Silicone Lubricant?

[Brayden]

Wondering if this will do any harm- I purchased it for 4.99 from Princess Auto in Kingston:
edit, nice pics from my iphone.

[coach]

Read the contents. Does it contain petroleum distilates? If it does, don't use it as it will destroy plastic parts and orings.


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[heyds]

It containes "Petroleum Distiillants" and will eat away at rubber/plastic parts of your gun. DO NOT USE IT IN YOUR AIRSOFT GUN! I've seen the same product at Canadian Tire and did not buy it.

[Brayden]

ok thanks. will look out for that next time, close please.

[Boomshakah]

If you want to buy some silicone oil, free of petroleum distilates, I suggest buying it at at local hobby shop. Silicone oil is often used in RC car shocks, so you will be sure they'll have some.

[zollen]

Forive me for being complete noob...

But what is silicone oil for? And where to apply them?

[Boomshakah]

Well, I use silicone oil to clean the inner barrel ( not on the hopup ), and I add it to propane when filling GBB mags. It can also be used to lube aeg mags who misfeed a bb or 2 sometimes.

there are some other use, but for now I can only think of these.

[Con Murder]

Any o-ring is lubed and I keep that shit out of my barrel. Its the first thing I do after I clean my AEG mags (duster can sprayed through the mid-caps, its in dusty southern AB) and the last thing I do before assembling a mech-box. Only need a bit and the shock oil is 10-20wt if your interested, anything in that range will do but I like 15wt. If you put it down your barrel it will get on your hop-up and make it lose friction. In other words it will make your hop-up all funky and not work for about 5,000 rounds haha!

[VooDooPeteK]

what about this stuff?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...e%252BLube.jsp

[pusangani]

that one is ok, but it is a little thin I find

[Jbone 11 11]

When I bought my M4 the shop guys told me to put a little squirt of silicone oil into the feed hole up in the mag well before a game. Judging by some of the responses here, I take it that that is not a good idea?

[Brayden]

Originally Posted by VooDooPeteK

what about this stuff?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...e%252BLube.jsp

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...one%2BLube.jsp

is the 1 I have and they say its bad for the rubber to have petrolium distlates.

[Maestrone]

I think this might work:

http://www.mach1airsoft.com/web/cata...m&id=89&cat=20

But what is the difference between this one?:

http://www.mach1airsoft.com/web/cata...m&id=88&cat=20

It says there both silicone oil but one is for lube, the other is gear grease?

[coach]

Originally Posted by Maestrone

I think this might work:

http://www.mach1airsoft.com/web/cata...m&id=89&cat=20

But what is the difference between this one?:

http://www.mach1airsoft.com/web/cata...m&id=88&cat=20

It says there both silicone oil but one is for lube, the other is gear grease?

the one labeled for gears is likely a bit thicker where as the other one would come out in liquid/oil form

[Con Murder]

Originally Posted by Jbone 11 11

When I bought my M4 the shop guys told me to put a little squirt of silicone oil into the feed hole up in the mag well before a game. Judging by some of the responses here, I take it that that is not a good idea?

Just think it through, your hop-up works by creating friction. The rubber is used because its grippy. The silicone is super slippery and if it gets in your barrel it will get on your hop-up.