Ballistol is a terrific, non-toxic CLP-type product for firearms, knives and tools. It also has a number of other intriguing applications. I’ve used it for years and have gotten used to the strong licorice smell. However, my wife still hates the signature “aroma,” LOL! 😂

In Germany we have a book which is called "Ballistol für 1000 Zwecke" -> Ballistol for 1000 purposes. You can even brush your teeth with it, desinfect wounds or shower ...

Ballistol is fantastic on firearms, especially when using corrosive ammo. I use it with all my old mil-surp rifles or pistols using corrosive ammo as well as my black powder muskets.

Picked a little can up awhile back after seeing you use it in your videos, awesome stuff. Will use your link(s) next time I need to re-order.

Interesting...might have to check it out. I usually give my tools a wipe with some LPS2 on a rag. We use it for lathe setups all the time and it works great as a lubricant/corrosion inhibitor. LPS is really well liked in the aerospace industry too, so can't go wrong IMO.

you have the best german channel

I had no idea they sold so many different products. Interesting. Thanks for the vid !!

It's been my go to cleaner for my hand guns. Since watching your videos I've started using on my tools also. The liquid doesn't smell as bad as the spray can. Haven't tried it on wood yet.

Used it on my AR15, 1911, and my Springfield XDS and the smell of it is quite funky. I honestly didn't know that it would work on tool handles.

Thanks for posting.

Great review...........subscribed!

Good tip. Didnt know about this one.

I had heard of Ballistol before but never used it until watching your videos. I've found that it works well but the smell is too strong and objectionable, for me anyway. I still use it, I just hate the smell. Another great video none the less.

good stuff, also ZX1 is a very useful lubricant. Allan Millyard adds it to his engine oil even - (built a V10 Motorcycle!)

Awesome job

On all the metal parts of my firearms, I apply a small amount of Ballistol then wipe it clean. It leaves a slight sheen and prevents rust. Over time, it absorbs into the metal causing a seasoned skillet effect. But for cleaning I use a dedicated gun solvent and for oiling, M Pro 7. I can tell you if you have a squeaky door hinge, spray some Ballistol, wipe up the excess, and that squeak will be gone for years. It's great as a general household lubricant. I just find it a little too thin as a gun lube for highly stressed parts. I have a medical syringe and needle I keep filled with it to use on trigger springs, switches, pins, etc. But for rails, bolts, etc., the M Pro 7 is more viscous and stays where it's applied. I know some people swear by high temp wheel bearing grease on their ar-15's, or Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil. Haven't tried either. If you ask 100 gun owners what they use for cleaning and lubrication, you'll get 100 different answers.

Never thought about putting this in precision bottles. It definitely would be better for my folding knifes that don’t have brass in them

I've found that it seems to be a good lubricator for firearms, but it really shines when it comes to cleaning and protecting firearms

It only cleans the top layer of brass. The brass trigger guard on my 1858 Remington new army looks just fine with Ballistol on it.

any idea if it affects rubber o-rings?

I rather really enjoy that Ballistol smell. Here in South Africa our packaging looks very different, just plain red with white lettering, looks very old school, like from the 50's which I like as it has that era mentality of its perfectly engineered to last a lifetime. You can even use on mild skin irritations or rashes, heard some people use it for psoriasis, have no idea if it works.. Def gonna try a watered down version

Is this better ballistol what crc 3-36 for clean and lubricate multitool leatherman what do you recommend me

What were those white wipes that you were using? It looks like they didn’t leave any lint behind

Any difference in the green can vs the white universal stuff? Or is it all the same? Looking to use this to my screwdrivers, pliers etc to clean the handles and the metal.

Any issues with using ballistol on those plastic screw driver handles? Ie. any breakdown in the rubber over the years?

what are you using to wipe the oil with?

This stuff has been around for ages, but i have never used it, or have ever seen anybody use it.

Is oks good for oiling too?

I'm sold but I wish you would try it on tools that are actually dirty!

As always great video! I love the Ballistol graphics and packaging but I really dislike the smell, and I usually like chemical smells... Thanks again!

This stuff is actually fucking amazing. Mix 10:1 with water for cleaning tools, use it pure on anything that needs lubricating, safe on rubber, plastics, wood, and leather. I can't get over how good it is.

Does it leave the handle oily and slippery?

Normally use GT85 for a general lube (WD40 for a loosening penetrant) but i think i"ll try a can of this ...:]

Some older firearms and some modern replicas have some brass parts. Also I wonder if you cleaned the chamber of a gun and then put a brass casing in if you might have a problem.

Love ballistol. It is great for firearms. I also like how you mentioned watering it down. I use a 1:10 dilution spray down my ak 74 barrls whenever I shoot corrosive ammo.

Remember you tried that oil in the pressol/hazet oiler and it attacked the brass? I recently purchased a pressol 500ml oiler and it had germany stamped on the bottom, I was going to use the ballistol until I saw that video, I'm using a mix of oils in it, any way of resolving the issue? Looking forward to your next review..

I can speak a little bit about the use in firearms. I use this stuff on my shotguns, because there are a lot of metal parts in them that are joined with wood, so I don't have to worry as much about overspray, and the oil will clean wood and soak in for good protection against moisture. It's not the best cleaner for heavy or solidified burnt gunpowder residue, though. You have to let it sit for awhile, whereas something like Breakfree CLP (with more aggressive solvents) will chew through the hardened stuff (and cut grease) in half the time. As a cleaner, you're really using Ballistol to grab and gather the dirt that you remove mechanically with a brush or abrasive. Ballistol's lubricity comes from the mineral oil, but it's too light a lubricant for very tight gun parts that move against each other under load. For those cases, a grease is better -- gun grease/cosmoline. If I'm putting firearms into locked & sealed storage, I like to use Ballistol as the "hibernation" lubricant, because it doesn't seem to leave a residue as it breaks down over time, or release water vapor in the process. In short, it's good stuff, but inevitably you have to use a second product to best cover all the bases, whether for lubrication or cleaning, in my experience. Fortunately, we are blessed with an immense variety of products and can pick from that diverse selection to fit the need. All-in-one cleaners/lubricants like Ballistol or WD-40 are most valuable as products for when you don't know what to use and need to use _something_. No house, garage or shop is complete without a can of either one (or both!), and I always seem to have a couple cans of Ballistol around the house. I'm always surprised that more people don't know about the stuff, as it does pretty well at a lot of things while being very safe to use. Thanks for making this video. It's very informative and highlights all of the attributes that make the stuff so good.

I would love to try this stuff but its too expensive here in OZ. $21 to $25 AUD for the 400 ml aerosol. I m sure its not that much else where.

Is this good for cleaning oil/muck from plastic screw drivers, like the wera comfort handles?

Which do you prefer, sir? The aerosol or the straight liquid?

I just saw Abom use Boefield T9 to protect a metal piece of work from flash rusting while awaiting delivery a few days ago. I have a set of pliers that are getting some surface rust from sitting without use (chrome finish). Any recommendation for Ballistol vs Boefield T9 or other? Love your channel, I'm looking at picking up a set of Wera hex-plus after seeing you use them. Thanks for all the info!

That’s a little crazy putting ballistol on all these plastics and the wire stripper xD

try acf 50 ,,, works well

Is this toxic and safe to use? I want to use on my weapons to clean and lubricate

you can easiely clean bras and cooper with balistol you just have to remove it after the cleaning

Can this be used to clean a barbell bar to keep it from rusting ?The bar has Black Oxide finish and has bronze bushings

Ballistol works great on my firearms in the aerosol cans! However, I put some liquid Ballistol in a needle-oiler and it gummed up after a few months and was unusable. I will stick with Ballistol in the aerosol cans.

I just hadto try it. Turns out that it doesn‘t taste as bad as you‘d think. It does not at all taste like it smells - it‘s somewhat mildly bitter at first and after that just tastes like a neutral cooking oil. No real flavour but not unpleasant.

How does this compare to Fluid Film??

Works great with firearms!!

Is it good for powertools too ?

Hickok45 would approve.

I wonder how well it will work on keeping impact sockets from rusting. I've been using Citrol for cleaning tools and I really like it but supposedly Citrol will cause impacts to rust.

Do u know we're to buy in Canada and who sell it

Can U oil ratchets with ballistol

What kind of wipes to you use to apply the ballistol?

It does not seem to be the same ballistol as you would get in Germany

...Don't worry about the specific Ballistol "smell". It caused on herbal extract and essential oils, used in the original recipe. Ballistol won't change anything because every ingredients is necessary for the perfect operating. ;-) ......

I'm don't know if this is good or bad. . .

Unlike many, or better, most oils on the market, Ballistol doesn't resinate in time. Meaning, it is not thickening and getting hard and crumbly like most. It stays a liquid. Best lubricant oil there is, except for brass and copper ofc. ^^

the smell is like shallow frying Fennel seeds in clear olive oil combined with a mild metallic scent. not that bad as some people feel!!!

I got some of this stuff in a pump sprayer that leaked from day one. It tended to topple over making it leak half the contents at once. It wasn't cheap so I did my best to contain it but after it flooded three shelves and dozens of other cans in the cabinet I had to clean it up throw it away. After this experience and waste of money and that smell that hit me every time I opened the cabinet, I can't remember how well it worked because the whole experience was dominated by a terrible stinky mess- even just thinking about opening that cabinet infuriated me. Glad to be rid of it now.

Normal ballistol can attack some plastic types, the gunex version doesn't. ;-) but normal engine oil is cheaper but can also attack some plastics.

I put this sh- on everything. Even my battery terminals in my car get Ballistol. Never get corrosion on terminals again. My oil filter gets the gasket lubed with Ballistol. My boots get waterproofed, clean and lube the Glock and much much more. Look up 1000 ways to use Ballistol.

Personally I'd avoid to apply Ballistol at any plastic that isn't directly specified as oil resistant. Just plain warm water with little bit of soap do the job without any risk, so why bother with other solutions.

I really like this channel, but it seems like the content creator no longer maintains it. What a bummer!

It works great on firearms. Just don't use too much and remember to wipe all residue off. Otherwise it like any other oil will trap debris and potentially cause problems with the action or moving parts of your firearms.

Use it on my guns & tools. Make a good ultrasonic cleaner

Don't use it with bronze brushes for cleaning gun barrels or you'll never get done ! ;)

DO NOT buy your ballistol from heintz brothers automotive on amazon

Could Ballistol have saved the Germany's Panzerkampfwagens from failure & abandonment?! We shall never know. :)

Get the needle bottle. U don't want to breathe that crap. Stabil clp works best.

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Ballistol doesn't clean for shit on guns... Comparing it to hoppes.. I have used a lot of solvent cleaners for guns and hoppes always does best.. It's least damaging cleans the best and has a good smell.. It's just strong on the scent area so be cautious.. But ballistol is an amazing lube just not very good at cleaning.. Regardless of sit time... It will work.. But not to my standards of actual clean the aerosol smells like compete shit and I hate the smell of it. The bottle smelled weird at first but it's ok now.. But not the aerosol.. And since its aerosol it's a conprimise of the real product.. Get both and be happy for the variety of uses and areas they will work in..

2:08. Soluble, not soluable. Maybe you heard someone from Alabama say it.

For cheap freaks mix 1L of nr.90 gear oil with 100ml of gasoline

Great for guns but smells like dirty feet.

They made dogs drink it? The way we treat animals makes me sad. Nice vid though.

Works great smells terrible 😂

Cant use this on my pliers. I got a pair of douglas usa pump pliers they are zinc coated, thats why they dont rust.

Ballistol does come in a small 50 ml bottle that you can put the syringe style tip on, I’ve been using them for decades.