Safe to use Alphabet org as a general lube?
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Why not use silicone oil or grease? It never dries out and doesn't cost much. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081JEBFC/
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It won't detonate. Well, it will in a spring gun, but this is the PCP section.
But it's not a great choice for lube in a PCP either. Works well in pumpers for flushing out crud and unsticking old gunked up seals.
What are you lubing exactly?
But it's not a great choice for lube in a PCP either. Works well in pumpers for flushing out crud and unsticking old gunked up seals.
What are you lubing exactly?
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No, it's not what you want on any of your rubber seals. Unless they are old, and you are too lazy to replace them. Use silicon grease/oil
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His NEW Benjamin Wildfire leaks at the valve seal after only a few weeks however no more warranty due to chopping the barrel.
He had previously asked-
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/benjamin-wildfire-still-a-leaky-rifle/
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/any-tips-or-mods-to-increase-the-accuracy-of-benjamin-wildfire/
He had previously asked-
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/benjamin-wildfire-still-a-leaky-rifle/
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/any-tips-or-mods-to-increase-the-accuracy-of-benjamin-wildfire/
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I think it is problematic to think of anything as a "general" lube. Different applications require different lube properties. It seems, silicone lubes have received almost universal acceptance in air guns, yet it is the very last thing that should be used in certain applications; i.e., when metal-on-metal parts are subject to high pressure or heat. A good synthetic, non-silicone lube may be the most generally useful, such as Mobil 1 oil or grease, depending on the application.
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I assume you are wondering about a spring piston application, and I can't say, don't know the flash point of Mobil 1, or the chamber heat in a spring gun. But I have found it totally satisfactory in every PCP application in which I have used it.
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Can't think of an application for Alphabet org in a PCP.
Use a good quality non-silicone light grease for moving metal parts, and silicone or motor oil or really nothing for orings. That's about it.
Alphabet org is great stuff for a lot of things for which it wasn't intended, but PCPs aren't one of them in my opinion.
Use a good quality non-silicone light grease for moving metal parts, and silicone or motor oil or really nothing for orings. That's about it.
Alphabet org is great stuff for a lot of things for which it wasn't intended, but PCPs aren't one of them in my opinion.
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Just to be clear, Moble 1 oil is safe to use in PCP, even if it gets into the air cylinder? What weight oil?
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
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Not sure we are on the same page here. The air cylinder generally refers to the air reservoir that attaches to the action. No lube should be in it, nor do I know how it would get in it. If you are referring the the transfer port/chamber area, from where the pellet is launched, then no, no problem. If it were an issue, folks shooting lubed pellets would have a problem, which is why it's not a recommended practice with spring guns. That said, I see no need for any lube to be there, other than from normal barrel maintenance, or shooting lubed pellets.
As for the weight of oil, whatever is on hand. Given normal ambient temp ranges, assuming it's multi-weight oil, it's going to be the same anyway.
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It's been said plenty, but Alphabet org would be much better suited as a cleaner than a lube. And probably not great even as a cleaner in airguns of any kind. Silicone is great for any rubber or plastic seals and o-rings, but not great as a friction lubricant.
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