For the guys who are using McLube 1700L PTFE Dry Lubricant and Mold Release Agent where are you purchasing it at? Thanks
Gunsmithing McLube 1700L - Where to buy?
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I called Mclube to find out where to buy. They said you can only buy it by the case.
They told me I could order a can of McLube sailkote from West marine. He said sailkote is the exact same stuff as 1700L.
Here is the website,
MCLUBE Sailkote Dry Lubricant at West Marine
Hope this helps.
They told me I could order a can of McLube sailkote from West marine. He said sailkote is the exact same stuff as 1700L.
Here is the website,
MCLUBE Sailkote Dry Lubricant at West Marine
Hope this helps.
Thanks for letting me know! Ya, when I called them back in June the guy I talked to told me the same thing, that I had to buy a whole case to get a can. However he did not tell me that Sailkote was the same thing. I will look into it. I tried to find other places that carried the stuff but no luck.
I was thinking that Chad Dixon (LongRiflesInc) on here used this stuff, but after I PM'd him, emailed him, and left a message on there machine with no response I stopped looking.
I was thinking that Chad Dixon (LongRiflesInc) on here used this stuff, but after I PM'd him, emailed him, and left a message on there machine with no response I stopped looking.
I have been doing some rifle bedding. I saw this old thread and wanted to post a correction. This is directly from McLube. Sailkote is not the same as McLube 1700L. I saw this old thread and used Sailkote. I had very bad results.
I contacted McLube to ask is Sailkote the same as 1700L. Here is what they said.
I have been told Sailkote is the exact same product. Is that correct?
No. McLube 1700L is silicone-free. McLube Sailkote and McLube 1700L are similar in that they both form a dry-film coating. Other than that, the active ingredients are not the same. Sailkote may be suitable for some basic molding operations. We cannot say for sure if you will have success switching from McLube 1700L to Sailkote. This will depend on the molded material and processes involved. Sailkote was not designed to be used as a mold release agent.
Let us know if you have any other questions -
That is straight from McLube. I would repeat I had a rifle action pretty well bonded in a stock using Sailkote. What a PITA. I WOULD USE paste wax before Sailkote. I just did a stock with 1700L and it worked well. Night and day from the Sailkote near disaster.
I contacted McLube to ask is Sailkote the same as 1700L. Here is what they said.
I have been told Sailkote is the exact same product. Is that correct?
No. McLube 1700L is silicone-free. McLube Sailkote and McLube 1700L are similar in that they both form a dry-film coating. Other than that, the active ingredients are not the same. Sailkote may be suitable for some basic molding operations. We cannot say for sure if you will have success switching from McLube 1700L to Sailkote. This will depend on the molded material and processes involved. Sailkote was not designed to be used as a mold release agent.
Let us know if you have any other questions -
That is straight from McLube. I would repeat I had a rifle action pretty well bonded in a stock using Sailkote. What a PITA. I WOULD USE paste wax before Sailkote. I just did a stock with 1700L and it worked well. Night and day from the Sailkote near disaster.
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