Mike uses Mineral Oil…

You speak of ‘Mineral Oil’  - but that’s one of those names that doesn’t travel
the atlantic well.  It may well have the name Paraffin attached over here - can
you be more specific?  Brand names?  MSDS sheets?

I can speak slightly for camellia oil.  After many years of not buying it, I
finally gave in when a special offer came along.  I made up a wick and use it to
wipe over things, if I remember, but also to wipe soles as needed.  It does the
job, but then, I don’t have any serious rust problems day to day.  For long term
storage, I still have a half of a gallon drum of Shell ‘Ensis’ fluid which I
bought 40 or more years ago.  This is the stuff you get plastered onto machine
tools and cutters and so on that forms a thick coating and peels off when you
unpack the whatever.  Good stuff, available - then - in 2 grades.  A bit too
serious for our use unless placing items into storage for, say, an overseas move
involving a long period and salt water travel, but good to have around.


Richard Wilson