Spring/Piston Balistol Bad for Blueing?

[FL22]

My guess is PB cleaners aren't discussed out of fear of dieseling

Ballistol is combustible, I thought that it may have more to do with PB cleaners being extremely harsh and possibly incompatible with some Airgun components.

Maybe an expert will chime in.

 

[Hvacguy]

Ballistol is combustible, I thought that it may have more to do with PB cleaners being extremely harsh and possibly incompatible with some Airgun components.

Maybe an expert will chime in.

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That's right, I forgot it can affect o-rings. I would still use it to clean non o-ring bearing surfaces like the barrel or inside of a shroud.

 

[Danman]

That's right, I forgot it can affect o-rings. I would still use it to clean non o-ring bearing surfaces like the barrel or inside of a shroud.

My thought is it is mostly fine on rubber products such as o-rings. The patchworm kits come with ballistol soaked patches. I have been using it on all my bores and my AirArms S510 breech o-ring is a BUGGER to get out. So in goes the ballistol with the patch.
On my Ghost I will often pull barrel to clean it, pick out o-ring first, and then reinstall same o-ring. Rubber o-rings can handle most fluids out there, some (Nitrile or Viton) handle certain fluids/temps better with no ill effects.
What you dont want is swelling of the o-ring as it will tear up in short order and leak, "food grade" o-rings would probably get wrecked quickly as only synthetic or silicone oil would be used.
The trick I suppose, as @Scriv mentioned.....is finish up with a dry patch or two. Then i grab pure silicone oil and put a drop on pellet probe end & cycle it in the o-ring to lube it.

 

[Hoppalong Doc]

My thought is it is mostly fine on rubber products such as o-rings. The patchworm kits come with ballistol soaked patches. I have been using it on all my bores and my AirArms S510 breech o-ring is a BUGGER to get out. So in goes the ballistol with the patch.
On my Ghost I will often pull barrel to clean it, pick out o-ring first, and then reinstall same o-ring. Rubber o-rings can handle most fluids out there, some (Nitrile or Viton) handle certain fluids/temps better with no ill effects.
What you dont want is swelling of the o-ring as it will tear up in short order and leak, "food grade" o-rings would probably get wrecked quickly as only synthetic or silicone oil would be used.
The trick I suppose, as @Scriv mentioned.....is finish up with a dry patch or two. Then i grab pure silicone oil and put a drop on pellet probe end & cycle it in the o-ring to lube it.

Well written, Dan. Thanks. Orv.

 

[Scriv]

Great discussion, this is how we learn. Well done fellas.