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How Often should I oil the outside of my EDC 1911? My instructor (who I recently discovered was wrong about a thing or two about pistol work) said that you would need to oil it frequiently because of the sweat and oils transfering onto the weapon, I wear an under shirt but its Texas and that just doesnt help LOL, and until I get my sexy holster thats the problem im facing.

M1911A1-Lover wrote:How Often should I oil the outside of my EDC 1911? My instructor (who I recently discovered was wrong about a thing or two about pistol work) said that you would need to oil it frequiently because of the sweat and oils transfering onto the weapon, I wear an under shirt but its Texas and that just doesnt help LOL, and until I get my sexy holster thats the problem im facing.

Like many things in life, it depends.

If your sweat is highly corrosive like mine, wiping a blued gun carried IWB with an oiled or silicone cloth can be a daily ritual.

If not, you may be able to go a week or more between wipe downs.

The finish of your gun is also a factor. If it's parkerized, it'll resist rust better than a polished blue.

...I carry only stainless...and still have to wipe it down with Remoil often...or it'll rust...Smith not as bad as the Ruger P90...stain less means what it says...my clothes stay wet in the summer...I try to keep a light coat of Remoil on the exterior...

my sweat isnt very corrosive and my 1911 is dura coated, but it seems like it would come off pretty easily, I use regular gun oil in the orange bottle I haven't bothered to look at who makes it but I guess I'll do it on a regular basis now.

If the DuraCoat was applied correctly you don't have anything to worry about.

There is an old time product called RIG that has kept my guns and my father's guns rust free for years. RIG is a Rust Inhibiting Grease that you apply a thin coat to your gun and it will keep a gun rust free for a long time. If your LGS doesn't have it they can order it for you or, several online dealers carry it.

MoJo wrote:If the DuraCoat was applied correctly you don't have anything to worry about.

There is an old time product called RIG that has kept my guns and my father's guns rust free for years. RIG is a Rust Inhibiting Grease that you apply a thin coat to your gun and it will keep a gun rust free for a long time. If your LGS doesn't have it they can order it for you or, several online dealers carry it.

Awesome thanks man that sounds like the stuff I need.

Car wax. But only on the outside.

Car wax really???? i dont feel comfortable with car wax on my 1911

I just wipe mine down with a silicone impregnated cloth when I'm done cleaning. It repels moisture, and the inside is well lubricated, so there's never any issue.

For rust prevention? Eezox - dry lubricant which cleans, lubricates, and protects. If you ever try it, you will be hooked.

Thansk TAM and Dave ill have to look into both of those things, because as yall know it gets hot down here in Houston and you dont have to live in Houston to know that lol.

In Vietnam we used to put wax shoe polish on the exposed parts of our rifles to keep them from rusting. It works good till you get into a fire fight.

MoJo wrote:In Vietnam we used to put wax shoe polish on the exposed parts of our rifles to keep them from rusting. It works good till you get into a fire fight.

Wow now thats creative and on the fly thinking, and thank you for your service.

sugar land dave wrote:For rust prevention? Eezox - dry lubricant which cleans, lubricates, and protects. If you ever try it, you will be hooked.

That is what I am using for the last month here in the Houston area. So far, I really like it. It also dries to a dry film.

Jumping Frog wrote:

sugar land dave wrote:For rust prevention? Eezox - dry lubricant which cleans, lubricates, and protects. If you ever try it, you will be hooked.

That is what I am using for the last month here in the Houston area. So far, I really like it. It also dries to a dry film.

I have tried to do a little research, but only found the solvent used in Eezox. Is the dry film teflon?