**NOTE** Before I go further I will state that during the process of applying the products to the plates, I had to hold the plates by the very edges. The last contact with the plates was along the very top edge as I pushed the sample into the foam board. Some samples took considerable force to place them in the foam. For this reason I will not count against the products that are essentially corrosion free but exhibit corrosion along the edges where otherwise the bulk of the surface is corrosion free. The edge rusting is a result of my handling the samples and removing the product.
Here is sample board #1 after 24 hours
Some of the corroded samples. (some with only light corrosion and others with significant corrosion)
Here is a video of sample board #1 after 24 hours. It’s still quite windy as you will be able to hear in the video. Pause and restart as required to get a better look at samples of interest to you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZinIJ0k3tY
I recorded the samples with mild rusting and major rusting after 24 hours. The samples exhibiting mild rusting were
Rand CLP
Ballistol
Breakfree CLP
Hoppe's MDL
Rusteprufe
Boeshield T-9
Rem Oil w/ moisture guard
ATF
The samples exhibiting significant rusting were
Kroil
PB-50
Rem Oil (regular)
Gunzilla
Super Lube
Militec-1
Hoppe’s Elite
Ace Silicone Grease
Atsko Silicone Spray
Pennzoil
3 in One oil
RIG #2
Gibbs
Paste wax
Both Controls
After 24 hours of exposure, 22 of the 46 products (48%) have already begun to show signs of corrosion but remember, the samples were misted with a salt water solution to speed up the process. The 2nd and 3rd group of plates will NOT have a salted water application.
After 48 hours of Board #1 being placed outside, here is a list of the products on board #1 that are still preventing corrosion.
CRC 3-36
M-Pro 7 LPX
Fluid Flim
Archoil AR4400
Quicken HP
Clenzoil
Barricade
Corrosion X
Frog Lube
Eezox
Hoppe’s gun oil
One Shot
WD-40 Specialist
Gun Seal
Rust Prevent
After 72 hours (and lots of wind and rain), the un-corroded sample plates on board #1 are
After 96 hours (and a mostly rain free day) here are the remaining plates from board #1 still protecting from corrosion.
After 120 hours with a day of light rain, the remaining samples have dwindled to just 3.
Another day of on and off rains and the final three are still holing on.
A rare sunny and windy day. 168 hours (7 days) have elapsed since I placed Board #1 outside. No change from the day before.
At this point I will close out the evaluation of board #1 (but continue to monitor) Here is a picture of the entire board.
Here is a video so you can get a better look at each sample. Start and stop the video as you see fit. Despite the constant rains and clouds, the UV rays have taken their toll on the sharpie marker used to denote each brand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5F_QnEa-gc
