[Milsurplus] ART-13 Assistance Please - CLP

[J. Forster]

I used to use Starrett Instrument oil, but I think any oil will, over
time, soften the paint. I've now switched to Renissance Wax, available on
eBay and elsewhere. It has been reccomended to me by a former Smithsonian
museum curator and seems to work well.

On wrinkle finishe4s it is best applied with a very soft buush, then wiped
over later with an old towel.

It seems expensive ($28), but a small can is a lifetime supply.

FWIW,

-John

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> Mike,
>
> Thank you for a great suggestion! I know CLP well as I used it in the
> Infantry and Rangers for 23 years. I'll give your method a try.
>
> 73,
>
> Mack
> W4AX
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> > ...The auto-tune lower cover is a slightly different worn (washed out)
>> > color than the rest of the radio.
>>
>> For more than 20 years I've used a common weapons cleaning oil called
>> CLP
>> to very easily restore the dark clean look of black crackle or wrinkle
>> paint.
>> It can take paint that has become almost dirty white/brown and restore
>> the
>> dark appearance.
>>
>> After washing away most of the trapped dirt with warm water and
>> something
>> like
>> Murphy;s Oil Soap (or even Simple Green) and letting it dry a day, I use
>> a
>> sturdy paper towel soaked in CLP to wipe the surface being cleaned.
>> When
>> the thin CLP coating has been setting for a few hours or days, I wipe
>> off
>> any
>> remaining CLP.  Most times that I've tried this, the paint surface
>> restored its
>> appearance to near new.  I've also used it to restore in place those
>> plastic
>> nomenclature plates such as are found on most BC-348-R models and many
>> USN
>> aircraft radios.  The appearance of things I treated 15 years ago look
>> today
>> as they did then.
>>
>> CLP ("Cleaner, Lubricant, Preservative") is the small arms maintenance
>> oil
>> that
>> was adopted by the US Armed Forced 20 years ago.  It can be found at all
>> decent
>> sporting goods stores...not real cheap, but not too bad either.  Gun
>> shows
>> are
>> even better for the less expensive military surplus CLP.  You want the
>> liquid,
>> not the spray version.
>>
>>
>> http://www.g96.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=g96&Category_Code=Gun+Oil
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike / KK5F
>>
>
>
>
> --
> 73,
>
> Mack de W4AX
> http://w4ax.com
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