I really like this stuff, and have been using on all surfaces, nooks, crannys, and bore of collectable peices that do not get used much if at all.

For those that do not know about it, it is a synthetic oil that dries leaving a thin dry layer of protection.

I like it because i feel it alows me to go a longer period of time without cleaning a gun that just sits in the safe or on display.

Does anyone have experince with this oil? Thoughts? Its working great for me.

Are you talking about the rust preventative oil by Essox?

If so, that stuff is unbelievable!

I did a rust test last winter(never got around to posting the results) and it was head and shoulders above the others.

I should try to get around to posting the results.

EEZOX perhaps??

If so ,

it is a very good product.

yup I had the name wrong, its EEZOX.

has anyone used Casey Birchwood's Barricade? Is it simmilar stuff to the EZZOX?

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Originally posted by Brentp:
has anyone used Casey Birchwood's Barricade? Is it simmilar stuff to the EZZOX?

Yes, I have used Barricade. It was one of the oils I used in my test and it failed. There was a night and day difference between Eezox and Barricade.

I use and think highly of Eezox.

Eezox is good stuff, been using it for over 20yrs.

http://www.6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com...osion/corrosion.html

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com...sion/corrosion2.html

http://www.thegunzone.com/rust.html

Have not used it. How does it compare to Prolix?

Jason:

Have you tried TSI-301? I have had very good success with it.

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Originally posted by Pig Farmer:
Jason:

Have you tried TSI-301? I have had very good success with it.

I haven't tried it. With as well as Eezox worked in my test I don't see the need to look any further for a storage or wet weather rust preventative.

My test consisted of leaving several test pieces out in the rain for several weeks. Eezox performed as well in my test as it did in all the other tests that I have seen on the net(it has always given nearly unbelievable results.

The only problem that I can see with Eezox is that it is very aromatic. For this reason I would not want to use it in a fair weather hunting situation.

Plain old olive oil worked OK in my test an it is now my choice for fair weather protection. I really doubted the olive oil would give any real protection in a wet situation, but it did well. Better than some of the old standbys....

How "stinky" is TSI-301? If it dosen't smell too bad I might have to pick some up.

Jason:

TSI-301 doesn't seem to have much of an odor. A local (and very famous) winemaker who got into competitive sporting clays (in a really, really big way) recommended it highly and he is extremely picky.

How is the SPOT?

love the stuff great rust preventative and works well on semi autos as lube for winter time shooting never gels or gets thick

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Originally posted by Pig Farmer:
Jason:

TSI-301 doesn't seem to have much of an odor. A local (and very famous) winemaker who got into competitive sporting clays (in a really, really big way) recommended it highly and he is extremely picky.

How is the SPOT?

Larry
I took a look at their site. It looks like great stuff. I think I will try some in my next test.

The SPOT is great. I just need to get good an lost so that I feel like I am full use of it.

I have not tried prolix, but I have herd it is a drying oil like eezox, and a good product.

Apperently Midway discontinued Eezox, so I just ordered some more off of ebay. 9.50 for the 4oz can after shipping. None of the three local gun shops had even herd of it which I thought was strange.

On guns that I shoot and clean regularly, I prefir a non dryinig oil like CLP because I feel that it might offer more protection for moving parts. Not sure if thats a valid claim or not, but its my opinion.

INFO:

http://www.eezox.com/dealers.html

http://www.google.com/search?q...OX&tbs=shop%3A1&aq=f

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Originally posted by wrongtarget:
Eezox is good stuff, been using it for over 20yrs.

http://www.6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com...osion/corrosion.html

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com...sion/corrosion2.html

http://www.thegunzone.com/rust.html

Eezox is THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was given a small can of Eezox by a guy who inherited a whole crate of it. I have used it occasionally and did not know much about it except that it is a very good lubricant as well.

Last year I cleaned my shotgun and put it away for the season and just took it out last week before duck season and wiped it out and ran a patch through the bore. The Eezox has just penetrated to the very bottom of the metal and cleaned out some gunk that I was having trouble getting out. In fact a gunsmith said it was a barrel blemish and the chrome was lifting off the steel! Now I know that Eezox penetrates like crazy.

I plan to try it on rifles and see if it can get under all the copper and carbon layers.

It is hard to find (impossible) EEZOX in Czech Republic (Europe), but I use it for all my guns. Great products. I am thinking about importing it. I will buy more when I will visit Oregon in November.

Only the best results, if properly used. And the smell is not so hard ;-)

Jiri

I use and like eezox. It's the best in my coastal, sandy environment. I have to order it on line.

The 7 oz. can I ordered online arrived yesterday. I've wiped down one rifle so far. I have high hopes for this EEZOX.

I've been using it for over 20 years. It is a great product. It cuts any kind of oxidation (i.e. rust/corrosion) and leaves a protective film. A bit of 0000 steel wool and EEZOX will remove freckling in a heartbeat, and it doesn't come back.
My wife and I have collected a lot of antique tins, and it cleans them very well, and they have stayed nice for many years.
It's what WD40 wants to become when it grows up.

I have been using Eezox for about 15 yeas. In my opinion, it's the best CLP type product. Dries quick and give good rust protection. Lubricates good and works as an all around cleaner.
It's not the best bore cleaner, but it is serviceable.

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Originally posted by JBrown:

The only problem that I can see with Eezox is that it is very aromatic. For this reason I would not want to use it in a fair weather hunting situation.

It may be that you have applied too much and some liquid remains.

I live and hunt in a generally damp and usually cold Island, rust prevention both in use and storage has been something of a holy grail since I started shooting!

My blued Tikka and a hundred-and-a-bit year old English SxS would rust in the cabinet unless I doused them with oil every so often and the bore of the Tikka, being one that liked shooting fouled, would keep me up at night just thinking about it.

450/400 of these forums ( AKA the Dude ) responded to my call by sending me a small can of Eezox and after about a year I think I have finally worked out how to use it properly.

I thoroughly clean and degrease every nook and cranny of the metal work using fine wire wool to get any surface rust off as well. I use meths and several changes of rag for degreasing step.

I then apply a fairly liberal coat of Eezox to all of the metal work using cleaning patches and dental rolls with a tipton kit for the raceways and inside the lugs. I save the cleanest of the eezox soaked patches and rub the metal work with this cloth after letting it dry for an hour or so as you would linseed oil on a stock. The aim is to get a thin even coat.

At this stage it's still pretty fragrant and so I put the barreled action on a radiator to dry off completely for a couple of days.

After this stage of drying there should be little to no odour of eezox on the metal, if there is there is a bit of liquid somewhere that needs rubbing off.

I repeat the process a couple more times, you know when you're done when the last coat of eezox takes more than a couple of days to dry. In this case just rub the metal work with a fresh piece of rag until there is only a thin layer.

Leave the barreled action somewhere warm to dry for a few days and it shouldn't smell at all.

The bore gets a very light coat on a patch followed by a few dry patches. It doesn't seem to affect the POI too much unlike oil.

It's brilliant stuff, the only problem is getting the it.

Best,

Amir