Liberty or death Jr. Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I have always heard that this is bad for a gun yet my brother uses it on all three of his shotguns and all of them work great. Not one of them has rust or anything. My 20 gauge is identical to his, I use mine less, I have rust and his does not. Is WD-40 bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 It's great at displacing moisture, and could be used to "dry out" a soaked weapon. It leaves a residue that attracts dirt like nothing I've ever seen. It's better than nothing, but it's nowhere near as good as many of the products made specifically for firearms care. Breakfree CLP, Hoppes Elite, etc. are much better choices, and they won't attract dirt and grime the way WD-40 does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 For some guns, yes. Water Displacer, the 40th formula made by the inventor, was created to prevent water from staying in contact with metal. There are many, many, better products out there now. I use BreakFree CLP and my guns do not rust. mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbeIIfan Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 yea , i have noticed some rust on my barrel after i took it out of my case. what would get rid of the rust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Depends on the level of corrosion. If it's light surface rust, use BreakFree os similar. If it's deeper, you may have use an ultra fine steel wool with the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hey guys.....I'm probably a little older than y'all, but I'll tell you that WD 40 is basically highly refined kerosene in propellant form. It's great for cleaning, but like some of the prior posts indicate, leaving it on the piece will attract dirt. I still use it to clean my guns (M2 and Supernova) because it breaks up the gunk. I then use synthetics for the final lube up. I ordered some synthetic aerosol spray from Royal Purple and am tryin it out. will let the formus know after this weekend. F Y I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Originally posted by stu: Hey guys.....I'm probably a little older than y'all, Ha! Dirt looks up at M1014 and says, "Da-Da". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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