oil

[FARMER00]

i was working on my old tippmann in my shop (my dad owns and transport company along with the farm) and my mechanic came over and was looking at the oil i was using(splatt i think) and said that it was the same as lightweight hydrollic oil. he asked how much it cost and i tild him the truth it was $13 for 1 fluid oz. he crapped himself and said he could get me hydrolic oil that he says is the same as my paintball gun oil for about $.35 for 1 oz. now i dont want to ignore our mechanic he has been working on machinery and truck for over 50 years but i always understood that alot of stuff was bad for a paintball gun.

so would it be safe to try some other types of oils? like lightweight hydrolic oil or veggie oil and stuff like that or should i keep on paying a fortune in oil made specifically for paintball markers

[Coralis]

basically any oil that does not contain solvents should work in a mechanical paintball gun, if you are using CO2 you would probably also want one that is not going to solidify if it comes in contact with liquid CO2.

[FiXeL]

Any oil that doesnt have solvents will do ok, but i would rather stick to the oil specifically for paintball markers and be totally sure it doesnt hurt my marker. Don't use veggie oil, that stuff tends to dry up after a while.

[robnix]

i was working on my old tippmann in my shop (my dad owns and transport company along with the farm) and my mechanic came over and was looking at the oil i was using(splatt i think) and said that it was the same as lightweight hydrollic oil. he asked how much it cost and i tild him the truth it was $13 for 1 fluid oz. he crapped himself and said he could get me hydrolic oil that he says is the same as my paintball gun oil for about $.35 for 1 oz. now i dont want to ignore our mechanic he has been working on machinery and truck for over 50 years but i always understood that alot of stuff was bad for a paintball gun.

so would it be safe to try some other types of oils? like lightweight hydrolic oil or veggie oil and stuff like that or should i keep on paying a fortune in oil made specifically for paintball markers

I use sewing machine oil.

[athomas]

I use airtool oil. My guns have worked flawlessly for the past 17 years.

[don miguel]

use either KY personal lubricant or touch message, it is thick and gets into those slim places //sarcasm//. No I have used airtool lube before and it works well and much cheaper.

[electriceel125]

Air tool oil like the others have said. Its the same thing palmers and AKA use.

[SR_matt]

paintball oil= light machine oil in a smaller bottle with a little logo on it. air tool oil is just (IIRC) extreamly light machine oil that is also extra clean.

-matt

[phizz]

I hate to say this but I have had pgps since the mid 80's and used WD40 on them for probably 10 years before I knew any better, never replaced an o-ring seal or anything, and for that matter I still haven't. Not sure if its just some marketing hype or not, or maybe they just made things with better o-rings 20 years ago. I now use regular paintball oil as it came with a used gun I bought.

[jenarelJAM]

I always used gold cup on my emag, but I've recently switched to silicone oil(AKA lube) since Vikings don't like gold cup... I wouldn't be too worried.

[SR_matt]

I hate to say this but I have had pgps since the mid 80's and used WD40 on them for probably 10 years before I knew any better, never replaced an o-ring seal or anything, and for that matter I still haven't. Not sure if its just some marketing hype or not, or maybe they just made things with better o-rings 20 years ago. I now use regular paintball oil as it came with a used gun I bought.

well if i remember right from when i rebuilt my pgp most parts have seals as apposed to orings so that might be it... then again pgps are tanks
-matt

[athomas]

I hate to say this but I have had pgps since the mid 80's and used WD40 on them for probably 10 years before I knew any better, never replaced an o-ring seal or anything, and for that matter I still haven't. Not sure if its just some marketing hype or not, or maybe they just made things with better o-rings 20 years ago. I now use regular paintball oil as it came with a used gun I bought.

Yeah, I think you got lucky in the fact that the seals in the pgp were not affected by petroleum products. WD40 will kill most types of orings that are used in a lot of the guns.

[phizz]

guess I am lucky but the five are still running... guess its a good thing they don't have o-rings, I wouldn't know because I have never had to take one apart yet, though i'm sure they are due for a good cleaning, the grime is probably keeping them sealed.(haha)