Rust preventative for your presses?

[Black Tail Hunter]

Wide-spread experience with old WD40 is that it has no place on anything you care about, esp for medium to long term protection.

Still, some folks report the WD40 PRO version is pretty darn good.
I have no experience with it.

i always thought WD was for spraying worms when you go fishing? LOL.

 

[SavageHunter11]

i always thought WD was for spraying worms when you go fishing? LOL.

I initially read your comment wondering what kind of substance you were on or what pop culture reference I was missing. Google "WD40 worms" and found out that's actually a thing fishers use...well then

 

[Black Tail Hunter]

I initially read your comment wondering what kind of substance you were on or what pop culture reference I was missing. Google "WD40 worms" and found out that's actually a thing fishers use...well then

HAHAHA, yea this goes back to when i was a little kid (late 70's early 80's) my dad used to do it. He was not an outdoorsman, it was likely something someone at the mill told him to do. I have no idea if it is effective or not. But i always remember it and it is usually the first thing that comes to mind when i see a can of WD.

 

[WYO300RUM]

HAHAHA, yea this goes back to when i was a little kid (late 70's early 80's) my dad used to do it. He was not an outdoorsman, it was likely something someone at the mill told him to do. I have no idea if it is effective or not. But i always remember it and it is usually the first thing that comes to mind when i see a can of WD.

They do it for deep sea fishing also. On anchovies, mackerel , bait fish. A friend of mine did it.

 

[SavageHunter11]

HAHAHA, yea this goes back to when i was a little kid (late 70's early 80's) my dad used to do it. He was not an outdoorsman, it was likely something someone at the mill told him to do. I have no idea if it is effective or not. But i always remember it and it is usually the first thing that comes to mind when i see a can of WD.

Kinda makes me think of the "snipe hunting" we'd make kids do when they were little.

 

[Black Tail Hunter]

Kinda makes me think of the "snipe hunting" we'd make kids do when they were little.

Yea, i got to go snipe hunting once on a camping trip when i was younger....

 

[WYO300RUM]

Deep not deer...

 

[Bert dwyer]

I inherited my grandfathers Hornady LnL AP last week and it has some surface rust on it as well as rust on the powder drop. I talked with Hornady's customer who advised me to disassemble the press and powder drop and treat any affected areas with Naval Jelly and fine steel wool. So that's on this weekends list of projects but I am looking for a preventative to prevent this from happening again after I get the rust taken care of.
I had a couple of different suggestions from local gun store workers from WD-40 and PB Blaster to Marvin's Mystery Oil (the guy was super adamant it was the greatest stuff ever) and white lithium grease....honestly none of those sounded like good suggestions (but I could be wrong). Wondering what out there is proven to be a good lubricant/rust preventative to presses?

I would not go with wd40 this was originally used to deter water from airplane wings w-water d-deterrent 40

 

[Oldschool280]

Birchwood Casey makes a product called Barricade. It is specifically designed for removing and preventing rust and it is gentle enough to use on blued finishes. It lifts rust nicely with fine steel wool and a thin film on the ram will prevent rust from returning. I have also used it on some of my older blued rifles if they develop slight surface rust with extra fine steel wool and it takes rust off without damaging the rifles finish.

And it smells great

 

[Black Tail Hunter]

And it smells great

it does, so does corrosion X, i had totally forgot about that stuff. i have never tried it on a gun but it works good on machine vices etc.

 

[SavageHunter11]

it does, so does corrosion X, i had totally forgot about that stuff. i have never tried it on a gun but it works good on machine vices etc.

Someone mentioned PB Blaster and that stuff smells good too but dang it gets everywhere and doesn't come off with anything but brake cleaner

 

[PhilK]

I inherited my grandfathers Hornady LnL AP last week and it has some surface rust on it as well as rust on the powder drop. I talked with Hornady's customer who advised me to disassemble the press and powder drop and treat any affected areas with Naval Jelly and fine steel wool. So that's on this weekends list of projects but I am looking for a preventative to prevent this from happening again after I get the rust taken care of.
I had a couple of different suggestions from local gun store workers from WD-40 and PB Blaster to Marvin's Mystery Oil (the guy was super adamant it was the greatest stuff ever) and white lithium grease....honestly none of those sounded like good suggestions (but I could be wrong). Wondering what out there is proven to be a good lubricant/rust preventative to presses?

I recently inherited my uncles Herters Press which when I got it it was pure rust. I cleaned it up and put a light coating of machine oil on it. Works fine. The key is to keep it from rusting forward. The location where your press will be should be dry and not musty. In my case I have a dehumidifier running which keeps a large percentage of mositure out of the air. After I use the press, I wipe it down and have it covered when not in use in my workroom.

 

[bdlesh]

Amsoil make a product called MP for metal protection. It will leave a layer of protection that is not sticky or will gum up. I have been using it for over 30 years and really works good. I have used it in my truck guns, that get no love and havent had any rust issues.

 

[david g ranes]

Amsoil make a product called MP for metal protection. It will leave a layer of protection that is not sticky or will gum up. I have been using it for over 30 years and really works good. I have used it in my truck guns, that get no love and havent had any rust issues.

I have an old Belding mull powder drop that I've had for years have always used spray graphite on it bought at autoparts store spray and let dry never had an issue can will last for ever had a man who has ran a trap shoot since the 60s he told me about tests that were run using g96 gun lubricant and protector he said it protects really well against rust I just started using it maybe the rest of you have some input on it. David