what do i lube on my gbb?

[RevengeX]

im about to lube my 18c with silicone, and wondoring where i need to lube, the rails? do i lube the hop up?

[RevengeX]

also wondoring wheres the o ring and rubber seals on the gun..?

[conrad]

My guess is any and all moving parts. dont over-lube though.

[CDN_Stalker]

http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/?filn...bcleaning.html

Just ignore the fact they use spray, the points to apply silly oil are stil the same.

[MadMax]

Blaugh. This leads to drippy GBBs which adhere to dust, sand, and pocket lint to form what I call gun smegma.

The only application of silicone oil should be in the gas you charge with. 2 drops mixed in your mag gas every 8-10 mag fills is sufficient. Silicone oil is actually a poor lubricant in general. It spreads continuously. A drop of oil will spread to a molecular layer because it has no surface tension. Because of this it offers no film protection and will seep over places not needing lubrication. The only thing silicone oil is good at is being chemically inert. It attacks nearly no plastics or rubbers althoug it can absorb into some elastomers and make them swell. Silicone oil is useful to keep elastomer parts from drying and cracking, but provides little useful lubrication to other parts because it doesn't stay in place.

Direct application of silicone oil invites overlubrication.

The best gun lube that I have found is teflon grease SuperLube. A very light application in slide rails provides slick recoil. Apply a light wiping of grease and remove it with a wad of paper towel. Very thin grease films can provide decently lasting lubrication. Visiblly thick applications of grease glom onto dirt and sand which can accelerate wear.

Trigger sear components should not be lubricated. Abrasive lube smegma can cause accelerated wear in high pressure contact areas like trigger components. Keep them clean and dry so sand doesn't adhere to them.

There are very few problems in GBBs that can be "repaired" with lubrication. Minor leaks and very frictiony sliding elastomer components are about the only things that can be fixed with lube.

[RagingBeaver]

:shock: i didnt know silicone didnt lube well... why is EVERYONE using them then? thanks for info tho madmax,

its usually very safe on plastics
and is silicon...like the boobies

[Swoo]

Originally Posted by MadMax

Blaugh. This leads to drippy GBBs which adhere to dust, sand, and pocket lint to form what I call gun smegma..

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[MadMax]

Originally Posted by Droc

its usually very safe on plastics
and is silicon...like the boobies

Yes, silicone oil does not attack many plastics. However there are several greases out there that also don't attack plastics. SuperLube in grease form (I don't know about aerosol) does not appear to attack plastics. It's teflon based grease which stays in place a lot better than silicone which spreads forever. Apply a very thin layer and wipe it off your slide rails. The residue provides good lubricity without inviting too much dirt adherence.

[Lord Jebus]

Are you talking about the Permatex brand of SuperLube?
Grey tube with a rainbow on the front?

[skaterjoe]

that sounds like the one hes talking about.
I wish i had know this before. i always read that silicon spray was good, so i made the asumption that if a little is good, more is better.... :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
now i know, and ill never over lube my guns again.
thanks for the good info. now im going to go grease up my slides

Edit: what would be the best way for me to remove all the extra silicon that is in my guns? (i sprayed everything in them that moved, and some that didnt )