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Old 10-30-2019, 07:23 AM
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It's quite dry up here. Seldom exceeds 20-25%.

I HAD about as pretty a K-38 as you've ever seen. Lovely polish.
Kept it in a nylon holster in a plastic tool box I use as a shooting box.
Also had 3-4 Blackhawk's in leather holsters in the same box.

While sick I didn't get in there for over a year, possibly two years.

That K'38 had a full 1/16" of rust all over it. I just about cried when I saw that mess. Read about how to remove it. Stripped the stocks off and let it soak in a pan of pure vinegar for a week or two. Took it down to the bare metal. OF course it was pitted quite badly. Not a spot on any of the other guns and this one was on the bottom too. I think Rider was here the day I discovered it.

I took it to the gunsmith and asked him to see if he could save the gun.
Insides was full of rust too. He cleaned it up. Didn't want to buff it smooth and polish as the lettering would come off.

I'm not sure what he used, but, blacked it nicely, looks good, but has a frosted finish on it now instead of highly polished.

Far as dies go, I haven't had any problem with them rusting.

I'd think a coat of sprayed silicone, or light oil, like Gibbs gun oil then wrap them tightly in Saran Wrap, and in the box. They should keep for a long time. OR spray wax would be good too I'd think. IF I lived in a swampy area like you guys do. Believe I'd have a nearly sealed cabinet with a light or some small heat source in the bottom of it. Heat rises. Depends on how many tools had to be protected though.

Oso: 'skeeters I was referring to. Back in the '70's trucking we had a terminal at the far W end of airport rd. I made the mistake one muggy night of both opening the truck window a bit and sleeping naked, kicked the sheet off.
Took 3 weeks to heal the bites on my butt!
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Old 10-30-2019, 11:29 AM
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It's hard to beat a case tumbler with walnut shells for ease of rust remover.
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Old 10-30-2019, 12:35 PM
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George - I once made the mistake of wade fishing the backwater marsh in Galveston all afternoon until dark. As the sun set I was still in waist deep water about a mile away from the car. Sun set and suddenly I was the sole beacon of heat & blood surrounded by salt marsh. The cloud of mosquitoes that descended on me was deafening (I hadn't lost that range of my hearing..,yet). By the time I reached the car every square inch of my shirt had a drop of blood. It looked like I had been thoroughly peppered by bird shot.

I learned this lesson 30 years ago and I have never forgotten it since. Get out of the swamp before dark and bring lots of repellent!!!!
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Old 10-30-2019, 02:35 PM
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If you know anyone that does Ceracote, just take a batch to them and have that done. I'm down here in the heat/humidity belt and have had that done to all my Wilsom tools that are made from carbon steel - no more rust problems for years now. This is, of course, just for exterior. Our gun club manager is also a gunsmith at his home shop and does quite a bit of Ceracote anymore.
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Old 10-30-2019, 03:11 PM
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Good read.

I left a few reloading dies in my garage that a friend gave me ( odd calibers I don't own guns for) ~ 2 years ago and found they had fingerprint rust on the knurled portion of the dies . I haven't had any rust on my dies kept in my house, so I was surprised when I saw the fingerpint rust. I believe the humidity / condensation caused the rust.

Lat night I was thinking about protecting my reloading dies for the move of my reloading stuff to my unheated steel building, and a light bulb moment happened. I considered getting a "stack-on" type sheetmetal gun vault to place my dies in, and add a heater rod and seal the door better than the factory seal, or no seal on those inexpensive boxes. Anyone do a similar build for die storage?

That link to the test is pretty good, Frog lube, WD specialist and hornady one shot seem to be very good water protection, which is harsher than I will subject my dies to, but better to buy some to use on both my blued deer guns and dies.

Thanks for the information
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Old 10-31-2019, 02:25 AM
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The oil and sweat from fingers has ruined many carbon tools and knives. I use a lot of nitrite gloves in the shop whenever I am handling nice steel or filthy parts.
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Old 10-31-2019, 05:17 AM
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Smokin Joe:

Please explain the difference between Ceracote crap and spray paint.
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