Trying Ballistol lube treatment

CAP Black · 08-13-2012, 09:20 PM

I bought some of the Ballistol lube. It is really good for cleaning and restoring metals, rubber, plastics, leather & wood. But I would say to keep it away from Luger grips until you see how it affects them. It makes wood darker in appearance. Sometimes we want that effect but sometimes we don't.
I suggest you check it out on the WEB and read about it.
Last week my lawnmower crapped out and I purchased a new one and decided to coat the underneath with Ballistol to keep the grass from clinging. It worked. No grass stuck there - except a few little places I had missed. Super effect.
I have tried on a Luger: it does excellent. I had cleaned that item twice before and I got more dirt on my rag than I ever expected.
Try it on tools and equipment. I tried it on my old hedge shears and it made them look and act quite better.
I cleaned a Kentucky rifle and it made a huge difference in that unit. It's 36 years old and it's hard to get the black powder residue out. It's clean now- I'll assure you. Outside and inside.

Terry Tiell · 08-13-2012, 09:33 PM

Yup I use it all the time myself, great stuff thats why I posted it up here for others to check it out. Glad you like it.

cirelaw · 08-19-2012, 07:44 PM

George Anderson turned me on to it when he sold me my 1917 artillery. You can buy it online for half price. I used it on this my Test piece and this is the result. They say is safe on leather. I won"t chance it on a 3k test holster. Eric Esq.

CAP Black · 08-19-2012, 08:47 PM

That's the kind of discussion I was hoping to receive.
thanx, again.
Jack

cirelaw · 08-19-2012, 09:37 PM

Asking is way cheaper than not!

usmodel1873 · 08-20-2012, 07:09 AM

Midway's listing says Ballistol "Sportsman's Gun Oil" is not petroleum based, what is it then?

cirelaw · 08-20-2012, 11:07 AM

Just search "Ballistrol" the weird smell disappears in minutes!I bought mine threw amizon! 2 for 1!!

glock30 · 08-21-2012, 07:56 PM

SOme people say it smells like Liqourice, I think it smells like filthy feet, and I am not the only one, Goolge Ballistoll smells like dirty feet. It does clean very good,but hey it is German, but I am never buying it again, AND I am going to try to stay off of U-Tube. None of the Gun scholrs in this country heard of this stuff 5 years ago, anything you can use as salad dressing and clean guns with makes me wonder. Again, I was impressed how good it cleaned my Smith and Wesson Model 10 and Browning 1900.

cirelaw · 08-21-2012, 08:18 PM

Its just another option, It has a smell that disapates! If that the worse. I wouldn't use it on anything but the metal ie barrel. I never used it on anything else. ie leather and tooth brushes! My old Polish Stada Baba 'It it smells it ready'

glock30 · 08-21-2012, 09:33 PM

YEP, and get this, at times it smells like liqourice to me, but again, it is ONE darn GOOD cleaner. There was decades of grime on my Smith model 10 that nothing would have gotten it off like that Ballistoll. It really was impressive how it worked.The dirty feet thing, I thought i imagined it, until I Googled it, and there are people that think that. Laughing.

cirelaw · 08-21-2012, 09:46 PM

It available on line! Just enter its name...

Sieger · 08-22-2012, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glock30

YEP, and get this, at times it smells like liqourice to me, but again, it is ONE darn GOOD cleaner. There was decades of grime on my Smith model 10 that nothing would have gotten it off like that Ballistoll. It really was impressive how it worked.The dirty feet thing, I thought i imagined it, until I Googled it, and there are people that think that. Laughing.

Hi:

I recently bought two gallons of it on sale from an ad on e-bay!!

Hitler liked to drink it so much that he had to be treated for the side effects. It was sold, and still is in Europe, in "medical form" as a stomach cure.

This stuff is mineral oil. As far as smells go, give me Frank Hoppe's invention, old #9!!!

I've used better cleaners myself, but the history of this stuff is, indeed, interesting, and the black powder folks won't be found without it!

Sieger

Andyd · 08-31-2012, 06:47 AM

I grew up in Germany and used it on my air rifles since my childhood. I got used to the smell, just like the old Hoppe's No.9.

The manufacturer, Klever GmbH, makes also a special product for wood stock preservation and finishing, it comes in clear, red, and dark walnut. It' s called Scherell's Schaftol and works quite well, too.

CAP Black · 08-31-2012, 10:12 AM

I think I would like to have some of that.
Jack

Daddydogg · 08-31-2012, 12:42 PM

It appears a source for the item is in British Columbia. The website address is below:

http://www.bitsofpieces.com/schaftol.html

Ihave no experience with this product but I did try the Ballistol based on the thread. I liked the result and ended up putting in on all my guns. While I can't smell a thing; I burnt out my olfactory mucosa years ago, my wife confirms it smells like licorice. If anyone follows up on this I would like to know what they thought of the result and process of importing it to the U.S.

Joe G.

Sieger · 09-01-2012, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daddydogg

It appears a source for the item is in British Columbia. The website address is below:

http://www.bitsofpieces.com/schaftol.html

Ihave no experience with this product but I did try the Ballistol based on the thread. I liked the result and ended up putting in on all my guns. While I can't smell a thing; I burnt out my olfactory mucosa years ago, my wife confirms it smells like licorice. If anyone follows up on this I would like to know what they thought of the result and process of importing it to the U.S.

Joe G.

Hi:

Check on e-bay as it is already here.

Sieger

08-13-2012, 09:20 PM	#1
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	Trying Ballistol lube treatment I bought some of the Ballistol lube. It is really good for cleaning and restoring metals, rubber, plastics, leather & wood. But I would say to keep it away from Luger grips until you see how it affects them. It makes wood darker in appearance. Sometimes we want that effect but sometimes we don't. I suggest you check it out on the WEB and read about it. Last week my lawnmower crapped out and I purchased a new one and decided to coat the underneath with Ballistol to keep the grass from clinging. It worked. No grass stuck there - except a few little places I had missed. Super effect. I have tried on a Luger: it does excellent. I had cleaned that item twice before and I got more dirt on my rag than I ever expected. Try it on tools and equipment. I tried it on my old hedge shears and it made them look and act quite better. I cleaned a Kentucky rifle and it made a huge difference in that unit. It's 36 years old and it's hard to get the black powder residue out. It's clean now- I'll assure you. Outside and inside.

08-13-2012, 09:33 PM	#2
Terry Tiell User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Fascist State of Maryland Posts: 224 Thanks: 55 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	Yup I use it all the time myself, great stuff thats why I posted it up here for others to check it out. Glad you like it. __________________ Trying to redo grand dads Luger the best I can.

08-19-2012, 07:44 PM	#3
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	George Anderson turned me on to it when he sold me my 1917 artillery. You can buy it online for half price. I used it on this my Test piece and this is the result. They say is safe on leather. I won"t chance it on a 3k test holster. Eric Esq. Attached Thumbnails

08-20-2012, 11:07 AM	#7
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	It Has Its Own Site! Just search "Ballistrol" the weird smell disappears in minutes!I bought mine threw amizon! 2 for 1!! Attached Thumbnails

08-19-2012, 08:47 PM	#4
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	That's the kind of discussion I was hoping to receive. thanx, again. Jack

08-19-2012, 09:37 PM	#5
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Asking is way cheaper than not!

08-20-2012, 07:09 AM	#6
usmodel1873 User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Midway's listing says Ballistol "Sportsman's Gun Oil" is not petroleum based, what is it then?

08-21-2012, 07:56 PM	#8
glock30 User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Obama LAND Posts: 206 Thanks: 18 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	SOme people say it smells like Liqourice, I think it smells like filthy feet, and I am not the only one, Goolge Ballistoll smells like dirty feet. It does clean very good,but hey it is German, but I am never buying it again, AND I am going to try to stay off of U-Tube. None of the Gun scholrs in this country heard of this stuff 5 years ago, anything you can use as salad dressing and clean guns with makes me wonder. Again, I was impressed how good it cleaned my Smith and Wesson Model 10 and Browning 1900.

08-21-2012, 08:18 PM	#9
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	Its just another option, It has a smell that disapates! If that the worse. I wouldn't use it on anything but the metal ie barrel. I never used it on anything else. ie leather and tooth brushes! My old Polish Stada Baba 'It it smells it ready'

08-21-2012, 09:33 PM	#10
glock30 User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Obama LAND Posts: 206 Thanks: 18 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	YEP, and get this, at times it smells like liqourice to me, but again, it is ONE darn GOOD cleaner. There was decades of grime on my Smith model 10 that nothing would have gotten it off like that Ballistoll. It really was impressive how it worked.The dirty feet thing, I thought i imagined it, until I Googled it, and there are people that think that. Laughing.

08-21-2012, 09:46 PM	#11
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,133 Times in 2,173 Posts	It available on line! Just enter its name...

08-31-2012, 06:47 AM	#13
Andyd User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Kaufman County, Texas Posts: 48 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I grew up in Germany and used it on my air rifles since my childhood. I got used to the smell, just like the old Hoppe's No.9. The manufacturer, Klever GmbH, makes also a special product for wood stock preservation and finishing, it comes in clear, red, and dark walnut. It' s called Scherell's Schaftol and works quite well, too.

08-31-2012, 10:12 AM	#14
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 168 Times in 96 Posts	I think I would like to have some of that. Jack

08-31-2012, 12:42 PM	#15
Daddydogg User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 69 Thanks: 35 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	It appears a source for the item is in British Columbia. The website address is below: http://www.bitsofpieces.com/schaftol.html Ihave no experience with this product but I did try the Ballistol based on the thread. I liked the result and ended up putting in on all my guns. While I can't smell a thing; I burnt out my olfactory mucosa years ago, my wife confirms it smells like licorice. If anyone follows up on this I would like to know what they thought of the result and process of importing it to the U.S. Joe G.