Originally Posted by
geargnasher
I did read them. Like I said, I'm not messing with hydroxides when I can get the stearates pre-made. Brad and I discussed this a while back and he can get all the stuff no problem, but at the time we were working on getting Lithium stearate through Bruce and I wanted to try that first. The tri-stearate concept will make a good wax-free lube I believe, I just don't know how it will do with barrel fouling. The sodium stearate/calcium sulfonate base works very well, but is a heavy fouler. The good news is that it's really consistent once it reaches a certain point.
My next project is to take a detour and play with the Zombie lube some more, I've got some stuff cooked up that is the right consistency, all it needs is a good testing to see if it works like I hope it will with keeping the barrel clean.
Gear