MiniMag coming out of storage

[Delak]

Hello everyone,

I have a Mini Mag that has not been used in sometime like 6 years or more. I am going to playing again soon and would like some tips on what I should do to make sure that it works correctly. Maintenance of the mini mag and such.

What I should look for to see if any parts are damaged?

Should I replace parts with out looking at them just because of the age of in use?

Any help would be great

Thank you
Kevin

[questionful]

It'll probably work just fine. Take it apart, clean it, oil it up, put it back together, and shoot it! And check everything for obvious damage/debirs/gunk etc when you take it apart and clean it.

[Delak]

It'll probably work just fine. Take it apart, clean it, oil it up, put it back together, and shoot it! And check everything for obvious damage/debirs/gunk etc when you take it apart and clean it.

Thank you Questionful for the reply I have a few other questions

How should it be cleaned?

What type of oil should be used?

[questionful]

Well, what I did to clean my mag was I just took it completely apart, swirled all the metal parts* in hot water with dish soap, and washed all the o-rings with water only since I'm unsure if the dish-soap would damage them. I removed gunk with Q-tips and O-ring picks. But I kind of over-did it, I only did all that because it was the day I got my valve in the mail.

*EXCEPT the regulator, the springpack and regulator nut. You should, I just didn't because I don't have any grease, which you're supposed to put on them. AGD says "automotive grease" or "antiseize compound". I wish I had some, the grease on my springpack is dark grey. . .


I'm not sure what types of oil you're supposed to use or not use, so I just went with oil made for paintball guns.

[C.J.]

Mild dish soap won't hurt anything on a 'mag so go ahead and clean it with soapy water. Dry it thoroughly and relube completely. I swear by synthetic lubes because of several events:

- o-rings in my Blazer's 3-way WORE OUT after several hundred games despite being well lubed
- I've heard reports of people using synth lube and NEVER having to replace o-rings in over 5 years
- PPS included a bottle of synthetic lube when they sent the marker back with fresh o-rings (hint hint)

Extreme-Rage brand has a paintball oil they claim is a full synthetic. I wouldn't know how to test it but if you trust the brand, buy some of that. Otherwise, KC-Trouble-Free makes highly respected synthetic oil for paintball markers.

[mr doo doo]

dont worry about the back part so much, i dont think that needs to be taken care of. But the bolt area, just like questionful said, but the bolt and spring is water, and just a towel to clean it down.

Check the on/off assembly (bottom-middle of the valve). get the o-rings out (remember the order, it gets a little confusing) and wipe them down with a towel if they are a little dirty.

so oil it, but a 3-5 drops of oil in the ASA, the little air hole, gas it up, and shoot about 30-40 shots without a barrel to get the lube throughout the valve. I use Goldcup lube, my most favorite and cheap! It is the same as Autolube (official automag lube, i guess). PM me if you need a bottle.

People say to lube the valve before you play and after, but for some reason, i feel lubing it before makes my balls curve, so i do it every month or two. Personal preference i guess.

sorry for the long post, but good luck!

[Delak]

Thank you for all the advice, I should be working on my gun this weekend.

[Engus]

can you use shocktech (gun butta) grease in the reg instead of automotive grease?

[Spider-TW]

Look for dark coloration on your urethane orings (most of them). Instead of translucent cream color, they turn brownish when sitting in petroleum oil and/or (garage or attic) heat. If any have 'set' and become hard and not round anymore, they will probably cause trouble soon. I haven't seen any cut or torn mag orings, but just make sure they are round everywhere.