Oils / Vaselines

He who does not lube, does not go. In airsoft, this is doubly true. Not that it is necessary to put gallons of oil in the guns, but if the parts in the gun are not lubricated, they will rub against each other and damage will occur more quickly.

As we have written in various chapters in the internals, using the right lubricant is important.
A small amount of silicone oil, not petroleum jelly, is best for airbrushes. This then gets under the o-ring and seals the air holes and stops the o-ring expanding when shot, resulting in air leaks and reduced performance. It is also important to apply oil to the nose of the cylinder head to lubricate the nozzle as well.

On the other hand, oil is not suitable for the gears, because due to the high speed of rotation, the oil gets out of the wheels and is dispersed in the mechabox instead of staying on the wheels. That's why using petroleum jelly is best here. The perfect choice is to use ceramic petroleum jelly. An optimally lubricated wheel looks like each tooth is covered with a small layer of Vaseline, and the same is true on the flat side of the wheels. It's also great to put a small amount of Vaseline on the piston teeth, the mechabox rails for the tappet plate, and it's also nice to grease the piston rails on the mechabox.

TIP: After assembling the mechabox, it is best to shoot a few times without the hop up chamber on to get any excess oil out through the nozzle without accidentally lubricating the rubber band. We wrote about the consequences of this in the hop up chapter.