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cheatin_charlie Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 358 Location: ohio Joined: Jan 10^th, 2009	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #15 - Aug 11^th, 2016 at 7:38am	Print Post
	You guys in dry climates are lucky. Right now we have 94% humidity here in Ohio. If you don't have a dehumidifier in the house or have everything oiled it will rust.


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desert-dude Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 439 Location: Selah Joined: Jul 23^rd, 2013	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #16 - Aug 14^th, 2016 at 11:03am	Print Post
	Phosgene does not kill instantly but rather slowly and reliably. LC100 is >5330 mg x min/cu m for reference sarin (GB) is 35 mg x min/cu m Phosgene in simple terms irritates the lungs and you drown. At low concentrations onset of symptoms may take 4-24 hours. Odor is like newly cut hay. Cheap and easy humdity: add water to glass with a little ice. stir and wait for condensation on glass record temp of water/ice mixture as well as ambient temp. google dewpoint, use table to obtain relative humidity. Yes, I know ... TMI


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coljimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 283 Joined: Nov 10^th, 2012	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #17 - Aug 15^th, 2016 at 12:53pm	Print Post
	Unless the formula has changed, WD-40 will not prevent rust, but washes the oil off. Years ago, I made the mistake of spraying the spark plug holes of an antique Moline tractor with it, and had to leave it outside for a couple of weeks. Seized up the pistons! WD means water dispersant. A good grade of wax is what museums use to protect guns, keeps dust particles off so they don't attract moisture and cause rust pits. James


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #18 - Aug 16^th, 2016 at 3:51am	Print Post
	G96 Gun Treatment will protect them from the sweatiest grimy paws.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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tbird1960 Senior Forum Member Offline He shoulda armed himself. Posts: 331 Location: Brazoria, Texas Joined: Aug 14^th, 2006	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #19 - Aug 21^st, 2016 at 2:55pm	Print Post
	I live on the Gulf Coast so humidity could not be much higher and the absolute best stuff on firearms to prevent rust is a product called Rustpruff. I have been using it for 50 years and have never had a gun rust with it on it.

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gregg Participating Member Offline Posts: 27 Joined: Aug 18^th, 2016	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #20 - Sep 21^st, 2016 at 9:14pm	Print Post
	use to use brake cleaner on my molds. for like 10 years had ruff looking bullets and thru more back in pot than I used. and my good bullet were not that good. found out I had to clean my molds in hot soapy water to get them casting again. We are talking mostly Lyman molds. Its like it ( brake cleaner)gasses off and makes small pocks on bullet.. pocks is that a word? anyway bad bullet fill out


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RJM Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Location: State of Confusion Joined: Oct 15^th, 2006	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #21 - Oct 31^st, 2016 at 10:11am	Print Post
	WD-40 is not great for rust prevention. RemOil is much better. JMHO Ron


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Bill Lawrence Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1037 Joined: Mar 17^th, 2014	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #22 - Nov 1^st, 2016 at 6:32am	Print Post
	Don't EVER keep things wrapped for long in plastic; it's air-tight and since things therein can't breathe (hence the warnings on plastic bags) any moisture plus oxygen already therein can't get out. Bill Lawrence


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Online Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16277 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #23 - Nov 1^st, 2016 at 10:55am	Print Post
	Bill Lawrence wrote on Nov 1^st, 2016 at 6:32am: Don't EVER keep things wrapped for long in plastic; it's air-tight and since things therein can't breathe (hence the warnings on plastic bags) any moisture plus oxygen already therein can't get out. Bill Lawrence Indeed! I still recall going in the service in 1969 and my dad did me a big favor by wrapping a clear plastic tarp all around my pristine '57 Chevy Belair, so it would remain dust free, and bug free while I was gone. About 6 months later I came home on leave and every place the tarp touched paint had begun to rust. It was like a big greenhouse inside the plastic, trapping humidity!

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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #24 - Nov 1^st, 2016 at 3:00pm	Print Post
	RJM wrote on Oct 31^st, 2016 at 10:11am: WD-40 is not great for rust prevention. RemOil is much better. JMHO Ron Have had RemOil turn to sticky goo over time, so I quit using it.

	There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading, the few who learn by observation, and the rest who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Proud Noodlehead
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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Storing my firearms Molds, and so on Reply #25 - Nov 1^st, 2016 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	G96 gun treatment will keep things rust free.

	"some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
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