Mike Irwin
Staff
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by johnwill:
I have personally cleaned up a gun "preserved" with WD-40, I bought it for a song from a guy that hadn't fired it for at least 10 years. It was so gummy that I had to detail strip it and soak everything in solvent and scrub it to get the coating off. There was also quite a bit of surface rust on the interior fire control parts, even though they seemed to have been liberally soaked in WD-40. FWIW, this was a Colt 1903 Pocket Pistol. I'll have to agree with the folks that say that WD-40 isn't a product suitable for guns, there are many better choices.[/quote]
John,
My experience has also been that it is very difficult to remove the varnish that is left when WD-40 decays. The stuff is absolutely tenacious.
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Smith & Wesson is dead to me.
If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!
I have personally cleaned up a gun "preserved" with WD-40, I bought it for a song from a guy that hadn't fired it for at least 10 years. It was so gummy that I had to detail strip it and soak everything in solvent and scrub it to get the coating off. There was also quite a bit of surface rust on the interior fire control parts, even though they seemed to have been liberally soaked in WD-40. FWIW, this was a Colt 1903 Pocket Pistol. I'll have to agree with the folks that say that WD-40 isn't a product suitable for guns, there are many better choices.[/quote]
John,
My experience has also been that it is very difficult to remove the varnish that is left when WD-40 decays. The stuff is absolutely tenacious.
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Smith & Wesson is dead to me.
If you want a Smith & Wesson, buy USED!