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Keep it Clean! With Ballistol (& Giveaway)
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Feel free to leave your guess in the comments below or on the comments to the video itself on YouTube.
I started using Ballistol well before my (serious) airgun days. It's excellent for a lot of things, and it's materials compatibility is its strong suit - won't harm wood, leather, plastic, rubber or anything else that I know of. It's also refreshingly non-toxic. Unfortunately it's only a mediocre preservative in areas where rust is a problem.
The scent thing really throws me, though I've heard it before. I consider Ballistol nearly odorless. Yes, I can smell it if I stick my nose over the can, but the aroma is not nearly as strong as most cleaners. (Try some ammonia-based copper remover and get back to me...)
It's nearly all I use on my airguns, because the prevalence of o-rings and plastic components make other cleaners and preservatives inadvisable.
When I first discovered it, I bought the "little" (6 oz?) can. I liked it well enough that I bought the "big" (16 oz?) can. Still haven't opened the big can... A little goes a long ways.
GsT
The scent thing really throws me, though I've heard it before. I consider Ballistol nearly odorless. Yes, I can smell it if I stick my nose over the can, but the aroma is not nearly as strong as most cleaners. (Try some ammonia-based copper remover and get back to me...)
It's nearly all I use on my airguns, because the prevalence of o-rings and plastic components make other cleaners and preservatives inadvisable.
When I first discovered it, I bought the "little" (6 oz?) can. I liked it well enough that I bought the "big" (16 oz?) can. Still haven't opened the big can... A little goes a long ways.
GsT
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309 is my guess.
I don't know what people don't like about the smell. Ballistol smells good to me. I't not like I want to spray the stuff after a guest uses my bathroom, but as far a cleaning solutions and oils go - the smell is good. It's not strong or overpowering. It doesn't have a strong chemical smell to it. Works for me and I've been using on my airguns for almost as long as I've been on this forum. I use it to clean bores with a Patchworm kit and wipe down the outside of metal, wood, and synthetic surfaces.
I don't know what people don't like about the smell. Ballistol smells good to me. I't not like I want to spray the stuff after a guest uses my bathroom, but as far a cleaning solutions and oils go - the smell is good. It's not strong or overpowering. It doesn't have a strong chemical smell to it. Works for me and I've been using on my airguns for almost as long as I've been on this forum. I use it to clean bores with a Patchworm kit and wipe down the outside of metal, wood, and synthetic surfaces.
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Oh, for sure! For me it was backwards, I didn’t know you could clean other stuff besides Airguns with it.
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I am going to try it sometime, but no one in a hundred-mile round trip carries it in My neck of the woods. I will have to order it online. I see everyone recommending it so it must be a good product. I have just been using the Hopps.
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My number is 148
I see Ballistol mentioned alot here. It's on my list of products to try. Thanks for passing along the info and product!
I see Ballistol mentioned alot here. It's on my list of products to try. Thanks for passing along the info and product!
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My Ballistol pump spray is the leakiest thing ever, just soaks my hands, utterly useless. I like the product well enough, but prefer the smell of WD40.
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I have plenty of Ballistol so I'll pass on the lottery. I also am a fan of Ballistol, its German created so you know its good stuff..
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@SilentSquirrel How'd you get the double quote box? It seems like I haven't seen that in a couple years.
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I use Balistol along with the "evil" Hoppes #9 and others. It has its place on my bench but I'm not a fan of the stink!
241 is my guess.
241 is my guess.
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