major clean!!!

[bushman]

hey everyone, i was just wondering if anybody has tried an ultrasonic cleaner on airsoft parts before? i know a lot of people that use them for automotive parts, and it works wonders!!!! here is a vid to show ya what i mean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOkYNcntKQ0

and if anybody uses one already, let me know. I want to see how well it works for airsoft

[Evil Zergling137]

Sounds dumb.

[Blackhawk]

What parts are you cleaning? Seems unecessary, I suppose if you have one just sitting in your garage/shop then go ahead.

[Hamster]

WHY CLEANS AN AIRSOFT GUN?

All the silly, because it might as well get dirty again.

[bushman]

well i know it is going to get dirty again, but it helps with overall performance!!!! if you havent cleaned your guns, i feel bad for ya!!!! because i know what is going to happen! as for the parts i want to clean. things like gears, pistons, gearbox shell stuff like that

[code789]

well i know it is going to get dirty again, but it helps with overall performance!!!! if you havent cleaned your guns, i feel bad for ya!!!! because i know what is going to happen! as for the parts i want to clean. things like gears, pistons, gearbox shell stuff like that

the only thing that should be on the gears is just white lithium grease or non petroleum based grease. you need it on there so that the gears don't grind on each other and wear off and it also helps decrease friction in between the parts.

claiming that cleaning the gears off will help with performance is a irresponsible claim that will miss lead people. also most gears are made out of steel, cleaning them off without some residual grease and exposing it to water will cause them to rust

[DJ]

WHY CLEANS AN AIRSOFT GUN?

All the silly, because it might as well get dirty again.

So why wipe, you are just going to go again?

[Jester316]

well i know it is going to get dirty again, but it helps with overall performance!!!! if you havent cleaned your guns, i feel bad for ya!!!! because i know what is going to happen! as for the parts i want to clean. things like gears, pistons, gearbox shell stuff like that

the only thing that should be on the gears is just white lithium grease or non petroleum based grease. you need it on there so that the gears don't grind on each other and wear off and it also helps decrease friction in between the parts.

claiming that cleaning the gears off will help with performance is a irresponsible claim that will miss lead people. also most gears are made out of steel, cleaning them off without some residual grease and exposing it to water will cause them to rust

Code, to be fair, cleaning the gears of crappy china-man grease could help the gun run better. However, if you do this multiple times, you wear down the parts in the gearbox by the simple act of assembly/disassembly of the gearbox. For an initial relube and shim of a china-man gearbox, sure, go ahead and sonic clean them. For routine maintenance, it's unnecessary and could result in increased wear.