowadays I use the cheapest brake cleaner to clean the dissembled pistol parts. I wear eye protection and a couple layers of throwaway gloves. That cleaner is NASTY! I have had it eat the gloves. The cleaner gets rid of oil and quite a bit of powder residue. Clean up the remaining powder residue and barrel. Then less than a dozen drops of Break Free or RemOil is all it takes to lube the pistols I clean.

Later,
Dan

 

[Bird]

used wd-40 for cleaning stickers off glass

I just did that a few days ago to replace the registration sticker on my Ford Ranger. I don't know if there would have been any residue or not, but once I got all the glue from old stickers off, I cleaned the glass with Invisible Glass glass cleaner.

And after reading that history, and some other things on the Internet, I found that 3-in-1 makes a number of things I didn't know about, so I just got back from Lowe's where I bought a can of the 3-in-1 garage door lubricant and applied it to our garage door. It did quieten that door considerably.

 

[pat32rf]

I like the look of that High Performance Lubricant Spray, but I still have a few part bottles of Break Free on my bench...

 

[Soundguy]

I just did that a few days ago to replace the registration sticker on my Ford Ranger. I don't know if there would have been any residue or not, but once I got all the glue from old stickers off, I cleaned the glass with Invisible Glass glass cleaner.

And after reading that history, and some other things on the Internet, I found that 3-in-1 makes a number of things I didn't know about, so I just got back from Lowe's where I bought a can of the 3-in-1 garage door lubricant and applied it to our garage door. It did quieten that door considerably.

For straight solvent applications.. I love WD.. for sticky / stuck stuff.. I like PB.. have tried liquid wrench.. didn't like it though..

soundguy