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Rem Oil?

17K views 62 replies 54 participants last post by  ahansom  
#1 ·
I've used Rem oil to wipe down my guns for years and was told by another shooter that it's a bed idea. Any comments?
 
#3 ·
What they are referring to is the TEFLON additive. If you slather RemOil and leave it to dry the teflon will become tacky. But in the simple wipedown process not enough is left to create the problem. Adn too, each new wipedown after shooting will clean and begin anew. So, forget thte naysayers. Wipe your guns down as you have been after shooting. RemOil is good stuff.
 
#14 ·
I carry the wipes in my bag and use it at the end of the day, especially if it has been raining. I will also wrap one around a bore snake and pull it through to hold things until I can get around to a more serious cleaning. I do not use it as a cleaner per say but as a rust inhibitor. I like to use it when I put a gun away in an air tight case and usually leave the wipe in there
 
#23 ·
I carry the wipes in my bag ...........
I use the wipes almost exclusively for wiping down . The ones in the canister are perfect. I also carry the individually wrapped ones in my shooting bag for when I travel. I prefer to have some buddies around when I use one of the wrapped ones, because there is so much oil in them, you can do about 5 guns with each cloth! Way too wet!!
 
#18 ·
I stopped using Rem oil about 8 years ago. It is not very good at protecting a firearm and preventing rust and corrosion. Look at this evaluation of various gun oils. rem oil ranks very low. evaluation covers all variable that are important in protecting a gun. Water displacement, lubrication, corrosion protection. I now use Eezox and it really is a vast imprudent over Rem oil. There really is no comparison.
Here is the link, very eye opening: Comprehensive Corrosion Test: 46 Products Compared : Day At The Range
 
#51 ·
I stopped using Rem oil about 8 years ago. It is not very good at protecting a firearm and preventing rust and corrosion. Look at this evaluation of various gun oils. rem oil ranks very low. evaluation covers all variable that are important in protecting a gun. Water displacement, lubrication, corrosion protection. I now use Eezox and it really is a vast imprudent over Rem oil. There really is no comparison.
Here is the link, very eye opening: Comprehensive Corrosion Test: 46 Products Compared : Day At The Range
Mr. mhearts, thank you for posting this link. After reading this article, it is very clear that most of the lubricants that we've all become accustomed to using work very well in an indoor environment i.e. our gun safe or closet. I for one have used Rem oil for years. However, for those that subject there guns to days or weeks of outdoor abuse may be wise to choose another product. Thanks again for providing this link. IMHO If anybody hasn't read it, they probably should before passing anymore judgment. JT
 
#26 ·
I used Rem Oil for years on my micrometers and it has never gummed up like other lubes have done. WD 40 on the other hand smells great is a good solvient but a terrible gummy lube.
Rem Oil is all use!
 
#28 ·
A guy showed me his Perazzi This weekend and it smelled like a Urinal hockey puck... Qmaxx. Yuck. I talked to a CG dealer a few days earlier and he was having a gun demo and as part of that he was selling that "Urinal cake" stuff. I know that stuff is popular in ohio, but it has finally tainted Wisconsin. You can pretty much clean that stuff off metal, but once it is in the wood, It is forever impregnated... And avoid me please.