silicone oil

[Maginus]

Anyone know a place to buy silicone oil in longview/kelso?

[B.O.P. Hawk]

Lowe's

Oh wait... Where is that?

[Maginus]

I s silicone lub spray the same thing as silicone oil?

[Switchback]

Yes, as long as it is pure. The spray is nice to service GBB rifles and handguns as well. Quite a multi-purpose product.

[Jester316]

Some will say the spray is better, however, in my experience, the droppers are better. You get a very controlled amount, and it goes directly where you want it to (unless you shake more than Michael J. Fox after a cup of coffee).

[Switchback]

Some will say the spray is better, however, in my experience, the droppers are better. You get a very controlled amount, and it goes directly where you want it to (unless you shake more than Michael J. Fox after a cup of coffee).

You can always put the spray nozzle close to the propane can, but for the sake of using it for multiple things (and convenience) just pick up a can at a hardware store.

(you could also spray the lube into a dropper bottle/syringe and use that as a dropper)

[Jester316]

Why go through all those steps (loading into another bottle, hold it close to things,...) when you can just purchase a dropper bottle of silicone oil and be done with it? You shouldn't be saturating any one part with oil (except O-rings, and that should be done in a small dish...)...

[Blizzard]

What are you using it for? For airsoft mechanics, I prefer White Lithium grease. I got a rattle-can of it at Fredmeyer for like $4 or something like that. It stays in place very well, and provides excellent lubrication.

[Switchback]

I think we were assuming that he was using it as an additive for his propane.

Just a guess.

I'll have to swing by Fred Myer an pick some up then.

EDIT: As you can see, my guess was dead wrong.

[Maginus]

I was using it to put a hopup together with the bucking and stuff. Didn't want to wait 3-5 business days or drive 1hr and a half for the dropper. So went to ace and found one that said it works well with rubber.

[Blizzard]

The best thing for that application would be teflon tape as used for plumbing/piping.

[Maginus]

how does teflon tape help me slide th bucking and hopup onto a barrel?

[Jester316]

It doesn't. He probably thought you were trying to seal the bucking better. Glad you found something that worked.

[Blizzard]

Put the bucking over the barrel, wrap it a couple times in teflon tape (make sure to wrap it from the bucking onto the barrel as well), and slowly twist the assembly into the hopup unit. This will create a better air-seal, and make it easier to remove in the future if you replace a bucking/barrel again.

Edit: It doesn't help? Explain? With some of my builds, the only way to get the barrel/bucking and hopup unit assembled was to use teflon tape because it was such a tight fit. If they slide in easily, your hopup unit is probably crap and will cause compression issues.

[Maginus]

the bucking and hopup wouldn't slide on at all thats why I needed the silicone lube.