tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post6709004706904734740..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Shooting: The Naptha CureRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-79600662588003137952012-08-15T09:37:51.541-04:002012-08-15T09:37:51.541-04:00Anon, Your mixture sounds like a relative of Ed...Anon, Your mixture sounds like a relative of Ed's Oil (which ingredients are a proper subset of Ed's Red). Ed's Red is ATF, kerosene, mineral spirits, and optional acetone. Great gun cleaner. Ed's Oil is just the AFT and kerosene.<br /><br />I started using Ed's Red and Ed's Oil on firearms when I realized that someone buying industrial solvents and lubricants, mixing them up, and putting them in a tiny bottle with a fancy label did not justify charging me an arm and a leg for it. No reason I can't mix industrial solvents myself for a whole lot less.<br /><br />I've experimented, for slides, with lithium grease, gear oil, and just about anything else that has some stay-put-ness. It seems that pretty much anything works fine business there.<br /><br />So, of course, since I have it in abundance (it's cheap and easy to mix up in quart batches, or larger), Ed's Red and Ed's Oil get used on everything in the house now that's even remotely machine-like. Door locks, squeaky hinges, whatever. Ed's Whatever is now my version of the Big Fat Greek Wedding's Windex. It cures whatever ails ya.Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68757979668419944162012-08-14T02:53:44.696-04:002012-08-14T02:53:44.696-04:00The best lubricating oil for watches used to be sp...The best lubricating oil for watches used to be sperm whale oil. It wouldn't go gummy/sticky over years, had a high temperature breakdown point and was all-round good lube for tight mechanical tolerance issues.<br /><br />In light of recent shrub-snuggers' campaigns against whaling (the other white meat), I've found that a mixture of ATF (either Dexron or Mercon), Mobile-1 synthetic motor oil, some Marvel Mystery Oil, some Kroil and you get something that seems to work reasonably well on guns and intricate widgets.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-51767878144183335952012-08-13T13:36:37.806-04:002012-08-13T13:36:37.806-04:00For most old mechanical watches, the naphtha trick...For most old mechanical watches, the naphtha trick works temporary--but is likely to cause much more severe damage due to washing away the oil that keeps the mainspring from rusting. (Timex is an exception--they used a solid coated mainspring, and their official procedure was pretty close to "take the dial off, swish the movement around in solvent and oil the pivots")Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167315201563562644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-23858399224584402262012-08-13T10:27:25.004-04:002012-08-13T10:27:25.004-04:00PDB, I do not know the vintage of your 541, but I ...PDB, I do not know the vintage of your 541, but I urge caution and a closer look. At some point Remington used a plastic plate for the safety in the model 700. Ours and many others wore through and would fire when moving the safety. We had the problem fixed, more than once, and my father eventually sent the gun to Rwmington to be destroyed. Shortly thereafter, my father was subpoenaed; someone had died as a result of the faulty safety. Remington, to their credit, finally went back to metal and some three years later sent us a new 6mm that is a real tack driver. While the best safety is between our ears, would deem it foolish to tolerate an arm that fired unexpectedly.Ken Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422188798012989045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12985029532714517992012-08-13T06:46:02.260-04:002012-08-13T06:46:02.260-04:00Serendipitously enough, I just rehabilitated the t...Serendipitously enough, I just rehabilitated the trigger pack on my Remington 541T in the same way. Soak the bugger in Kroil, then repeatedly back out and turn in the adjustment screws, and voila, the crud or nanodemons preventing the sear from consistently holding the striker back (and occasionally dropping it with the operation of the safety!) were exorcised. <br /><br />Can't wait to take it to the range to try it out.pdbhttp://www.papadeltabravo.com/blognoreply@blogger.com