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[M. Sage]

CLP stands for Clean, Lube, Protect as far as I know.

Some firearms actually call for grease as a lube in certain areas. For example, you must use grease on a Garand.

WD-40 is useless for pretty much anything, IMO.

 

[40Arpent]

WD-40 is useless for pretty much anything, IMO.

As a lubricant, maybe, but as a cleaner/degreaser, the list is almost endless. Ever try to get a Never-Sieze stain out of your sons brand new expensive jeans that your wife would kick your ass for letting him get stained? WD-40 saved my ass on that one!

 

[Jeff-Tex]

WD-40 will get chewing gum out of hair and carpet, good for squeaky door hinges too.

 

[baboon]

WD-40 is useless for pretty much anything, IMO.

My dad before he dies claimed a lot of the old guys he hung out with used it on gimp joints as an anti-inflammatory.

 

[Old Man of the Mountain]

Rem-oil and a tiny bit of gun grease on high wear spots in the action.

I use different oils but I have learned to always put a light coat of grease on every wear spot and every moving part.

Besides helping with lubrication, I think that the grease helps to hold some oil on the parts so that the oil does not run off and go dry so quickly.

I noticed this with a pistol that would run dry and not cycle as well if it had not been oiled in about six weeks, but if it has a light coat of grease over top of the oil there is no such problem.

I use a Q-Tip to apply the grease.

 

[Old Man of the Mountain]

My dad before he dies claimed a lot of the old guys he hung out with used it on gimp joints as an anti-inflammatory.

I heard from someone in the medical field that some folks do use WD-40 on sore joints. He was surprised about that, and so was I.

I had heard of a lot of uses for the stuff, but never that before.

I can not say if it works or not, but I have heard about that too.

 

[DCortez]

I can not say if it works or not, but I have heard about that too.

Can any older mechanics chime in on this?

 

[Old Man of the Mountain]

As a lubricant, maybe, but as a cleaner/degreaser, the list is almost endless. Ever try to get a Never-Sieze stain out of your sons brand new expensive jeans that your wife would kick your ass for letting him get stained? WD-40 saved my ass on that one!

Some folks use it to loosen up carbon deposits.

I found out in Houston when our neighborhood was being invaded by militant Mexican criminal invaders, that freshly spray painted graffiti can be removed with WD-40, which I cleaned off of my vehicle a few times.

I sprayed it down with WD-40, put some hand cleaner onto a clean cloth and wiped it right off. I also kept a good coat of wax on for the next time.

 

[bfm0072]

I like this for storage short and long term

[url]http://www.clenzoil.com/[/URL]

 

[Breadfan]

Balistol

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