WD-40 Specialist Silicone Lubricant

[shawn_c992001]

Just picked up some WD-40 Specialist Water Resistant Silicone Lubricant. The label says it is multi-surface, quick-drying, and protects against rust. I know quite a few on the site use WD on their firearms, and this stuff seems to be just a bit better in the lubrication department. Just wondering is anyone has used it on a firearm.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Is this a new product?

 

[Alden]

WD-40 may take a while but forms a shellac like crust on things and I stopped using in decades ago on guns. This sounds interesting, but why not just use electrical silicone spray on internal parts and/or silicone grout sealer at that point elsewhere?

 

[necchi]

WD-40 may take a while but forms a shellac like crust on things and I stopped using it decades ago on guns.

Me too!

It's kind of hard to beat "Gun Oil" when lubricating guns :idunno:

 

[azmntman]

< still using regular old WD-40 and happy as a city buck in rural deer season! No rust here (course our shade works with humidity considered high over 30 :blah: )

 

[cynthialee]

I use WD-40 on my guns. Not exclusively though.
I also use alcohol to remove excess oils before firing. Not seeing anything to indicate a build up.

 

[S.Kenton]

I've used WD-40 for a while now.. I like it. No rust to report in my firearms.

 

[Zonie]

WD-40 is capitalizing on their original products success by making all sorts of oils/lubes/greases with the WD-40 logo.

Whether their products are worse than, equal to or better than other companies similar products remains unknown but one thing is for sure.

When someone says they used WD-40 to do something we won't have any idea at all about what they actually used. :grin:

Here's a link to the WD-40 special products page
http://www.wd40specialist.com/products

 

[dikman]

Not real keen on using anything with silicone in it on my guns.

 

[tenngun]

Some folks swear by wd-40, I have had poor results with it. Try it you may like it. I prefer animal fat or baristol myself.

 

[Alden]

I do use WD-40 spray on pieces in my lathe... Keep your Yankee Candles (which ARE amazing) -- I mostly love the smell of it burning off.

 

[Rat Trapper]

While WD 40 will harden over time, I still use it. Mostly in auto shotguns and then it all gets cleaned out later on. The WD 40 is just used as a quick fix to keep those guns running. Prefer oil for the bore of my muzzle loaders.

 

[Rifleman1776]

WD-40 is one of the hottest :stir: ever. :shocked2:
I'll just say, I have been using it since it came on the market. Never, ever have I seen a "crust" or hardening or any goo or anything undesirable from using it. It cleans and lubes. Not the heaviest lube but just fine for most purposes on guns.

 

[LRB]

I use it to make sure all the water is out of my bore after cleaning. I give the bore a heavy dose of it, put a finger over the muzzle and roll the gun around a bit. Then pour it out and stand it up muzzle down for a while. After it has drained out well, I wipe the bore, then oil it.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I will spare everyone the grief and not comment on WD-40....But silicone is a different beast.
I use to work in Autobody Repair many moons ago and Amorall which contains silicone was banned from the shop. one spray of Armorall would screw up every paint job in the shop. And we cussed every time a car came in that had been treated with it.

 

[dikman]

I do use WD-40 spray on pieces in my lathe... Keep your Yankee Candles (which ARE amazing) -- I mostly love the smell of it burning off.

Funny, I find the same thing (and it smokes wonderfully).

 

[Alden]

Too right!