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  • Is it OK to oil parkerized finishes?

    From unclevito@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 4 09:03:29 2019
    I was wondering if the oil would hurt the flat black finish
    ..
    Thanks for any replies!

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  • From mvwickerhauser@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 8 14:36:09 2019
    On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 4:03:31 AM UTC-5, unclevito wrote:
    # I was wondering if the oil would hurt the flat black finish
    # ..
    # Thanks for any replies!

    In fact, oiling a Parkerized surface is required for corrosion protection:

    "As for other chemical conversion coatings, the Parkerized surface must be completely covered with a light coating of oil to maximize corrosion and wear resistance, primarily through reducing wetting action and galvanic action. A heavy oil coating is unnecessary and undesirable for achieving a positive grip on Parkerized metal parts. "

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkerizing

    -mvw

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  • From Magnus O'Toole@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 8 14:36:10 2019
    Oil away. It won't hurt a thing.

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  • From unclevito@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 9 11:47:40 2019
    On 4/8/2019 7:36 AM, Magnus O'Toole wrote:
    # Oil away. It won't hurt a thing.
    #
    #
    Thanks for the replies, guys!

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