Ballistol?

Yvsa

Yvsa

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Has anyone here heard of this stuff?

I looked over their site pretty good and I am calling them tomorrow to probably order some after some questions.
If this stuff is a good rust preventive it would be just what almost everyone here has been looking for.
Look 'em over and tell me what you think. I found it on a post over in rec.knives. Pretty interesting stuff.
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Oh their number is
1-800-253-2460 , of course it's on the website. Doh.
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http://www.ballistol.com/


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[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 10-17-2000).]
 
It's what I've been using on steel for 4-5 years. It may be a regional thing, but 'most everybody 'round here calls it "Snake Oil". Used mostly by shooters, it's widely available at gunstores. It's biodegradable and not unpleasant to use. Many opine differently on what's best, but this stuff works for me, and the khukuris don't seem to mind it, either.
 
Thanks much Yvsa,

I'd never heard of this stuff before, but I visited the site you listed and it sounds pretty interesting. I've been using kurobara oil from Japan for years as a rust preventative mainly because it was non-toxic. This sounds like a good alternative.



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Hello all!

I have used Ballistol on my guns and knives ever since i was about 7 years old (am now 38) and my dad used it before. It's not as good a rust preventive as tuff cloth, but it's completely non-toxic and can be used for a lot of other purposes than gun and knife care, too. It is good for wood, leather and nail (horn!) care, works against insect bites, keeps the moskitos away, is disinfective on small wounds and so on. Reaaly something to have around in the house and on camping trips.

Achim
 
I'll second that. I have been using it for years, for my blades as well as for leather and gun stock care. As Achim said, a handy thing to have around. Just my 0.02 $..

Andrea
 
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I like the sound of it because it's enviroment friendly. It will be better than the food grade silicon I think.
And the testimonial from the guy who cleaned his black powder guns with it really impressed me!!
I am going to call around and see if I can get it locally.
We have one Really Nice gun store here in Tulsa!


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"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."

........unknown, to me anyway........

Khukuri FAQ
Himalayan Imports Website
 
I've been using this on my knives for the last few months after receiving some samples from Jim Hrisoulas. Seems to work just fine - I'm rust free. Seemingly no odd residue or obnoxious smells.
 
The only drawback w/the stuff is that it doesn't seem to keep brass buttcaps, ferrules, etc. from tarnishing. Has anybody else had the same experience?

I've left but not arrived....Dan
 
if anybody knows of ANYTHING that keeps brass from tarnishing I'd love to know about it. I've always assumed all you can do is let it tarnish to whatever point you become moved to intervene with Brasso or the like.
 
Well Uncle, I generally take: One Seaman Apprentice, One pair of 10EE steel toed boots, One fresh can of NevRDull. Place Can of NevRDull into SA's hand. Apply boot liberally to SA's transom. Presto! Brass that stays shiney and clean!

Hope that helped.

Stephen (An E-9 in the US Coast Guard after 25 years)

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Mochiman1, I clearly recall reading in some reloading lit that Brasso makes cartridge brass brittle (problem is, I disremembered exactly where I read it). Since I just tumble in walnut media, polishing has never been an issue...until my khukuris came along. Ballistol sure has kept the steel blades nice, but all the ferrules and buttcaps are tarnishing.

Iosso makes case polish (from Natchez Shooter's Supply and other reloading specialists). This will surely not alter the brass, but I don't know how important that is with khukuris. I wonder if Flitz or AG Russell Rust Free inhibits such tarnish. Simichrome works very well. Waxing or applying a clear finish is another solution.

Hope this of some help....Dan
 
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I ordered one of their "kit's" and it should be in somewhere around Friday. The "kit" consisted of 3 pint cans for $19.95 + $6.95 S&H for a total of $26.90. The guy I talked to is gonna throw in a couple of their little 1.5 oz aerosal cans for free.

Tom they also have a distributor over the pond somewhere that you might get it shipped from.
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On another note, I aquired another old keris that has an ivory handle with silver and possible gold furniture. I have to take it to the jeweler to find out if it's gold or just plated. The scabbard has a beautiful tortise shell piece underlaying the brass on the front side. And I did not kiss the guy when I payed him either. This is another one of those 10% deals I like to get!
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A man who really knows his stuff about these things told me to use _glycerin_ on the ivory and tortise shell. I have and it turned out beautiful. You feed the material as much glycerin as it will take and then occasionally after that.

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>>>>---¥vsa---->®

"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."

........unknown, to me anyway........

Khukuri FAQ
Himalayan Imports Website

[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 10-24-2000).]
 
Yvsa,
Congratulations on what sounds like a beautiful keris. Where do you find them?

Regarding Ballistol, it looks good, and I'll probably get some myself, but I noticed this from their website and feel compelled to point it out to others...

"BALLISTOL dissolves traces of lead, copper, zinc, brass and tombac, which are used to make projectiles and jackets for them. Residues of these metals will remain in the bore of any firearms as a result of shooting jacketed or unjacketed lead projectiles. The use of BALLISTOL makes scraping or brushing the bore unnecessary. Just pour or spray enough into the barrel and chamber, turn the firearm around several times to allow the liquid to reach all parts and let it "go to work". Later, the residues will then completely be cleaned out."

The part in the first sentence, about dissolving brass residue got my attention - I'd hate for someone to feel that they damaged the bolster or buttcap of a prized khukuri while trying to care for it. Does anyone know just what effect (if any) this would have on the finish of a bolster?
 
Forgot to mention in previous post; one thing Ballistol does better than any other oil, spray &c I've ever tried is stabilising a browned finish on, for example, Damascus gun barrels or other gun parts that have been browned with Birchwood Casey Plum Brown or similar product; once you've applied the finish, the trick is to stop it from rusting more than you want it to... Sluicing down with Ballistol is the only way I know that's guaranteed to work.

(I used to do a lot of browning, back in the days when I had things I could brown... For my money, a good quality deep brown finish beats the heck out of most chemical blues)
 
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