[R-390] Slippery stuff, tips on applying

[Tisha Hayes]

Sorry I cannot write too much about this, I am driving back from Fort Worth
today;

The Tungsten powder is a nano-material, the individual particles are about
the size of red blood cells (microscopic). These types of materials work
because they create a ultra-thin layer between the two metals so they are
not directly in contact but end up with a small layer of tungsten molecules
between the pieces.

Alcohol is merely a way to carry this powder to the metal. You get a little
bit of solvent action to help the tungsten fill into the voids on the metal
and the alcohol helps clean off any goo that was already there.

You are applying a very small amount of material on the wear surfaces. When
I apply the stuff I wet a cotton swab (Q-tip) with alcohol and then dip it
into the powder (just the tip) and apply it like you would with a thin
liquid like WD-40. The wetted powder will quickly dry and turn a dull grey
in color. Assemble things and you should be good to go.

We do not need to give things a bath or soak them, in fact if you gooped
this stuff there it would probably *increase* friction as now you would be
trying to shear through the caked on material.

I had made a mistake when applying a bit to the slide of a semi-automatic
pistol and had the cotton swab too wet with alcohol. It had gotten on the
outside of the slide and I wiped it off. It created this swath of
iridescent black-grey-green-blue spot of tungsten on the outside of the
gun. I tried to wipe it off and it spread everywhere. I ended up taking an
old gym sock and turned it inside out and rubbed down the entire pistol
until it was a uniform color. The finish is unique looking, super thin and
very resilient. The steel on the slide and receiver is very slick feeling
(tough to explain, if you have the powder and get any on your skin you will
know exactly what I am saying).

This is a nano-material, as such it can get into everything. You do not
want to be breathing the powder (don't blow into a pile of it) and try to
keep it off of your skin as it is small enough to get right into your pores
and your skin would be looking grey for a week.

Do not throw away the used cotton swab. There is still plenty on there so
you can reuse it multiple times.

-- 
Ms. Tisha Hayes/ AA4HA

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