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My Kimber 1911 is starting to rust pretty bad.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:41 pm
I've only shot this gun twice so it's fairly new, I think I bought it around Christmas time this past year. I mostly keep it in my truck, taking it out at night when I get home.
Why is a new gun rusting like this? Humidity from being in my truck? Any tricks yall have to prevent this would help.
TIA
Why is a new gun rusting like this? Humidity from being in my truck? Any tricks yall have to prevent this would help.
TIA
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:43 pm to Midnight Delight
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Why is a new gun rusting like this?
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Kimber 1911
Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:45 pm to Midnight Delight
First it will rust; next, it won't shoot. Put that safe queen up and get a Glock. 
Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:52 pm to Midnight Delight
I have 2 rifles that have rust issues. I used a chore boy copper wool pad to remove the rust spots,then used a close matching sharpy to go over those spots. It stops the rust,but you can tell of course what I did. The good thing is,oil will take the sharpy off later.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:59 pm to Midnight Delight
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Any tricks yall have to prevent this would help.
Oil?
Posted on 6/8/17 at 3:01 pm to Midnight Delight
What Kimber is it? Since it is so new I would contact Kimber customer service and see what they will do. Although I have heard their customer service is pretty terrible the past few years.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 3:12 pm to jdavid1
Pro Carry 2
Posted on 6/8/17 at 3:26 pm to Midnight Delight
Its bad, but getting better.
Buy motul chain lube.
Mine stays hosed down.
Buy motul chain lube.
Mine stays hosed down.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 3:34 pm to Midnight Delight
oil, what is it good for...
Posted on 6/8/17 at 3:36 pm to X123F45
Thanks!
Posted on 6/8/17 at 4:09 pm to ChatRabbit77
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ChatRabbit77
Get yourself a S&W 1911...
Posted on 6/8/17 at 4:20 pm to Eli Goldfinger
The Ruger SR1911 is a good one too.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 4:39 pm to tommy2tone1999
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Get yourself a S&W 1911
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The Ruger SR1911 is a good one too.
Dude has some rust on his gun, I don't think he needs to buy a new one just because of that!
First off, pull the grips NOW and check for any rust under them... if it's elsewhere it might be there too. And you need to catch it before it goes crazy.
Clean it, lube up the interior, maybe a light coat of Ballistol on the exterior... then wipe it off.
And then, you might want to look into some Johnson's Paste Wax, the kind in the yellow can. This does a nice job on blued guns, the idea is to place a water-impermeable barrier between the substrate (the gun metal) and the environment. AFTER you get all the rust off, of course.
Rub it on with a clean cotton or microfiber cloth, then rub it off.
The wax will stay in place better than an oil, and the Ballistol I mentioned would work as a bit of a solvent, to disperse the wax. Otherwise, I'd say make sure the gun is clean and dry before you apply it.
You'll have to reapply it after each cleaning, but if you love your gun (like a lot of us do), this shouldn't be a problem.
Before we get a bunch of WAX IS NOT FOR GUN replies, there's a lot of folks who have done this for years with blued revolvers, shotguns, etc, and it does work great. Does a good job of preventing fingerprints, too.
There are people who would recommend Renaissance Wax, but that's 10x as expensive, and not 10x better.
Just a note- it's for the exterior, not to be used as a lubricant. Oil/grease the slide rails and the other moving parts as you normally would.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 4:43 pm to Midnight Delight
One thing my dad always taught me was to re-oil guns when I put them away. Get yourself one of those grey silicon rags and put a little CLP on it. Then be sure to wipe down any gun before it goes away. I remember not understanding why my dad did this until I saw a friend's pair of 870s get a full coating of rust after sitting up for a week unoiled.
It's less important to wipe down a lot of modern guns with oxide coatings but for guns like my S&W1911 I always make sure to wipe them down good before they get put up.
Try using CLP and a nylon or copper wire brush to remove any rust buildup on there now.
It's less important to wipe down a lot of modern guns with oxide coatings but for guns like my S&W1911 I always make sure to wipe them down good before they get put up.
Try using CLP and a nylon or copper wire brush to remove any rust buildup on there now.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 5:23 pm to Scoob
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The wax will stay in place better than an oil
That's why I use chain lube.
I can hold my 1911 in the rain for a while. And literally shake it off.
Everything just beads up and falls off.
Not to mention, it is stressed way beyond what a gun will see just living a chain.
It does collect powder, so I keep the internals wiped fairly clean.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 6:34 pm to X123F45
quote:I've used some chainsaw oil on a gun after a hard cleaning (I degreased to get ready to cold-blue a spot), rubbed it down with the oil afterwards.
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The wax will stay in place better than an oil
That's why I use chain lube.
I can hold my 1911 in the rain for a while. And literally shake it off.
Everything just beads up and falls off.
Not to mention, it is stressed way beyond what a gun will see just living a chain.
It does collect powder, so I keep the internals wiped fairly clean.
It really does do a good job on the finish.
But since the OP is tossing it into his truck, I figured the wax would be the less-dirty option.
Another thing to consider- the truck interior having enough moisture to create rust.
Might want to leave the truck out in the sun on a day like today to get everything heated up, and putting a damp-rid container in it. That should suck the humidity out.
I recently did that with a miata that the top had been left down, and had standing water under the seats. Shop vac pulled most out, but not all, and the Damp-rid then got it bone dry; carpet was crunchy-dry afterwards. Pulled maybe a full quart after the shop vac stopped making progress.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:27 pm to Scoob
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used some chainsaw oil on a gun
Not bar and chain lube
To be clear. The propellant is very flammable. The lube is much less flammable.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:43 pm to Midnight Delight
Cerakote
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:44 pm to ChatRabbit77
I think that's what my Kimber is, I still don't trust it
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:22 pm to X123F45
I've put johnsons paate wax on all my wood working tools for years. Never thought about putting it on a gun but I'd bet it would work.
Can't imagine that chain grease wouldn't work as well.
Can't imagine that chain grease wouldn't work as well.
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