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01-27-2018, 09:36 AM | #21 |
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We are talking about many uses of MMO , some non-gunrelated , so here I go ---
I own a 54 year old sailboat which has a nice old flat head 4 cylinder gas auxiliary engine , it is an Atomic 4. Long out of production , thousands still in service. There is a company that exists for the sole purpose of servicing and perpetuating the Atomic 4 , that company is Moyer Marine. Moyer Marine lives and breaths Atomic 4. The experts at Moyer Marine swear by Marvel Mystery Oil. It is used as an oil additive , fuel additive , fogging medium for end of season engine "pickeling" , soaking and freeing stuck valves. I am a MMO devotee , although I have not used the product on firearms to date. Now that the subject is up , I may consider it though. |
01-27-2018, 12:26 PM | #22 |
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I found this on Wikipedia. An NTSB test in 2003 concluded that MMO is composed of 74% mineral oil, 25% Stoddard solvent and 1% lard.
There, so it is no longer a mystery. I just want to know if the lard is Crisco brand or Sam's Choice.
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01-27-2018, 01:55 PM | #23 |
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Eugen,
You may as well look up "Stoddard" solvent and let us know the rest of the mystery!
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01-27-2018, 04:13 PM | #24 |
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Mineral *spirits*, which would reduce viscosity of the mineral oil. The lard would increase viscosity slightly.
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MMS is beginning to sound like "Ballistol", good for everything; even indigestion.
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01-27-2018, 06:57 PM | #26 |
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It would not surprise me these days. Tide pods, turpentine, turmeric, and bleach...
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01-27-2018, 07:22 PM | #27 |
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