bake it in vaseline?

[cjm2022]

I was at the range and a man there had a Rock Island 1911. I told him I wanted to get one and he said i should for sure. Then he offered me some advice, to take all of the parkerized parts, cover them in Vaseline and bake them in the oven to help preserve the finish.

I am assuming this would then be true with all parkerized guns, has anyone heard this before?

If so does anyone have the, for lack of a better word, recipe?

[emopunker2004]

:popcorn::popcorn:

[gb6491]

Here's an article in which the writer explains how he did: http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/02/parkerizing-truth-vs-tales.html
I tried it some years ago, using a baking oil. I did it at slightly a slightly higher temperature than suggested in the above article and I ended up with a baked/burnt on finish. It was quite durable (ever tried cleaning baked on grease out of an oven?), but was uneven/unattractive. I ended up blasting it off and parkerizing the pistol again. These days, I just put several coats of oil on freshly parked guns over a 24 hour period.
Caswell Inc. sells a sealer that has given me good results on plumb browned barrels: http://www.caswellplating.com/metal-finishing-solutions/caswell-sealer-4-fl-oz.html It should work on parkerized surfaces as well.
Regards,
Greg

[TheTman]

I was intrigued and googled it, and found the following, seems to me like it would work. The author does say the gun will leak the vaseline for a month or so after you do it. He basically says the parkerizing has to have some grease in it to protect the gun finish, it isn't the parkerizing that protects the gun from rust, but the grease it holds in.

http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/02/parkerizing-truth-vs-tales.html

[jocko]

well I knew there had to be another "use" for vaseline. Just sayin

[Tinman507]

I wonder if KY jelly would work?
I don't know why those folks in Kentucky get all worked up about that stuff.
Personally I think it tastes terrible on toast.
http://2.thekrazycouponlady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ky-jelly.jpg

[jocko]

indeed, someone needs to tell those people what it is used for. I walked out of a KY joint a year ago as they had on the table, ketchup, mustard and KY Jelly only it was in thos little peel off little cubes, stuck in between the strawberry and grape jam cubes. Sneaky people, gotta keep an eye on um.

[muggsy]

I wonder if KY jelly would work?
I don't know why those folks in Kentucky get all worked up about that stuff.
Personally I think it tastes terrible on toast.
http://2.thekrazycouponlady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ky-jelly.jpg

That's just like Preparation H. I stirred it into my coffee and spread it on my toast. For all the good it did I should have shoved it up my a**.

[Tinman507]

Be careful you don't get it in your eyes. You'll end up with a sh!tty outlook.

[CPO15]

Wife and I always use it when we're intimate, put it in the doorknob to keep the kids from gettin' in the bedroom.....

[jlottmc]

So that's how you use that stuff. I never knew. How do you get it off and keep the house clean?

[Gliderguy]

I thought it was a critical part of home defense to liberally apply the stuff on the next to the top stair when all your bedrooms are upstairs. Be sure to keep the glass rattlesnake and pihranha cages right at the base of the stairs on pretty rickety stands. Lots cheaper than an alarm system, and the cop responding to the call will spend an hour trying to get the spelling of "pihrana" correct (I'm no cop, but it took me more than three tries:rolleyes:)

Everyone has heard of Ky windage. this is KY elevation.

[Sage]

That's just like Preparation H. I stirred it into my coffee and spread it on my toast. For all the good it did I should have shoved it up my a**.

Speaking of Preparation H, I once heard it was a good bore cleaner. So I shoved some up the barrel of my P226-9 and now it only shoots 380's.

[downtownv]

Not bad with Peanut butter

[Bill K]

Here is another tip for you... Lips chapped? Horse manure applied over a day or two is a sure cure. :)

[kb2wji]

OP, what did you expect posting that on this forum? :)

[CJB]

I don't think you need to literally bake the gun (or part), but only heat it for a short time to allow the preservative (Vaseline, other oil etc...) to seep into the finish and its pores. Parkerizing is a porous finish.

[ArmedProgrammer]

So if you bake on some AstroGlide, can you shove a Desert Eagle 50 into an LCP Holster? (smirk)

[Diocoles]

This is a riot..
Talk about jacking a thread.... :popcorn:

[OldLincoln]

I'm reluctant to ask a serious question here, but why Vaseline and not heavy grease like wheel bearing grease? I never thought of Vaseline as grease. When I was a kid I used it to keep my flattop standing up straight and for burns.

Okay back to the funny stuff.....

[wyntrout]

Vaseline is formulated for for use on skin. It would seem that some kind of lubricant for METAL would be better... say axle grease!:rolleyes:

Wynn:)

[muggsy]

I've heard that adding a little alum powder to the KY will tighten her up a bit. (Your old 1911 that is.) :)

[7shot]

Guys I just had a hernia operation and this thread is making me laugh so that it hurts....

[JFootin]

Vaseline is formulated for for use on skin. It would seem that some kind of lubricant for METAL would be better... say axle grease!:rolleyes:

Wynn:)

The instructions for my portable electric scooter say to lubricate the bearings using vaseline. (Reminds me, I have had it and been riding it to the mailbox and dumpster and occasionally using it at a gunshow for 3 years now, and I haven't done any maintenance except cleaning it.)

[OldLincoln]

I wonder if it's the low melting point of vaseline or the risk of setting the oven on fire from grease?

[muggsy]

Grease is nothing but oil with a thickening agent added. The idea behind baking the gun is to thin the grease enough so that it penetrates into the pores in the metal. I think that it's a big ado about nothing. I had a parkerized 1911 that was manufactured in 1913. It didn't have any rust and never saw the inside of an oven. All that it ever saw was a light coat of oil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkerizing

[TonyT]

I wonder if this cure is similar to hanging bags of garlic around ones neck to guard against the flu?

[Tinman507]

http://rlv.zcache.com/garlic_the_natural_vampire_repellent_mousepad-p144662910865061905envq7_400.jpg

[mr surveyor]

That's just like Preparation H. I stirred it into my coffee and spread it on my toast. For all the good it did I should have shoved it up my a**.



looks like someone needs an optirectomy....... that's where they cut the nerve running from your a-hole to your eyes so you won't have such a sh!tty outlook on life;)


oh, and to actually say something on topic.....I use 22# spring in my 4" Kimber, seems to be just right

[LorenzoB]

Maybe the idea came from this...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasoning_(cookware)

[cjm2022]

haha wow you guys really took this one in another direction

thanks for answering my question and the interesting read.