[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Firearm Grease (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 1/13/2016 3:59:43 PM EDT
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What are some acceptable and/or commonly found greases.
Recently bought a used p229 and a lot of post recommend using grease vs oil as a lubricant (for the gun). I have lightly greased AR's with general purpose grease but it liquefies relatively easily. |
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Take Lucas Red 'n Tacky which has a drop point of 540 degrees. Higher than 3x more expensive Mobile 28.
Take Slip 2000 EWL oil drop point 750-1250 degrees? and mix into the red 'n tacky. Voila! High temp grease with the benefits of a grease and slip 2000 oil. Slip 2000 grease uses a lower temp grease with their product. The red n tacky has been the highest temp rated that I could find. |
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Take Lucas Red 'n Tacky which has a drop point of 534 degrees. Take Slip 2000 EWL oil drop point 750-1250 degrees? and mix into the red 'n tacky. Voila! High temp grease with the benefits of a grease and slip 2000 oil. Slip 2000 grease uses a lower temp grease with their product. The red n tacky has been the highest temp rated that I could find. You didn't look very hard. And that's not exactly how blending is done. If you want a grease, go with a Calcium Sulfonate grease. A #1 to #2 grease, with a 150+ base oil is a solid choice. Lithiums work but not well, since they don't shed water that great. Which means you're going to have a water impregnated grease, sitting on your gun, if you don't clean it off after you use it in a wet environment. Lubriplate makes a fairly solid offering with what I just described off the shelf. Edit: Bentonite based greases, such as Mobil 28, are 'okay' but about, 100+ year old technology. Fact: shit has changed. |
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Personally, I like Lubriplate SFL-0 for modern guns and guns I shoot hard.
However, I still have a tub of USGI Grease,Rifle that I like to use on older guns. Nostalgia I suppose 
Any quality grease should work fine were the use of grease is indicated (sliding parts) and any quality oil should work were oil is indicated (rotating parts). watch out for the designed operating temps, particularly with grease. Prolonged extreme low temps can cause lubes to gum up. For a nice day of high volume fire at a clean range I like to run guns a little wet. My CC piece and goto HD guns have only a light film of lube in all the necessary places. |
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I just use the SuperTech Multi Duty Complex grease at Wal-Mart. Very lightly.
I take a small allen wrench dipped into the grease to smear a small amount on my slide rails and stuff like that. Then rub some into my fingers and rub my fingers across other contact surfaces. Then spritz the whole thing up with RemOil. Makes the action all silky smooth. When installing a new trigger into an AR, I also like to smear some grease on the contact surfaces and in the pin holes and on the pins. I think this helps smooth out the trigger. I learned that after I bought my first G trigger back in the day (he includes a little tube of grease with the trigger for doing that). |
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Quoted: I like burning money so I use krytox http://store.tmcindustries.com/Krytox-240-AC-Grease-2-oz-tube_p_57.html |
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Buy a grease gun tube, and fill a bazillion syringes. its cheap and works great. What I've been using in the shop on customers guns for the last few months. No complaints yet. Quoted:
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mobil 28 grease. This Buy a grease gun tube, and fill a bazillion syringes. its cheap and works great. What I've been using in the shop on customers guns for the last few months. No complaints yet. This is exactly what I do. Except the part about using it on customer guns. |
I bought some Mobil 1 15 years ago to do steering head bearings on a 4 stroke dirt bike that holds hot oil in the frame. Still have some in the tube. Good high temp grease. Brush a little on with a small paint brush. Mobil 1 oil in a needle bottle applicator as well.
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CA5 copper grease. Can't really over do it https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VFaUGXYCO6o/maxresdefault.jpg Should have just dipped it in Anti-Seize. 
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CA5 copper grease. Can't really over do it https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VFaUGXYCO6o/maxresdefault.jpg I didn't know Nutnfancy did a lube video. |
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Buy a grease gun tube, and fill a bazillion syringes. its cheap and works great. What I've been using in the shop on customers guns for the last few months. No complaints yet. Quoted:
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mobil 28 grease. This Buy a grease gun tube, and fill a bazillion syringes. its cheap and works great. What I've been using in the shop on customers guns for the last few months. No complaints yet. Geisselle has switched from Mobil 28 to Aeroshell 6. They say it works better, for triggers anyway. Aeroshell 6 is a lot cheaper... not that a tube of Mobil 28 isn't cheap and won't last you an eternity. On a different note, apparently that Lubriplate food grease works good... SFL-0? Oops, already stated.
I like TW-25 and got some EWL and Weapon Shield grease to try out. |
I've been using a can of this forever. Probably got it at NAPA or Advance Auto, etc.
Recommended for NLGI No. 2 multi-purpose applications: auto chassis, drum wheel bearings (not suitable for disc brakes) universal joints, construction equipment, trucking and industrial use. Satisfactory performance where Ford ESA MIC75B and Mack Multi-Purpose MG-C is recommended.
Lithium 12 hydroxy extreme pressure grease Highly water insoluble and wash-out resistant Resists change in structure and consistency Contains molybdenum disulfide for protection against wear Stays put. I stuff a little in syringe that came with some gun shop grease. In extremely cold weather you should transition to a lighter oil, but I'm a sunshine patriot so that's not a problem. |
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Geisselle has switched from Mobil 28 to Aeroshell 6. They say it works better, for triggers anyway. Aeroshell 6 is a lot cheaper... not that a tube of Mobil 28 isn't cheap and won't last you an eternity. On a different note, apparently that Lubriplate food grease works good... SFL-0? Oops, already stated.
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mobil 28 grease. This Buy a grease gun tube, and fill a bazillion syringes. its cheap and works great. What I've been using in the shop on customers guns for the last few months. No complaints yet. Geisselle has switched from Mobil 28 to Aeroshell 6. They say it works better, for triggers anyway. Aeroshell 6 is a lot cheaper... not that a tube of Mobil 28 isn't cheap and won't last you an eternity. On a different note, apparently that Lubriplate food grease works good... SFL-0? Oops, already stated.
I like TW-25 and got some EWL and Weapon Shield grease to try out. Ill have to get a tube of Aeroshell next to try.. |
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Is it true that you use grease on things that slide and oil on things that spin? You use grease on areas where oil might not stay on the area as well as grease. Do not use "high temperature greases" as they are way too thick for gun use and also unnecessary. Here's a good one that I use: Magnalube G Grease |