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Post by applejack on Oct 12, 2012 20:11:35 GMT
i readed the care guide on the homepage but i still have some qustions. he said use light mineral oil such as liquid paraffin. is the mineral oil he is talking about is the same stuff sold at drug stores as a laxative?
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Oct 12, 2012 20:49:57 GMT
Indeed it is. Light mineral oil is recommended above heavy mineral oil, but they both work. 3 in 1 oil and sewing machine oil work as well.
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Oct 13, 2012 2:01:49 GMT
Rust preventing gun oils work well also, for longer term storage wax based coatings work well.
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Post by Kumdoalan on Oct 13, 2012 12:18:49 GMT
.....while it is sold for that use....to tell the truth I have never heard of it actually being used for that reason by anyone I know.
I actually think it would take guts for a guy to drink it that first time.
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Taran
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Post by Taran on Oct 14, 2012 5:51:26 GMT
Silicone sprays and cloths also work quite well. I use a silicone gun cloth.
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Post by William Swiger on Oct 14, 2012 6:23:06 GMT
Since I cannot cut where I am currently stationed, I use a Turtle Wax polishing paste on all my swords. Have never had any rust. One coat lasts for months.
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Post by Uhlan on Oct 15, 2012 16:09:59 GMT
Hi. I use Ballistol. It comes in spray cans and is very good for: guns, hunting gear, wounded hunting dogs(!), leather and the list goes on and on. I found mineral oil ( I used Singer sewingmachine oil) too thin. In a short time it will start to drip from the blade, even used spearingly and it does not agree well with leather scabbards. It gave me a black, very tough residue on the blade where the steel contacted the leather. No such problems with Ballistol. Also Ballistol does not in itself evaporate that easy. In time it gets somewhat thicker as the light stuff evaporates. What is left is a very greasy film wich does not run off the blade and it is easy to clean. A person I once knew cleaned and maintained his very, very, expensive Holland & Holland hunting rifles with Ballistol. He never had any problems with the stuff impregnating and damaging the rifle stocks or causing other problems and he carried those guns all over the world, from damp Africa to cold Mongolia and all places in between!
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