Hop up installation

spartan117 · August 21st, 2008, 00:56

I recently purchased a KA metal m4 hop up and a guarder clear hop up rubber. However, i'm not sure what sort of lubricant to use. Do i use silicone lube or silicone oil? And suggestions? Thanks.

Dynamo · August 21st, 2008, 01:01

Silicone oil

spartan117 · August 21st, 2008, 01:05

is wd-40 the same as silicone oil?

Luckless · August 21st, 2008, 01:16

No, WD-40 is a solvent based lubricant. (it might eat away at bits of your gear.)

arman · August 21st, 2008, 01:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luckless

No, WD-40 is a solvent based lubricant. (it might eat away at bits of your gear.)

its more of IT WILL eat at your seals...

spartan117 · August 21st, 2008, 01:25

Would this work?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

Styrak · August 21st, 2008, 01:27

Looks like it might be alright, but you have to check for petroleum ingredients.

spartan117 · August 21st, 2008, 01:35

So it can't have petroleum ingredients?

Styrak · August 21st, 2008, 01:41

Right. They'll eat away at your seals and rubber.

spartan117 · August 21st, 2008, 02:08

Also, my Ka m4 hop up came with two rubber rings. Where do those go? Also, i managed to fit the rubber in without any oil. Is that bad?

Styrak · August 21st, 2008, 02:12

Those rubber rings are for making better seals I believe. Look up pics of the KA hopup. And it's better to have some lube on the rubber, but if it went in fine then that's ok.

ownzyouall · August 21st, 2008, 02:18

Silicone oil.

Why?
Silicone oil is an excellent electrical insulators. It can resists the flow of electric current. and also intends to support or separate electrical conductors without passing current through itself. "Wikipedia".

So.....You can pretty much lube any part of the gun. WD-40 won't cut it. Like some of the others said, it probably WILL eat away your seals.

Styrak · August 21st, 2008, 02:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownzyouall

Silicone oil.

Why?
Silicone oil is an excellent electrical insulators. It can resists the flow of electric current. and also intends to support or separate electrical conductors without passing current through itself. "Wikipedia".

Yeah, cause there's a lot of electric current going through your hopup.

WTF in this thread too.

Crunchmeister · August 21st, 2008, 02:28

I use that silicone spray for the mechanisms of my GBBs and it works great. There's no pertroleum in it.

Silicone spray is useless on an AEG. Get some lightweight silicone oil from Airsoft Innovations or airsoftparts.ca and use that.

F34N0R · August 21st, 2008, 02:33

no need to lube the hop-up. If you really what to put oil,... then put it somewhere else

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August 21st, 2008, 00:56	#1
spartan117 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver B.C	Hop up installation I recently purchased a KA metal m4 hop up and a guarder clear hop up rubber. However, i'm not sure what sort of lubricant to use. Do i use silicone lube or silicone oil? And suggestions? Thanks.

August 21st, 2008, 01:01	#2
Dynamo Harvester of Noobs' Sorrow Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: T̆͒ͥ̓̿̅̈́̐͊̿͗̐̾̃͐ͧ&#8	Silicone oil __________________ Weapons Technician / Gunsmith Don't look at me, I don't know, lol ¯\(°_o)/¯.

August 21st, 2008, 01:27	#7
Styrak Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Saskatoon, SK	Looks like it might be alright, but you have to check for petroleum ingredients. __________________ Airsoft Sales and Repair/Upgrade Services

August 21st, 2008, 01:05	#3
spartan117 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver B.C	is wd-40 the same as silicone oil?

August 21st, 2008, 01:16	#4
Luckless Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlottetown, PE	No, WD-40 is a solvent based lubricant. (it might eat away at bits of your gear.)

August 21st, 2008, 01:25	#6
spartan117 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver B.C	Would this work? http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

August 21st, 2008, 01:35	#8
spartan117 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver B.C	So it can't have petroleum ingredients?

August 21st, 2008, 01:41	#9
Styrak Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Saskatoon, SK	Right. They'll eat away at your seals and rubber. __________________ Airsoft Sales and Repair/Upgrade Services

August 21st, 2008, 02:08	#10
spartan117 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver B.C	Also, my Ka m4 hop up came with two rubber rings. Where do those go? Also, i managed to fit the rubber in without any oil. Is that bad?

August 21st, 2008, 02:12	#11
Styrak Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Saskatoon, SK	Those rubber rings are for making better seals I believe. Look up pics of the KA hopup. And it's better to have some lube on the rubber, but if it went in fine then that's ok. __________________ Airsoft Sales and Repair/Upgrade Services

August 21st, 2008, 02:18	#12
ownzyouall Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mississauga, Ontario	Silicone oil. Why? Silicone oil is an excellent electrical insulators. It can resists the flow of electric current. and also intends to support or separate electrical conductors without passing current through itself. "Wikipedia". So.....You can pretty much lube any part of the gun. WD-40 won't cut it. Like some of the others said, it probably WILL eat away your seals.

August 21st, 2008, 02:28	#14
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	I use that silicone spray for the mechanisms of my GBBs and it works great. There's no pertroleum in it. Silicone spray is useless on an AEG. Get some lightweight silicone oil from Airsoft Innovations or airsoftparts.ca and use that. __________________

August 21st, 2008, 02:33	#15
F34N0R Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint-Georges, QC	no need to lube the hop-up. If you really what to put oil,... then put it somewhere else __________________ WAR-THUG CORP.

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