HW95J Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 I was thinking about selling one of my less used air pistols- so yesterday I opened up the case where it's been for probably 6 months or so undisturbed. It had one of those trigger locks you can get on Ebay for about £5 (I think 'Anglo Arms' brand). Having removed it I found that the rubber from the inside of the lock had fused with the gun in a few places such as the magazine release and even on smooth surfaces. Not sure how to remove it as it won't scrape off and it's a pain because no-one would want to buy a gun with random **** stuck to it! Not the end of the world but I thought I'd post as a word of warning in case anyone else uses these on higher end guns. It was stored in a pistol case in a cool, dark place so not entirely sure what caused this to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Oil or more specifically, whatever you wiped the surface with to protect it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_ox Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Some oils will do this to rubber, and there doesnt need much to start a reaction. Thats my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW95J Posted October 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Sounds like the most likely option, bit frustrating as there wasn't an excess of oil or anything. I just occasionally went over it with a cloth, must be residue of express gun oil or ballistol. Something to bear in mind for the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Funny things lubricants. Not only the oil/grease but if in an aerosol, the carrier and propellant can also cause problems. Once had a job where we had access to the POL - petrol, oil and lubricant - specialists. My oppo tried something different and having finished, closed the gun. A couple of seconds later it started to smoke and wouldn't open. Fortunately, he was one of these Tae Kwan Do black belt chappies so he HIT it and got it open. He reckoned another couple of seconds and it would have been permanently welded closed. Seems he didn't completely remove the previous lubricant which adversely reacted with the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Perishing rubber can also do this, I had a cricket bat which the handle melted in my bag over my pads and made a right old mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW95J Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I suppose different materials will react in different ways, they must have chosen badly for the trigger lock. Though given how cheap it was, I doubt it was a consideration! Maybe there's some kind of solvent that would take it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I suppose different materials will react in different ways, they must have chosen badly for the trigger lock. Though given how cheap it was, I doubt it was a consideration! Maybe there's some kind of solvent that would take it off? "Sticky Stuff Remover" or try nail varnish remover (acetone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I remember putting insect repellant on my face then using a SA80 for about 20ish mins, the result was a melted cheek piece on the rifle.. must have reacted to the repelant.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 I suppose different materials will react in different ways, they must have chosen badly for the trigger lock. Though given how cheap it was, I doubt it was a consideration! Maybe there's some kind of solvent that would take it off? Try some WD40, it's good for most things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 or try some label remover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW95J Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Good suggestions, I'll start out with WD40 and work up to acetone if required. Probably next week before I get round to it, I'll keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Try heat from hair drier first. Just warming can be enough to get things moving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW95J Posted October 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Gave it a shot with WD40 yesterday, made a bit of progress but I think it would take a good while to do a thorough job- especially on textured areas like magazine release. It's a shame but it still functions, looking on the bright side at least it wasn't one of my more expensive guns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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