[Milsurplus] Waking up teletype and mill ribbons

[Morrow, Michael A.]

Robert G. Flory wrote:

> Next I tried gun oil, and it worked great.

I've found that another type of gun oil, namely CLP-Break Free, works
wonders for restoring the look of dirty or time-worn military crinkle
paint finishes.  The excess left after wipe-down seems to dry out in a
day's time, leaving a much fresher look to the paint.

It also works well restoring some of the faded plastic name plates such
as are found on late model BC-348-R units.  It doesn't work so well on
those that have a laminated layer on them, since the oil can't penetrate
the lamination.

CLP-Break Free is one of the higher priced gun oils, but I try to get it
in larger military surplus quantities at gun shows.  I've used it for
years, and I've never had to re-do an application.  (It works well on
guns too, being the currently accepted standard in the US military.)

Mike / KK5F