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    Posted: 22 November 2005 at 11:26am
can you use vegetable oil to oil o rings
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Sure.  Once.  Then get a new gun.

Vegtable oil is great for making french fries but not really suitable for lubricating your marker.  While it is an 'oil', it does not have the viscosity or durability of industrial oils.  Also, with use it will breakdown quickly and gum up the works.  Use pneumatic oil or mineral oil like Hoppes, that's what they're for.

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would you use vegetable oil in a car just because it says oil?

Use paintball oil.
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Use a paintball gun oil. Its only lke $4.
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Originally posted by The Guy The Guy wrote:

would you use vegetable oil in a car just because it says oil?



Yeah if the car was diesel and you took out the glycerin out of the vegtible oil
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Contrary to the popular consensus here, vegetable oil is an excellent lubricant. But, it contains no preservatives and since it is organic it does break down, oxidize and become gummy over time.

One of the best motor oils in the world is based on oil extracted from the Castor bean. Even animal lard has better affinity for metals than does any mineral oil...but it is not practical because of long term degradation problems. When preservatives are added those chemicals actually reduce the lubricity of the animal or vegetable oils and fats. It is an ongoing research program, but so far "mineral" oil is what works best.

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You would think that it would destroy the orings, let me explain my reasoning here.

They have to replace the rubber hoses in deisle cars when they switch to ethynol because it breaks down the hoses. yes yes.
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Originally posted by Monk Monk wrote:

You would think that it would destroy the orings, let me explain my reasoning here.

They have to replace the rubber hoses in deisle cars when they switch to ethynol because it breaks down the hoses. yes yes.

Ethanol is a powerful solvent and has an affinity for water soluble chemicals ( in reality it even dissolves the sheath that insulates the nerves in your brain) but corn oil, olive oil, or p-nut oils are not.



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Originally posted by fullauto07 fullauto07 wrote:

think about the flipen Question

What are you talking about? His question was asked and answered. Now we discussing the reasons behind the answers!

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I suggest you leave the veggie oil in the kitchen
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Thats like asking wether you can cook with Motor Oil

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Originally posted by RedLion56 RedLion56 wrote:

Thats like asking wether you can cook with Motor oil

Not exactly. Vegetable oils and animal fat oils can be better lubricants than the mineral oil. They have much higher affinity for metals than do the mineral oils. They just tend to break down more quickly.

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So, in short, NO, DO NOT lube your gun with vegatable oil! lol
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Originally posted by mason4300 mason4300 wrote:

So, in short, NO, DO NOT lube your gun with vegatable oil! lol

 Well you could build your own. Cut open a few antioxidant vitamin capsules and mix with a little beef tallow or peanut oil might create a pretty good product.

My trip down this pathway, Grasshopper, was just to educate and inform. Put it this way, if I needed lube and all I had was a bottle of peanut oil, I'd use it. Recognizing its long term limitations, it is an excellent lubricant.

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Originally posted by Bruce A. Frank Bruce A. Frank wrote:

Originally posted by mason4300 mason4300 wrote:

So, in short, NO, DO NOT lube your gun with vegatable oil! lol

 Well you could build your own. Cut open a few antioxidant vitamin capsules and mix with a little beef tallow or peanut oil might create a pretty good product.

My trip down this pathway, Grasshopper, was just to educate and inform. Put it this way, if I needed lube and all I had was a bottle of peanut oil, I'd use it. Recognizing its long term limitations, it is an excellent lubricant.


True, but I'd still rather deep-fry a turkey with it.
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mmmm, deep-fried turkey
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