Wd-40?

[RedBeard]

any synthentic oil, like 3-in-1 oil or sewing machine oil will be fine for o-rings. what you want to ovoid is petrolium products and penetrating oil. these eat o-rings for breafast

If petrolium products are bad for o-rings (I'm not doubting you on this because I don't know), then why would Richie from WGP recommend putting vasiline on my 3-way (orings and all)?

[LoveMyMagMoreThanYou]

KC Trouble Free for the gun
Rain X for the barrel

I agree with the KC Trouble free. It's the best oil out there. I've never tried the rain-x. It is an interesting idea though...............

KC is the only oil that will EVER go through my guns!

Here is a conversation I had with Kermode Concepts ( sorry for it's length):
Hi Elliott-
Years ago. Daisy made a really cheap semi-auto plastic Paintball gun. They
recommended ATF. ATF is made specifically to work well with automatic
transmissions, not guns. However, if you use SYNTHETIC ATF, your automatic
transmission will last 3 times longer. K-C oils are the only lubricants
that are engineered specifically for Paintball guns.

What do Paintball gun makers want you to do? Buy more of their guns when
your present one wears out. If they wanted your present gun to last
forever, they would supply K-C oil with it.

One AirgGun Designs tech. recently ordered several large bottles of my
synthetic oil from me, for use in their warranty repair department. I
asked him why they use my product in repairing their guns, and he said that
that helps to make sure that the repaired gun never comes back. I asked
him why they don't supply their new guns with my oil, and he told me the
exact words that I wrote in the above paragraph.

Thanks a lot for your support of our products with your field owner, but
don't waste too much of your time. I have been involved with Paintball
since 1986 and have not met very many intelligent field operators. Most of
them lose their businesses pretty quickly. However, you might refer your
guy to Joe Pommier. Joe owns and operates the Bear Creek Pursuit Paintball
field (www.bearcreekpaintball.com), and has been a writer for many
Paintball magazines since the '80s. And, of course, Joe uses K-C oil on
all of his personal and rental guns.
Best regards,
Dave Kermode
At 08:48 AM 5/4/04, you wrote:
>There is a field owner in my area that swears that gun manufacturers
>actually recommend using Automatic Transmission fluid. Any truth to this?
>I'm not thinking of switching, I've used KC trouble free for almost 10
>years, I love KC! I would like to know the downsides of using ATF so I can
>convince him to carry your product. Thanks!
>
>Elliott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Kermode [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 12:17 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Synthetic oil in guns run on nitro
>
>
>Hi Elliott-
>You do not need to switch. The synthetic formula actually has more wear
>protection than you will ever use in a Paintball gun. The fact that the
>purple N2 formula still has even more doesn't mean that it will work any
>better than our original. We only make two formulas to give Paintball
>stores more choices to offer. The N2 stuff also has the downside that it
>has to be cleaned and replaced more often.
>
>Thanks for being a loyal (and intelligent) customer.
>
>Dave Kermode, Owner
>Kermode Concepts
>
>At 09:14 AM 5/3/04, you wrote:
> >************************************************* **************************
>****
> >From: [email protected]
> >COname:
> >URL: http://
> >Subject: Synthetic oil in guns run on nitro
> >B1: Submit
> >

> >
> >Message:
> >
> >Do I have to switch to the purple(mineral based) oil or can I stick with
> >the tried and true, best oil I have ever used, blue(synthetic)?

[xen_100]

If petrolium products are bad for o-rings (I'm not doubting you on this because I don't know), then why would Richie from WGP recommend putting vasiline on my 3-way (orings and all)?

I dont know...........all I can say is, I would go with a nice synthetic or lithium grease.

[evildead420]

NO TO WD40!!!!!RAIN X WHAT!

use corrosion block, best lube/cleaner for everything!! buy it at any marine supply store.
but its always best to use certified paintball oil/lube

[Tunaman]

If petrolium products are bad for o-rings (I'm not doubting you on this because I don't know), then why would Richie from WGP recommend putting vasiline on my 3-way (orings and all)?

I dont know the answer to that, but I wonder why Vaseline would be the recommended lube when there are numerous other better products such as Teflon grease. Vaseline is nasty stuff. Too thick. Good for wheel bearings not paintguns.

[DR@GON]

YES RAIN-X makes the inside of your barrel all slick and smooth. That way you can keep ripping if your pinned down and dont have time to swab....... My brother used it today and when he broke paint he shot 2 balls and was clean to keep shootin....