PREP Rust Prevention, high value items

Double_A

TB Fanatic
To prevent rust and corrosion for all types of expensive items I've been using Sentry Solutions Marine Tuf-Cloth.

Is there anything better out there?

What do you use that works well and protects expensive items from damage?

It's time for me to reorder after several years and wondering it there's something better
 

Southside

Has No Life - Lives on TB
For my cars that I like?
Keep them away from salt.

But I may check out those products for items that I cannot keep away from road or ocean salt.
 

Creedmoor

Tempus Fugit
Best stuff I’ve ever used is Du-Lite’s KwikSeal.

Kwikseal displaces all moisture and seals all metal parts from corrosion while applying long lasting lubrication. It won’t evaporate or migrate down vertically stored firearms and it can be reapplied without creating build-up. Newly applied fresh Kwikseal contains a solvent that dissolves the existing layer and creates a new barrier of protection lasting up to 18 months.

70% of USA Firearms Manufactures use Du-Lite Kwikseal Rust preventative lubricating oils to protect their firearms that are being shipped to dealers and distributors sold in 11 oz Aerosol, Pints, Quarts, 1 Gallon, 5 Gallon, and 55 Gallon containers

Hard to find at retail lately though. It is available through their website.

ETA: Not just for guns.

ETA2: GunTests did a pretty comprehensive evaluation of a large variety of, specifically, rust preventatives. Including your MarineTuff Cloth. It didn’t do too well.
 
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Double_A

TB Fanatic
Yea I meant mostly firearms but there are a few other expensive things I own that would lose hundreds in Value even with only a little rust.
 

AlfaMan

Has No Life - Lives on TB
POR-15. Paint it on, stops any rust going on cold dead in it's tracks. And you can't chip the stuff, break it, you need a grinder to get it off.

I did the entire underside of my Suzuki (which is rust free and I intend to keep it that way) with POR-15. No rust whatsoever.
It ain't cheap (and I applied 2 coats to the underside of the Vitara by hand-a painful experience) but it's worth every penny.

Here's their website-

POR-15: Professional Vehicle Restoration Products
 
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AlaskaSue

North to the Future
Great thread! I’m not only trying to restore/preserve a lot of things I keep unearthing around this old place, but want to help Step-mom with several things on the home place on Kodiak Island. (Headed there in a week and hope to see at least one TB friend while I’m there.) Great info, thanks!
 

fish hook

Deceased
Just found a product this week, have not tried it yet. Break free collector long-term protectant, 5 year storage protection. Container contains 20 wipes. Says it resists finger print residue. Says it will not break down or form waxy residue. About 5 bucks at Wal Mart.
 

energy_wave

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New or used tyranny fluid (I'm talkin automotive, not some screwed up males urine) mixed with I think, dish soap and glycerin. Search You Tube for the exact mixture. I found it while getting my truck back on the road. Poured into a hudson sprayer with long wand and it's easy to undercoat a truck.
 

Double_A

TB Fanatic
Best stuff I’ve ever used is Du-Lite’s KwikSeal.

Kwikseal displaces all moisture and seals all metal parts from corrosion while applying long lasting lubrication. It won’t evaporate or migrate down vertically stored firearms and it can be reapplied without creating build-up. Newly applied fresh Kwikseal contains a solvent that dissolves the existing layer and creates a new barrier of protection lasting up to 18 months.

70% of USA Firearms Manufactures use Du-Lite Kwikseal Rust preventative lubricating oils to protect their firearms that are being shipped to dealers and distributors sold in 11 oz Aerosol, Pints, Quarts, 1 Gallon, 5 Gallon, and 55 Gallon containers

Hard to find at retail lately though. It is available through their website.

ETA: Not just for guns.

ETA2: GunTests did a pretty comprehensive evaluation of a large variety of, specifically, rust preventatives. Including your MarineTuff Cloth. It didn’t do too well.

Interesting in that they flunked it for rust. Tuf cloth was all the rage 15 years ago, developed from a Navy Seal program blah blah. Well that's why I asked.
 

Creedmoor

Tempus Fugit
Interesting in that they flunked it for rust. Tuf cloth was all the rage 15 years ago, developed from a Navy Seal program blah blah. Well that's why I asked.
Yeah, I was surprised at some of the other big names that washed out. Gun Tests is VERY unbiased in their reviews. They accept no advertising or free products.
By the way, that new gun smell, usually from the Kwikseal applied at the factory.
 

Shooter

Veteran Member
Best stuff I’ve ever used is Du-Lite’s KwikSeal.

Kwikseal displaces all moisture and seals all metal parts from corrosion while applying long lasting lubrication. It won’t evaporate or migrate down vertically stored firearms and it can be reapplied without creating build-up. Newly applied fresh Kwikseal contains a solvent that dissolves the existing layer and creates a new barrier of protection lasting up to 18 months.

70% of USA Firearms Manufactures use Du-Lite Kwikseal Rust preventative lubricating oils to protect their firearms that are being shipped to dealers and distributors sold in 11 oz Aerosol, Pints, Quarts, 1 Gallon, 5 Gallon, and 55 Gallon containers

Hard to find at retail lately though. It is available through their website.

ETA: Not just for guns.

ETA2: GunTests did a pretty comprehensive evaluation of a large variety of, specifically, rust preventatives. Including your MarineTuff Cloth. It didn’t do too well.


I blue firearms, have a 4 tank setup. I buy Kwickseal in 5 gallon buckets, best stuff there is, Brownells carries it in smaller containers to.

also. Brownells sells gun bags, they are about a 10 mil thick plastic bag, about 5 ft long and over a foot wide, for storing firearms in,

then for long term storage,LPS sells a product called Heavy Duty rust inhibitor #3 it has a mil spec number and is almost like the old cosmoline, kind of a waxy feel to it, but it takes awhile to get this stuff off .
LPS Corrosion Inhibitor 11 oz - Ace Hardware
 

Seeker22

Has No Life - Lives on TB
In these times, anything you can't make yourself, buy at the same price, or find available at all IS a High Value Item.

One day (soon) a humble set of wrenches may be on that list.

One I started using because of the Muzzleloader's, but can be used for other things, is Bore Butter.

And on the modern weapon side, Birchwood Casey's RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease) is good too. On semi-automatic pipstols, put a tiny bit on your finger and run down the rails. Should just be a thin layer. Put that girl back together and you should have much less stovepiping. With a ramp job, this stuff is phenomenal.
 

Fenwick Babbitt

Veteran Member
Little off subject, I have a 15-year-old Weber Grill, love the thing but the bottom part where the gas tank rests is cheaper, thinner sheet metal and is badly rusted.

I'm planning on replacing it with a new Weber, but want to prevent the rust from occurring this time around, which of the above-listed products would be best on that thinner, cheaper sheet metal?
 

Millwright

Knuckle Dragger
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Use this on everything electrical on a boat.

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