N/A springer grease ?

[beerthief]

looking for the best grease to use ? i want to clean old dry grease and re-lube a old pistol . Preferably a small tube .
Thanks
Stan in KY .

( thanks for the move , just never thought of grease as an Accessory)

 

[DeanB]

I like Vorteks grease that comes with their kits, believe you can get it w/o the kit separately.

 

[EMrider]

ARH moly or ultimox 226 have both served me well for many years. There is more work involved to use ultimox 226 because you have to thoroughly clean out old lubes, but I find that it has (slightly) less sensitivity to temperature.
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[MDriskill]

I like Jim Maccari's moly grease.

 

[jccams]

I like Jim Maccari's moly grease.

This is what I use also, a little goes a loooong ways.

 

[DualMagMike]

looking for the best grease to use ? i want to clean old dry grease and re-lube a old pistol . Preferably a small tube .
Thanks
Stan in KY .

( thanks for the move , just never thought of grease as an Accessory)

As I have said MANY times with just about any "what's best" question, there is no best only opinions and as can be seen here in these very few comments...

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I just use copper never seize on the spring and piston ( aka beeeman lazerlube)

Then a little smear of white lithium grease on the locking chisel and 5th wheel grease in / on hinge bolt and shim washers then a light coat of sillycone paste on the breech seal.



I done Molys , krytox ,ect.... To me this does me the best . Easy to get and a fraction of the cost ..

Then i guess your not looking big time here using that stuff like a i only use krytox or only shoot jsb ..lol

 

[beerthief]

I just use copper never seize on the spring and piston ( aka beeeman lazerlube)

Then a little smear of white lithium grease on the locking chisel and 5th wheel grease in / on hinge bolt and shim washers then a light coat of sillycone paste on the breech seal.

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I done Molys , krytox ,ect.... To me this does me the best . Easy to get and a fraction of the cost ..

Then i guess your not looking big time here using that stuff like a i only use krytox or only shoot jsb ..lol

Actually i only plan on re-lubing two guns . one old pistol that works but is dry from sitting so long and the other is a Diana 54 ,needs a new spring .

 

[Chuck-in-Ohio]

5th wheel grease is one that never dawned on me to try...

My go to for everything that doesn't get the Ultimox treatment

 

[Silver Ace]

5th wheel grease is one that never dawned on me to try...

My go to for everything that doesn't get the Ultimox treatment
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Beeman used to sell “Spring Gel” which was a red, somewhat tacky grease. Probably very similar to this. I still have a container of it somewhere. When I sent my R10 to Beeman for a Supertune, they loaded it to the hilt with this stuff. It was very smooth and cocked like butter. Unfortunately after a little while it started dieseling. When i took the gun apart, the grease had migrated all over the place. Not sure why they used so much grease.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Actually i only plan on re-lubing two guns . one old pistol that works but is dry from sitting so long and the other is a Diana 54 ,needs a new spring .

Rember i think you replied to it about i was planning to make my own by using non metallic marine type anti seize and that powdered molly dust stuff sold on amazon . Then mix and blend up small per gun batches as i go .

 

[Hateful McNasty]

This another i was interested in using but was hard to gind at a real price .

This offer dont look bad at all

Amazon.com

 

[Hateful McNasty]

This another i was interested in using but was hard to find at a real goid price .

This offer dont look bad at all ( could shop around for better pricing )

Amazon.com

Amazon.com

 

[ChuckHunter]

Most all of the top tuners of the last couple decades have used Maccari lubes and springs here in the states! And I'm not talking about slapping in a kit and calling it a tune. A tub of super moly and heavy tar will last you the rest of your life and serve you well! Lot of crazy concoctions out there and not saying they don't work but JM lubes are tried and true! Just my two cents Lol.

 

[RWSx3]

Took a chance and purchased a "refurb" R7 .177 from PA a few years ago for my grandson. The rifle delivered in immaculate condition to the eye and I had no idea what could have made it a refurb... until I checked out the linkage and noticed fairly over-greased linkage joints,, evidence the rifle had been apart for something, and it was red grease. I now have to wonder if this was the "spring gel" Silver Ace spoke of?
The R7 performed flawlessly out of the box (and still does) with a much quieter shot cycle than my other grandsons' HW30. Kudos to PA refurb techs!

 

[Moog]

Just a question here. I can't remember who said it but a very experienced member here recommended that you don't use regular moly grease on spring air pistols because it has a tendency to gum up with the lower powered spring.

Has anybody else heard of this? I don't remember what this person recommended.

 

[Silver Ace]

Just a question here. I can't remember who said it but a very experienced member here recommended that you don't use regular moly grease on spring air pistols because it has a tendency to gum up with the lower powered spring.

Has anybody else heard of this? I don't remember what this person recommended.

I used very very little on my spring pistol spring. (Beeman P1). IMO you are using way too much if it is gumming up. Basically just needs to be “painted on” (assuming you are using a decent quality moly grease). Last time I replaced the spring in my P1 several years ago, I used JM’s “clear tar” on the spring. Again very lightly applied (not glopped on or buttered on) and seems to work well for this application.

 

[jps2486]

I just assembled my HW95 using Jim Macarri's Moly grease on the piston and seal then Vortek's red grease on the spring. I believe the red grease is Lucas Red 'N Tacky/ All things work perfectly.

 

[SweetPotatoPlinker]

I'll have to try some of these recommendations on a cheap springer I found.

 

[Chuck-in-Ohio]

I just assembled my HW95 using Jim Macarri's Moly grease on the piston and seal then Vortek's red grease on the spring. I believe the red grease is Lucas Red 'N Tacky/ All things work perfectly.

I can not swear to it under oath, but I believe that the Air Venturi 'tune in a tube' is also Lucas.
I remember someone on the old GTA recommending Lucas way back when, and used judiciously, it has served me well to date.