Greetings, after more than 20 years in storage, I removed the grips from my Cold Gold Cup Commander stainless and found rust under the grips. I have been trying to remove the rust with some degree of success using fine steel wool and Kroil. What oil/grease can I apply on the metal to prevent rust from forming again?
Cheers,
Jess

Wax.

Dave

They do make 'stainless steel wool ' which would be better .
wax is good .I used silicone wax but a good preservative wax would be good also .Make sure you use a good bit of wax and perhaps a little filler to help seal it.

Thank you all for the words of advice. After removing most of the surface rust, and since the gun is in storage most of the time, I'll just leave the grips off and apply a thin film of RIG grease and store in a Brownells storage bag.

before you quit - get some stainless wool and redo it. regular steel wool will impregnate microscopic fibers in the stainless and then rust. gotta get rid of those fibers

Where in the States can one get the appropriate steel wool you described? Although I live in the Philippines, I have relatives in California who can purchase and send the steel wool to me.
Cheers,
Jess

Brownells has stainless steel sponge.
Mcmaster-carr has stainless steel wool pads

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Originally posted by mete:
Brownells has stainless steel sponge.
Mcmaster-carr has stainless steel wool pads

Brownells is out of stock right now, but Mcmaster-carr has some. Thanks very much.

Wax is good, but it is just barrier.

If you still want to use wax, but with some benefits, have a look at CorShield® VpCI® 368 Extreme Outdoor Corrosion Inhibitor, or use oil based one: CorShield® VpCI® 369 Wet Film Corrosion Inhibitor and Lubricant

These are industrial/military grade corrosion inhibitors in spray cans.

In USA, you can find it here for example:

oil (will last longer than wax in sheltered conditions): https://www.theruststore.com/C...t-VpCI-369-P158.aspx

wax: https://www.theruststore.com/C...r-VpCI-368-P157.aspx


Here in my country, I can't get the spray form, so I make my own gun oil using some solvent, oil and Cortec 369 concentrate. Sprays are already diluted and ready to use.

Jiri

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Where in the States can one get the appropriate steel wool you described

A buddy of mine gets it from a restaurant supply house. It's marketed for restaurants as pot scrubbers. Much cheaper as well.

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Originally posted by Labman:

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Where in the States can one get the appropriate steel wool you described

A buddy of mine gets it from a restaurant supply house. It's marketed for restaurants as pot scrubbers. Much cheaper as well.

Thank you for the heads up on that one.