Using Ballistol to clean and lube guns..

[87KJH]

You mean it's good for your teeth and breath too? LOL

LOL
If you don't like the taste or smell of Ballistol, you can find white mineral oil at your local grocery store or pharmacy in the laxative isle

 

[HERMET]

Ballistol is huge in the muzzleloader world. It dissolves black powder residue but doesn’t leave an oily film in the barrel. Great for all surfaces and makes a nice patch lube too.

That's how I first started using it.

 

[buellbrewer]

I find Ballistol, Kroil and most especially #9 all very non offensive in the smell department. My wife on the other hand complains almost about all cleaners, solvents and oils. (she will clean her own pistols though.. give her that. I reach for the ballistol spray for door locks fishing gear and works great.

 

[Boogerhook]

Do they still label it for use on tomato plants?

 

[Rex762]

Ballistol tastes horrible.

Of course a Marine would try to taste it 😂

 

[buellbrewer]

Do they still label it for use on tomato plants?

i dont know but id damn sure use it if it would keep the whiteflies and hornworms off.

 

[Gixxer]

Love the stuff. Cleans well. Lubes without gunking up. But the smell is quite potent and rather unpleasant after a while.

 

[Wile E. Coyote 5.0]

For the price you buy a 5qt jug of full synthetic motor oil which for me works just as good or better than anything else I've tried

 

[fuelman1]

For years I've mixed Hoppes #9 and Kroil. It does an excellent job cleaning and the Kroil leaves things lubed up. I just wish you could find the Kroil products in retail stores.

 

[buellbrewer]

For years I've mixed Hoppes #9 and Kroil. It does an excellent job cleaning and the Kroil leaves things lubed up. I just wish you could find the Kroil products in retail stores.

the plant i worked in kept it in the shop in 55 gallon drums. when they closed down they called safty-kleen in to dispose of residual oils/ink/solvents. I filled a 5 gallon pail of kroil and a 5 gallon pail of some really sticky oil to use as bar oil for the chainsaw.
grainger and home depot both sell it.(or did)