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zxcvbob · October 3, 2011, 01:36 PM

I use Dexron transmission fluid. I don't like calling it "ATF" when using it on guns. I haven't tried anything else yet, so I can't really compare them.

Someone mentioned wax. I put a little Minwax paste wax on the slide, barrel, and magazines on my newly-purchased Walther P1. They looked like they'd been degreased. The wax helped the color (what is that finish, Parkerized or just enamel paint?), repels water a little, and it's not slippery or messy.

October 3, 2011, 01:36 PM	#26
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	I use Dexron transmission fluid. I don't like calling it "ATF" when using it on guns. I haven't tried anything else yet, so I can't really compare them. Someone mentioned wax. I put a little Minwax paste wax on the slide, barrel, and magazines on my newly-purchased Walther P1. They looked like they'd been degreased. The wax helped the color (what is that finish, Parkerized or just enamel paint?), repels water a little, and it's not slippery or messy. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth