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    Posted: 10 May 2005 at 4:22pm
Well i know that oils and grease with petroleum distilates are bad for your guns o-rings, but i was wondering if it could be used to lube the rear hammer, or would it still work its way into the valve and cause problems.
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Petroleum products only break down Buna N o-rings. Urethane are fine.
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Really....then maybe I'll jsut have to grease up my hammer and test it out when i get some air.   
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Militec-1 grease, search their homepage and request a free sample, it will be more then enough. Use the oil on your metal with a hair dryer. I use the stuff on everything.
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It sounds good but how do you get the free sample? I couldnt find anything about that. Well im gettin my tanks filled tommorow so I'll see if the grease makes a worth while difference.
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I would call them, I didn't see it on thier site either. I got a sample around a year ago, then bought a bottle. Go with white lithium grease.
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I have a (aerosol)can of white lithium grease, and a can of this blue grease that i cant think of the name of.
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A 1lb tube of good stuff will last you years. But if you have it, have at it, just don't over lubricate.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 636andy636 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 May 2005 at 3:00am
just use oil

if you realy want grease get some Slick 20 or Dow33(shocker lube)(Molykote 33) or some dye slick lube.

oil is basicly all you need
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if you want the ultimate lube go with a 50/50 mix of Hoppes 9 and lithium grease. I discovered this from someone in the Tribe.
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Originally posted by 636andy636 636andy636 wrote:

just use oil

if you realy want grease get some Slick 20 or Dow33(shocker lube)(Molykote 33) or some dye slick lube.

oil is basicly all you need


I'm going with 636andy636 on this one. Grease will work it's way in to the gun one way or the other. What are your seals and the rest of the o-rings made of? Better safe than sorry. You can get Molykote 33 cheap at any auto parts store.
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Just a little note about grease. Grease is notorious for picking up and holding dirt. Now if you are religious about cleaning your marker regularly after playing paintball it may be OK. If you do not habitually clean your marker however, and the grease gets dirty you could experience problems. Grease + dirt = a pretty good rubbing compound. Some grease also tends to get sticky with age.

As KRL15 would say "Grub  fer ponderin"

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ONLY USE HOPPES 9 I didn't and it screwed up my gun
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Originally posted by clownshooter clownshooter wrote:

Just a little note about grease. Grease is notorious for picking up and holding dirt. Now if you are religious about cleaning your marker regularly after playing paintball it may be OK. If you do not habitually clean your marker however, and the grease gets dirty you could experience problems. Grease + dirt = a pretty good rubbing compound. Some grease also tends to get sticky with age.

As KRL15 would say "Grub  fer ponderin"

An interestng note, with all the effort to polish the internals of the 98s, a few hours of play with a little "compound" on the metal to metal contact points tends to really smooth up the 98.

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