kolbaser Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 So i sprayed some oil into the hop up slide and the feeding tube... Also cleaned the barrel but that wasn't dumb Basicly now my hop up is not working...like at all. no spin on the BB's at all. DId i fuck something up really bad? or once the oil comes off it will start to work again? P.S I sprayed a decent amount Please don't hate I was drunk and clueless
Supporters Sitting Duck Posted December 9, 2015 Supporters Posted December 9, 2015 Alas strip hop unit carefully, remove rubber bucking that is the problem wash in warm very soapy washing up liquid - lots of suds washing up liquid is a degreaser so will remove oily crap to a "squeaky clean" result that is what you want to grip and apply spin to bb youtube is your friend hopefully bucking removes ok & no damage, minor smear of silicone OUTSIDE to assist in replacing bucking/barrel into hop fingers crossed it should then perform as it should failing that if rubber bucking gets damaged - order another one (or two) always keep any oil/cleaning stuff away from hop unit - well you have discovered why this is so best of luck ps - don't worry many drunks mess with their toys and thinking it isn't loaded coz mag is out..... blows the crap out of their 50" flat screen TV - now that is mega dumbass a bb fired inside ya house goes EVERYWHERE - but often where it can do plenty of damage eg: TV or worse your own eye so your little mishap is nothing really - alcohol & airsoft don't mix well (well alcohol wipes are good but other than that any other form of alcohol is not wise) ps - by the sounds of it - chuck the hop unit in the soapy water too but watch out for the tiny tiny little nub on the arm to bucking you need that so don't lose it - very easily done at a push a wd40 red straw or bic biro ink tube can be cut as a makeshift nub pps - I'm sober & clueless
kolbaser Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 Alas strip hop unit carefully, remove rubber bucking that is the problem wash in warm very soapy washing up liquid - lots of suds washing up liquid is a degreaser so will remove oily crap to a "squeaky clean" result that is what you want to grip and apply spin to bb youtube is your friend hopefully bucking removes ok & no damage, minor smear of silicone OUTSIDE to assist in replacing bucking/barrel into hop fingers crossed it should then perform as it should failing that if rubber bucking gets damaged - order another one (or two) always keep any oil/cleaning stuff away from hop unit - well you have discovered why this is so best of luck ps - don't worry many drunks mess with their toys and thinking it isn't loaded coz mag is out..... blows the crap out of their 50" flat screen TV - now that is mega dumbass a bb fired inside ya house goes EVERYWHERE - but often where it can do plenty of damage eg: TV or worse your own eye so your little mishap is nothing really - alcohol & airsoft don't mix well (well alcohol wipes are good but other than that any other form of alcohol is not wise) Fuck me, do I have to take it apart or can it just dry up or maybe by firing some rounds through it?
Supporters Sitting Duck Posted December 9, 2015 Supporters Posted December 9, 2015 f*ck me, do I have to take it apart or can it just dry up or maybe by firing some rounds through it? well I suppose after 20,000 rounds it might wear off at a push - take out the barrel and hop, dip the end into WARM SOAPY water as said maybe a cotton bud or Q-tip to clean might get the worst of it off but the oil may have got into the bucking lips as well as the window that presses down on bb so you may have to strip it in the end by all means dip the hop unit into soapy suds and should help to take the curse of it - nowt to lose might get it worn off eventually but reckon it will take more than a bag of bb's plus you said it wasn't just a tiny bit of oil so you need to remove that crap very well and get it clean squeaky and grippy once more how fortunate or lucky you might be depends on the oil - wd40 might not be ultra ultra difficult to clean if it was silicone oil though - yeah ya f*cked - best start stripping it down
Russe11 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 If you really don't want to take stuff apart, you may get some results from cleaning with alcahol.
Supporters Sitting Duck Posted December 9, 2015 Supporters Posted December 9, 2015 if its silicone - washing up liquid is about the only thing to remove that icy mofo slippery $hit when we have spilt it at work - loads of chemicals does jack it needs soapy suds to lift that crap out or we have an ice skating rink at work
Guest PT247 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I'd also clean the oil off the magazine too as the bbs will be covered in it and drag oil back into the hop unit.
Root Admin proffrink Posted December 9, 2015 Root Admin Posted December 9, 2015 I'd also agree with disassembling it and cleaning it properly (as well as the magazine). Soapy water is great, but in those hard-to-reach places you may have to settle for isopropyl 'rubbing' alcohol. At least you've learnt not to do it next time.
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