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**pacoeltaco** · December 31st, 03:05 PM

Could I use vaseline as a gun lube on my GTI?

**SEFishy** · December 31st, 03:51 PM

i dont think that would be a very good idea.....

**FOXTROT** · December 31st, 06:57 PM

the only time i ever use vasaline was when my hopper would take to much for to get in and i used vasaline to get it in easier but besides that i doubt u should use vasaline for anything else on your gun.

***onesikpup*** · December 31st, 08:56 PM

i can say, definately no. vaseline will screw up your o rings. spend the $3 and get yourself a nice little bottle of pmi perfect gun oil.

but, if you really cant get your hands on that....automatic transmission fluid will work (yes, i have used it)

**GTI_15_bps** · January 1st, 01:32 PM

dont, i use extreme rage marker oil...works great...its like 3 bucks in canada....so it'l probably be about 50 cents in the U.S.

***onesikpup*** · January 1st, 01:34 PM

extreme rage = pmi

**paintballer1134** · January 5th, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by onesikpup

i can say, definately no. vaseline will screw up your o rings. spend the $3 and get yourself a nice little bottle of pmi perfect gun oil.

Wow took the words right out of my mouth

***richyboycaldo*** · December 6th, 09:01 PM

sorry to bring back, but autococker hq, recommends using vaseline only. http://cockerhq.com/docter/index.php?screen=upkeep

**Dogpatch** · December 6th, 11:25 PM

Well, the o-rings must be made of something other than rubber then, because petroleum destroys rubber. Unless I'm just way off...

**dfdtrumpet** · December 6th, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dogpatch

Well, the o-rings must be made of something other than rubber then, because petroleum destroys rubber. Unless I'm just way off...

thats what i always thought, too

**splatwithhonor3** · December 7th, 02:37 PM

I use vaseline on the cocking arm of my phantom, but thats completely different from using it on internals.

**jaggy13** · December 7th, 03:18 PM

WGP also recomends vasoline for the bolt orings. Its ok, but has alot of sticktion. also it will collect grime like no other and cause more wear on the orings. (dust collects and acts like sand paper on the orings.)
Oil is good, grease is better. My favorite lube is lube gel. found at radio shack for $3 a tube. its teflon based and stays where you put it.
In a pinch it will probably work. but get some good lube for the toolbox. (I would use it if I had to in order to get a day of ballin in!)

**Dogpatch** · December 7th, 05:42 PM

I was thinking about this more today. When you do oil a gun, you shouldn't be using so much that it could run down into anything. A "light" coat is the way to go... not drown the damn thing. LOL
I could definitely see Vaseline collecting dust and grime That lube gel sounds like the deal.

**paintthecatBLUE** · December 7th, 06:45 PM

and what is rubber made from?

i dont see how petroleum could ruin a different form of petroleum, but i guess its possible. i always used it on my cocker and it ran pretty smoothly, but its not a very "fast" lube... whether you put barely any or the entire container, its really thick and can slow things down if you put it in the wrong place.

**Dogpatch** · December 7th, 06:57 PM

Natural rubber is made from trees. Synthetic rubber is made from petroleum and/or coal.
But everything I find still says not to use petroleum based lubricants on rubber.

If you've used it and it worked, then I would say it's ok to use. It just hit me funny when they said to use it because I've always thought of petroleum eating rubber. Since there are different kinds of rubber, then I see where it is possible for it to be ok.
Just don't use Vaseline on latex rubber kiddies. LOL

***linkinparkfrk26*** · December 7th, 07:14 PM

lmao hell no dude that is a very bad idea

***onesikpup*** · December 7th, 07:23 PM

yes, most o rings are a petroleum product. but, certain petroleum products have additives and want not that can be harmful to certain materials. it all really depends on the exact composition of the o ring as to wether or not vaseline would work. as an example, i would just like to point out that brake fluid is a petroleum product, as well as oil. however, if you were to put oil in your master cylinder (the thing that holds your brake fluid), it would completely destroy all of the rubber parts of your entire brake system...including all the seals and o rings.

as vaseline may be fine for cockers (except for the dirt collecting), it may not be fine for a piranha (which im sure it isnt).

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