Non Rubber Penetrating GBB Silicon Oil?

Nick_273 · October 17th, 2008, 23:40

My KSC G19 has been giving me some problems with the hop-up rubber lately. The rubber swells up and becomes ineffective. The first time this happened i was still a noob to airsoft and i just oiled the crap out of my gun using the 100% silicon oil from Airsoft Innovations. The second time around i was much more cautious with the oil and only applied it every once in a while, always avoiding the hopup rubber. I oil my mags about every 4-5 mag fills with 2 to 3 drops each time. This is what is recomended and i dont see how this could be causing the problem.

I was wondering whether you have any suggestions on what i could be doing differently when maintaining my airsoft gun. Maybe use a different grease to oil the moving parts in my airsoft gun, even though many people suggest using only 100% pure silicon oil on GBB maintenance?

As you can see this is not how the rubber is supposed to fit into the hop up assembly...

Swelled up rubber (right) compared to a new, undamaged hop up rubber (left).

Ronan · October 17th, 2008, 23:59

wow... i never seen that before...

Amos · October 18th, 2008, 00:02

I see this all the time.

Oil your mags every so often and use a high viscosity grease / oil on the slide rails

But, I'm not too experienced with GBB's..

Wilson · October 18th, 2008, 00:02

I've never had that experience with any GBB I've used. That's.... strange.

Murdoch · October 18th, 2008, 00:12

I'd heard that KSC's hopup rubber was notorious for swelling like that. I've had the the same problem in my first g17, and later on in my M11's. Buy spares, and keep them dry. Don't over use oil in your mags, say 2 drops every 8 to 10 mags (like it says on my AI silly-oil bottle) and use another form of lubrication for your moving parts. (heh-heh) Say superlube or white lithium grease...

M

EDIT: I love this stuff. SUPER-LUBE. It's the Gel tube you want. Stalker pointed me to it and it's worked great.

Nick_273 · October 18th, 2008, 00:16

Yeah the first time this happened i blamed it on my own foolishness, but this is two times now... Good point Amos and Murdoch, i may need to change my oil/grease (any suggestions?) for moving parts and stick with the silicon oil for mags.

Amos · October 18th, 2008, 00:28

I use white lithium grease.

Nick_273 · October 18th, 2008, 02:06

Well ill give that a try. Thanks for your input guys.

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October 17th, 2008, 23:40	#1
Nick_273 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, BC	Non Rubber Penetrating GBB Silicon Oil? My KSC G19 has been giving me some problems with the hop-up rubber lately. The rubber swells up and becomes ineffective. The first time this happened i was still a noob to airsoft and i just oiled the crap out of my gun using the 100% silicon oil from Airsoft Innovations. The second time around i was much more cautious with the oil and only applied it every once in a while, always avoiding the hopup rubber. I oil my mags about every 4-5 mag fills with 2 to 3 drops each time. This is what is recomended and i dont see how this could be causing the problem. I was wondering whether you have any suggestions on what i could be doing differently when maintaining my airsoft gun. Maybe use a different grease to oil the moving parts in my airsoft gun, even though many people suggest using only 100% pure silicon oil on GBB maintenance? As you can see this is not how the rubber is supposed to fit into the hop up assembly... Swelled up rubber (right) compared to a new, undamaged hop up rubber (left).

October 18th, 2008, 00:02	#3
Amos Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Japan	I see this all the time. Oil your mags every so often and use a high viscosity grease / oil on the slide rails But, I'm not too experienced with GBB's.. __________________ Custom Builds: FA3674U Krinkov G3SD6

October 18th, 2008, 00:02	#4
Wilson Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON	I've never had that experience with any GBB I've used. That's.... strange. __________________ IN OMNIA PARATUS

October 18th, 2008, 00:12	#5
Murdoch Trader rating Join Date: May 2006 Location: Scarborough, Ont.	I'd heard that KSC's hopup rubber was notorious for swelling like that. I've had the the same problem in my first g17, and later on in my M11's. Buy spares, and keep them dry. Don't over use oil in your mags, say 2 drops every 8 to 10 mags (like it says on my AI silly-oil bottle) and use another form of lubrication for your moving parts. (heh-heh) Say superlube or white lithium grease... M EDIT: I love this stuff. SUPER-LUBE. It's the Gel tube you want. Stalker pointed me to it and it's worked great. Last edited by Murdoch; October 18th, 2008 at 00:20..

October 18th, 2008, 00:16	#6
Nick_273 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, BC	Yeah the first time this happened i blamed it on my own foolishness, but this is two times now... Good point Amos and Murdoch, i may need to change my oil/grease (any suggestions?) for moving parts and stick with the silicon oil for mags.

October 18th, 2008, 00:28	#7
Amos Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Japan	I use white lithium grease. __________________ Custom Builds: FA3674U Krinkov G3SD6

October 18th, 2008, 02:06	#8
Nick_273 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, BC	Well ill give that a try. Thanks for your input guys.

Non Rubber Penetrating GBB Silicon Oil?

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