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I like the Parker Hale products for the metalwork; Youngs 303 for cleaning used barrels, Rangoon oil for rust protection, Express oil for light oil for moving parts. I also occasionally use Cleansoil when away (mainly because the bottle is more leakproof than Parker Hale's cans!).

 

I use a basic grease (Halfords or Castrol?) for joint pins etc. and a Red Kite 'London gunstock wax' on the wood.

 

WD40 is confined to very occasional water removal - which is what it was formulated for.

 

The key process with all cleaning is to take away all old oil, solvent cleaner, and grease - taking the dirt, corrosive residue, fouling and grit with it back to clean metal. Then a very light surface coat of clean fresh 'oil' to preserve and protect. The finished result should be clean and not visibly oily.

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