Ballistol Multi-Purpose Lube Cleaner Protectant 16 Ounce w/Sprayer

The best

This stuff is pretty amazing. I have an oscillating fan that is about 40 years old and periodically have to take it apart to clean and lubricate because it sticks and won't turn without help spinning the blade. I put a little Ballistol on either end of the shaft where it enters and exits the housing and it started spinning easier than ever! I've never seen this fan spin so fast! Amazing!

I field strip and spray firearms down to let them soak while I unpack other things. Several minutes later, I wipe them down. Typically that is my first of many steps but now nearly spotless after my first wipedown. Will be ordering more.

I know a lot of people love the smell of gun oil (especially Hoppe), but I really hate the smell of chemical solvents. I also hate the fact that, with petroleum based solvents, if you don't use rubber gloves your hands will smell like solvent for a long time no matter how many times you wash them.Because of this (and because I also dislike having to worry about inhaling harmful vapors or having toxic stuff soaking into my skin) I was looking for something non toxic and without an offensive smell to clean my guns.After a lot of research I came up with several products that seem to work as well as their toxic counterparts but without being toxic. I was almost about to pull the trigger (no pun intended) on the Slip2000 (which I think is also what I think my local gun shop uses, judging from the citrus smell) when I read a post from someone on a forum raving about Ballistol.Ballistol was developed in Germany for the German Army in 1905. The chemist who developed the formula was asked to make something that was as close to a universal oil as possible and I think he succeeded. Ballistol can be used as an all-in-one gun care product (cleans, lubricates, protects). It can be used with black powder guns (unlike most modern gun oils) and it's mildly alkaline so it neutralizes acids. It can be used on knives and blades to both clean them and prevent rust (which is especially an issue for high carbon steel). It can be used as a leather care product for boots and the likes. It can be used on wood to create a protective film. It can be used as a penetrating oil to break free rusty screws. It can be used on bicycle chains, boats, engines. It can even (in case of emergency) be used as a disinfectant on wounds.Ballistol is also the only gun oil that can mix with water and still be lubricating. It really is as versatile as you can get!So far I have had a chance to use it with:- A cheap multi-tool. It penetrated very quickly, making a stiff joint very smooth.- To clean knives. I have a couple of beater knives that I use to open packages and cut tape. They are often covered in sticky adhesive that is quite hard to get off. A bit of Ballistol got rid of it in no time, leaving the knives nice and shiny.- Guns. I used Ballitol to clean my LC9s and some shotguns; it did as good of a job as when I used Break Free or other classic gun oils and cleaners, without having to worry about being in a super ventilated area to avoid passing out from the fumes.- Leather. I used it to polish my leather boots and it did a very nice job.As far as the smell, it's very peculiar. It does smell of anise (anise oil is one of the ingredients) which I actually like, and it has a certain earthy note, which I personally don't mind at all. It doesn't smell like kerosene or solvents at all, and the smell disappears pretty quickly. Even on your hands, if you don't wear gloves, the smell is gone in one hour or less.In general, I tend to not be crazy about all-in-one products, because usually you trade the effectiveness of the single purpose products for the convenience of having to use just one product. While I'm sure in the areas of cleaning, lubrication and protection Ballistol might not be as good as the best single purpose product in the category, I find that the trade-off in this situation is the exception to the rule, because you don't really sacrifice much to have the convenience of one product. Ballistol is actually better than most single purpose products and it has the added bonus of being nontoxic.I have used both the version that comes in the aerosol can and this one with the plastic spray nozzle. Each can has some pros and cons depending on the application, and I like having both available since I use Ballistol for a wide variety of tasks. The only downside to this plastic nozzle version is that it does tend to leak, so you'll want to keep that in mind to avoid making a mess.I'm extremely happy with Ballistol and I feel pretty safe saying that I believe everybody should have a can in the house. It doesn't even matter if you don't own guns or knives. You will always have something to lube, some rusty screw, something made of leather, a bicycle, etc. and Ballistol will come to the rescue! If you found my review helpful, please click yes below, I would really appreciate it!3/18/2017 Update: I've since gone through multiple bottles of this stuff, and it is truly worth it's weight in gold. I've found so many applications for Ballistol in my life I can't keep count of them all. In addition to cleaning my guns, waterproofing my leather army boots, and removing adhesive gunk from knives, I used this stuff today for two other things: 1) To lubricate the inner hard rubber seal of my new jerry can (Balistol can be burned in car engines with no problem) and 2) to remove a really impossible to remove wine bottle label.

Great lubricant, horrible smell. I needed to replace my used up WD can and I had heard about this stuff, that the smell is "something you'll always remember". Thinking that smell would be a great smell, like, say, WD40, I got it.OMG...it's smells terrible! They were right. I WILL never forget this smell. And I have a huge bottle to keep reminding me of it.