I’ve made a few small batches of basic “Ed’s Red” over the years, using only ATF and acetone, and that was primarily for ‘liquid wrench’ applications. I may have used it on firearms once or twice.
At any rate, it’s time to make up another bottle, and I was refreshing myself on an H&G link, which has other ingredients listed. I’m going to include mineral spirits this time, but see no need to also add kerosene - seems a bit redundant. I have some lanolin but was going to try some Ballistol, only because I have a mostly full can and it seems logical.
Has anyone played with the basic ingredients and can report better or worse results? Based on my personal experience, I believe the ATF and the acetone are the most important components for cleaning but we use mineral spirits at work and it does a great job, so maybe someone has some other observations to share.
TIA.