Can I use silicone spray as a protector and then use a regular gun lube for lubricant on firearms?

Question

What I want to do is clean and de-grease my firearms then spray with silicone to protect against rust. After the silicone carrier solvents have evaporated I want to use a light gun lube only on springs, slide rails and points where metal on metal movement takes place. Will there be any problems with the areas where the regular lube and silicone overlap? Will combining cause any problems with corrosive acids to form or anything unusual?

Answer 1

I use bearing grease on my mil-surp weapons, and it works better than anything else I have ever tried. It keeps rust away in very high humidity environments, and doesn't melt off in high temps during storage. For semiauto's except AR-15's, i think it is the best general purpose lubercant there is. Plus, if you buy a tub at Napa, it will last you for decades.

Answer 2

Suggest you try Smith & Wesson Premium Lubricant & Protectant with Cerflon. Lab studies have shown this product to have the best corrosion protection characteristics of any gun care product in the market. The lubricity additive has also proven to be one of the best in the market. Use this product sparingly - a little goes a long way. You can use this product to clean, lubricate and protect your firearms - it is safe on all finishes - wood, polymer or metal. Just wipe all visible oil from the surface when finished and you will still have the protection and lubrication your gun needs...





Typically, silicone products have little or no corrosion protection. However, they are very good as water repellants



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Answer 3

If I were you I wouldn't use silicone. Silicone basically clogs the grain within the metal and will keep the oil from contacting the metal surfaces and penetrating the grain. If the oil cannot penetrate the grain of the metal it cannot serve the purpose of being a rust inhibitor. Gun oil is a much better chemical for preventing rust than silicone. I would make sure that gun oil or cosmoline is the first chemical that is absorbed into the metal after degreasing. If you feel the need to use silicone, do it after the metal is treated with a petroleum, or oil based product first. It will be the best treatment for longevity of a metal, because of it's rust inhibiting properties in conjunction with the materials used in a quality firearm.

Answer 4

Suggest you keep silicone away from your firearms. Silicone tends to get gummy and, then, mildly acidic and corrosive if it's left on metal for a long time. (In some environments, more than 3 or 4 months) Auto polish, especially with Carnauba wax, makes a good exterior metal protectant. Birchwood-Casey's, 'Barricade' works well on the rest of the gun; but I, personally, wouldn't do this to a gun I tended to use again in less than 6 month's time.



The reason, 'Why' I don't like Rem Oil is because it's much too fluid and can end up creeping everywhere. Because Rem Oil has the ability to penetrate the unsealed casemouths and primer pockets on a very great deal of modern commercial ammunition I stay away from it.

Answer 5

There is a better alternative, Remoil. It's a spray (there is a liquid and an infused wipe too) that cleans and leaves a light teflon coat behind. The reason I don't like silicone is because I don't know how it reacts to high temps and/or carbon. I used Remoil when I was deployed, and it worked great. The spray evaporated quickly, so it didn't draw sand into the mechanisms, and the teflon made cleaning carbon easier.

Answer 6

Best Silicone Spray

Answer 7

Use "Krazy Grease". It's the best corrosion resistant lubricant out there. Lasts a life time. Just work it in with a rag, it will leave a thin film on the metal almost like a teflon coating. I use it on everything: my firearms, boat trailer bearings, prop shafts, even my paintball gun.

Answer 8

Your brake pads will be wiped out. there's a metallic clip that rubs hostile to the rotor that makes a squeak telling you that its time for brand new pads. If the brake pads are nonetheless high quality rub a anti squeak compound(got here across at vehicle zone/develop and so on) on the again of the pads and also be particular to grease/lubricate the ares the position the brake pads slide again and forth. yet to easily spray something on the brakes threw the wheel wont artwork. you should take the pads out and word the compound. different then that disc brake classic do squeak now and again.

Answer 9

* Yes I use it all the time on mine.* No problems.*