Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

[RPK for president.]

Which one would be better for a l96 bolt. How much should I use as well?

[bill1310]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

silicone spareingly

[The Collector]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

Guard Sniper told me to use White Lithium Grease Spray if it's spring powered

[guard-sniper87]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

As said in MANY posts in tech section

White lithium for the moving parts
silicone spray for the airseals ONLY

Aswell as ptfe for the airseal also

More info can be found in the the section for single action

Read all posts before making a thread

[screwdriver]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

do not use silicone grease or oil on any metal to metal moving parts as this will actually increase wear, silicone= metal to plastic or plastic to plastic

[RPK for president.]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

So I shouldn't use either as I only have the two...

[HullAL09]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

doesnt that 3 in 1 stuff destroy the rubber seals?...

[guard-sniper87]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

As said silicon on rubber seals and White lithum on metal working parts

The 3 in 1 is just a brand from b&q it's nearly pure silicone spray lube

[screwdriver]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

i think the op meant silicone oil or 3in1 oil

[Abbadon101]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

do not use silicone grease or oil on any metal to metal moving parts as this will actually increase wear, silicone= metal to plastic or plastic to plastic

This.

3 in 1 will eat bits of your gun so keep that well away.

[LeoDanger]

Re: Silicone spray or 3 in 1.

Traditional 3inOne (the brand) oil contains petroleum distillates, which are bad for rubber and plastic parts. The same goes for WD40 (which is why you shouldn't use it to lubricate bike cables as they're nylon lined... it's more solvent than lubricant).

The 3inOne brand also make a white lithium grease, which I find very good for metal on metal lubrication (gears, slides etc). I also use this for metal on plastic, but not for O-rings (I use a plumbers silicone grease applied very sparingly). I generally use silicone spray just for a misting inside cylinders.

The white lithium grease comes as a spray, but it's too aggressive, so spray it on a piece of card then pick a little up at a time.

I do use traditional 3inOne, but only very sparingly on my steel Mac11 trigger parts...if it's good enough for real guns...

By the way, the 3inOne brand is owned by WD40, not B&Q