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Pecos wrote:Just wondering? Isnt WD-40 highly flamable?

It is basically turpentine and mineral oil and used to use liquefied petroleum gas as a propellant - so yes

Shoot_First wrote:Just as Mojo said, a 10-30 W for Mobil 1. A quart will last a lifetime, or several lifetimes given Mojo's and my age. I have used Gun Butter and all of the miracle lubes, but IMHO they are a waste of money and no better than Mobil 1. As for food grade grease, I don't normally stick my 1911 in my mouth so I'm missing the point.

Just depends. In my situation I have young children in the house and if I can avoid introducing any toxic substances into our house I try to do so. It isn't something that keeps me up at night, but they work just as well as the automotive lubricants and don't cost any more so that's why I use them.

TheCytochromeC wrote:While we're at it I thought I might add you can use WD-40 and paint thinner to clean your guns. I didn't believe it until my great uncle did it to his Kimber Eclipse 2, and every other handgun I've seen him clean. Some cleaning products are as some others suggest, just something they sell you to take your money for making you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Just be careful with either of these on certain finishes. Most people don't realize it, but WD-40 is about 50% solvent and only 15% mineral oil, so it actually does a great job of cleaning things.

glock27 wrote:Food machinery grease... wont stain dont smell non toxic

The only problem with using some automotive products is that they can be toxic. For about the same price per use, I would go with food grade grease for sliding parts like the rails.