does PB Blaster eat the seals in guns?
my cheap old roofing nailer was acting up the other day, didn’t have any gun oil on hand, so it got coated inside and out with PB Blaster.
did I oiling it up nice to get thru one more day … or did I subject it to a slow death due to damaged seals?
either way … it was cold … and I needed to hit my invoice mark before XMas …
so even if it dies it was worth it.
curious what I should expect now.
will probably live, as I’m about to click to buy a brand new “back up” …
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
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I don't think PB Blaster is too bad on automotive type seals, and I don't see how the seals in air guns could be much different.
To be safe, though, see if your local bulk fuel depot or more likely any good truckstop has any Howe's penetrating oil. I buy it at the fuel terminal, but I've seen it in most truckstops.
This stuff is amazing, and safe on anything including all types of seals. I have a can in every truck (all five of them), one in the shop, one in the garage, and one under the kitchen sink. It goes in the locks, on all the tools, ratchet binders, works great on anything stuck or rusted, and waterproofs like crazy.
It's that good.
PB Blaster makes a air tool oil called "ATC", works great and makes slow tools fast again.
Good to know --thanks.I'm thinking that might be real useful in anything that has an air cylinder. Like on 10-speed Eaton/Fuller transmissions, the low/high range is an air shifter. Sometimes the trouble starts out as a little crud (engine oil and moisture) gets out of the compressor and into the air system.Then the range shifts aren't so positive, and what starts out as crud ends up a major transmission repair.Same problem happens in the dash switch for the parking brake, which can cause a very expensive out-of-service violation.And yet again, it can make brakes not work so good, especially on the trailer.The old-school trick is to dump a little brake line anti-freeze in with a shot of air tool oil. But too much air tool oil will mess up the dryer, which is really expensive.So this stuff you've described sounds like a good fix. Where do we find it?
fired a handful of nails today ...
spent ever other shot pushing the driver back into position ...
then pulled the trigger and heard all the air blow out the head of the gun.
so, that "extra" gun I bought off the net last nite ... seems like a good move now.
over have the dead gun at home ... gonna see what a rebuild kit cost.
might rebuild it as a back up ... might toss it.
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa