Comments on: Is “Stainless Steel” Really Rust-Proof?

By: captnjoe

captnjoe — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:13:12 +0000

I make my living in the marine industry. I constantly have to tell my customers this:

It is stain-less, not stainless!

If you want true stainless, use titanium.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:13:46 +0000

“Bore-Stores wick away moisture”

The definition of wick (to absorb or draw off by capillary action) leads me to ask, does the firearm need to be in contact with the Bore-Store to achieve this? This seems a more accurate description of wicking, and implies direct contact to achieve it.

Say (a) a stainless gun is placed in a Bore-Store, (b) there’s moisture on the surface of the firearm, and (c) the wet part of the gun is NOT in contact with the Bore-Store, although it is enclosed by the entire bag.

Or is the Bore-Store helping pull moisture by another means, say evaporation and absorption from the air in the bag?

By: Boyd

Boyd — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 06:17:25 +0000

With all the components like sweat, water, sea air and heat from the weather and when being fired, of course the rust-proof effect will decrease. What could be the best products in order to make a gun’s stainless factor lasts longer?

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:08:02 +0000

Just coat everything with Renaissance Wax, stainless or not. I handle in the white carbon steel without ever wiping afterwards and have yet to see even the slightest trace of rust. It’s like a dry oil film that never runs off.

By: Mike Gifford

Mike Gifford — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:40:36 +0000

The Navy, which uses a lot of 300 series and some 416, put it into perspective decades ago. They never call it stainless steel, they call it CRES, which stands for Corrosion Resistant Steel, a much more accurate description. Of course, outside of the Navy and some other elements of the DoD, when I refer CRES I get a blank stare, lol.

By: jon spencer

jon spencer — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:26:45 +0000

Like the old saying, “stainless is not stain free”.
It is lots easier to take care of though.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:30:54 +0000

Buy a tin of RENAISSANCE wax and use it. Resists finger prints and sweat, and protects your barrel, action, and stock better than anything else available!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:55:12 +0000

Bead blasting stainless steel with media that has been used on regular steel is a common problem leading to rust specs on the stainless. The small bits of regular steel left behind in the media are embedded in the stainless and those small bits rust.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:36:04 +0000

Stainless steel most definitely can rust. Fortunately it is easy to remove the rust and re-passivate the surface of the steel to avoid recurring corrosion. We sell an excellent non-hazardous citric acid based product for this purpose. Visit http://www.citrisurf.com or call 847-854-2800 to learn more about CitriSurf 77 Plus and CitriSurf 2310 for rust removal and passivation of stainless steel.

By: Steve G

Steve G — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:45:06 +0000

Keep in mind that even the best steel is still 80% + iron