Rust preserving oil?

[Dale Alan]

I use WD40 on bikes but nothing is quite as good as Balistol oil. The issue with Balistol is the smell. I use Balistol to preserve the barrels on my flintlock rifles and muskets.

+1 Ballistol is great,but the smell will really get you. I use it as my outdoor/summertime all purpose lube and cleaner.

 

[SirMike1983]

+1 Ballistol is great,but the smell will really get you. I use it as my outdoor/summertime all purpose lube and cleaner.

It's great stuff aside from the smell. Use it pure as a preservative, or mix with water to make a cleaning solution. I clean my flintlock barrels of fouling with the water/Ballistol mix, then dry it and use pure Ballistol as a preservative.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

@Schwinndemonium
some use of BLO here