Moly on parts ?

guss

January 22, 2004 08:52

A few years back I bought a can of 'spray moly' for application to projectiles in reloading. It dried quicky and felt slick, but I was never impressed so it just gradually got pushed to the back of the cabinet.

Last week I was picking up some cleaning supplies, and in the lubricant area was some 'dry teflon' spray lube. I wondered if this would be any good for auto pistol slides, but did not pick it up.
That got me thinking would a light coat of the moly stuff be a good dry lube ?

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  competentone

  January 22, 2004 15:45

  quote:Originally posted by guss
  ...would a light coat of the moly stuff be a good dry lube ?
  
  
  Yes, I use it all the time. Hoppes was selling moly in a spray can like you describe a few years back (I think they're still selling it); they described it as good for general lubrication.
  
  I actually liked the way it applied (especially to a degreased surface) and could be buffed to look bright like nickel. As an experiment I coated my whole Nagant revolver with it and buffed--it looked great at first but would tarnish and continue to rub off as the gun was handled. I washed most of it off with WD-40 and elbow grease, but it still has moly in grooves and corners--it's tough to remove so watch overspray if you use it as a general lubricant.

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