What do you use for fine application of lubricants?

[RM]

I'd appreciate any suggestions as what are good methods for fine application of lubricants. What do you use? And where do you get an atomizer, syringes or other useful tool for this purpose?

 

[RJ357]

Hoppe's offered their oil in precision applicators for a short time. I would have bought a few more of them if I knew they were only going to be on the market for a short time.
Anyway, precision applicators are little plastic bottles with a fine metal tube mounted on the cap. Brownells sells empty applicators. Good for getting into tight places.
If you like RemOil, that also comes in a small bottle with a thin plastic tube you can attach.

 

[41mag]

I learned long ago from lubing fishing reels that a paperclip(or other fine wire) makes a most excellent applicator aid.Put the clip/wire end where you want the oil to go & then drip the oil onto the wire upstream from the end.The oil will "flow" right to the end of the wire/clip.

 

[Dean Taylor]

I generally use needle oilers but for really fine work I use a 25 g needle on a 2 cc syringe or a 28 ga needle on a 1 cc syringe. Fine to very fine drops are created by the fine needles.

Dean
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[Onmilo]

Brownells sells a nifty needle oiler bottle, great for any lube oil.
A plain old Q-Tip works well for applying grease.

 

[JNewell]

The Brownells needle oilers are very similar to the Hoppe's ones mentioned earlier. These are what I use -- they work extremely well for dispensing small amounts of liquid lubricants.

 

[bountyhunter]

I'd appreciate any suggestions as what are good methods for fine application of lubricants. What do you use? And where do you get an atomizer, syringes or other useful tool for this purpose?

Best tool is a small modeler's paintbrush. get them at any hobby shop.

 

[Dave Sample]

I use big cans of RemOil and spray it on everywhere and then wipe it down.I go through a lot of that stuff! It don't grow hair, though!

 

[JoeHatley]

I've been very pleased with the Dewey brand oil/cleaner bottles from Brownells.

They hold up well, and alow you to place as little as a half a drop of whatever, right wher you want it.

Joe

 

[sm]

Applying lube-

Most often needle oilers, a pipe cleaner , Long wooden Q tips and AR15 style cleaning brush ( toothbrush works), paper clips, toothpicks. Depends on what I'm lubing , what with and such.

G96 , I might spray some in a glass ashtray / shot glass and use a pipe cleaner, I might just spray ...and use the G96 that wants to drip off the extension tube. Formula 3 has a needle oiler.
Extension tubes - adapt to a empty Zippo lighter fluid can , fill with whatever lubes works. RIG - again pipe cleaners.

If they ban pipe cleaners - I'm gonna pitch a fit . I use these things for everthing. I'd be lost without them. I buy both the Absorbent and Bristle type.

I could survive without extension tubes on spray cans - don't think I'd make it w/o pipe cleaners .

 

[Darkside]

Ditto on paint brushes and pipe cleaners.

Darkside

 

[RM]

Where do you buy the bristle and absorbant pipe cleaners? I assumed they had metal in them that might damage a gun's finish.

 

[Bill Z]

I've got a lot to learn me-thinks. I just put a drop or two on the contact areas, cycle the action, wipe off the waste and motor on. So far I've got firearms that have no problems, maybe I'd make 'em run 110% if I got fancy oilers.

 

[bountyhunter]

The cool thing about using a small modeler's paint brush is that it fits perfectly into the slide rail grooves. You can put a dab of Slide Glide or Ultima Lube on and then use the brush to wipe it into a fine sheen across the surface. No waste, no excess.

 

[Dean Taylor]

Bill Z and Dave make a good point. I have owned, shot and cleaneded 1911s for over 50 years with many different applicators and lubes and todays "high tech" lubes and applicators do not produce any better functional results. My 1911s have always run fine for the most part. I have a 1914 Colt that has been a shooter for me for over 50 years with many different lubes and it still runs fine.

Dean
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