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Free Diving => Apnea - Spearfishing => Topic started by: manuel spiteri on July 30, 2012, 15:18:53 CET

Title: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: manuel spiteri on July 30, 2012, 15:18:53 CET
nixtiq naqa  ajnuna min takom. jina il spear gun kul ma namel inlahalhu bil ilma helu u daqsek ... kif tnadfu propja ?? ax vera ma nixtiqx li isaddad : / thank you
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: baghira on July 30, 2012, 16:37:01 CET
Hekk bizzejjed qed taghmel... issa skond x harpoon ghandek... Jekk tal lastku bizzejjed.. jekk tal-arja ma nafx nghinek, pero naghtik parir taqleb ghal lasku.
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: Kevin G on July 30, 2012, 17:05:19 CET
tijej tal lakstu wara li inlahalhu inhalih iqatar u mal grillu ecc ntih WD 40, il lakstu namilu it-terra mijaw bix ma jitqarqac.
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: baghira on July 30, 2012, 19:33:12 CET
tafu li wd40 huwa corrosive?
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: malvizzu on July 31, 2012, 08:04:54 CET
@Baghira - cert li huwa corrosive? WD tfisser Water Displacement u nahseb li altru li huwa corrosive. Fil-PDF file mehmuz ghandek issib mill-anqas 2000 uzu bid-WD40.
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: baghira on July 31, 2012, 08:11:15 CET
OMG......
all I know is that i hear that if you have a lock and u use these kind of lubricants regularly, the lock wears out.....
and if you cannot use it on certain types of plastics/rubbers, ...once I used it on a rubber washer/o ring supposed to hold a torch waterproof, and it melted the o ring.
Well this is a nice piece of info... but I still prefer not to use it... I'd rather use silicone lubricant instead.
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: ggantno1 on July 31, 2012, 11:43:32 CET
Wd40 huwa water displacment supost  gifiri jekk ixarablek  xi wire u trid telimina l ilma hu tajjeb izda bhal ma qal Baghira fejn jidhlu washer u affarijiet tal plastic trid toqghod attent bih !!! jien kont nuzah ukoll billi naqla kappa ta l outboard u ntih hasla bih wara li nuzah imma l parts ta rubber kolla tqarqcu qabel iz zmien!!!! Hrapen jien nuza beuchat mill antiki meta kont ninzel ta spiss kont nahsilhom darba biss wara l stagun taghhom u nisprjalom silicon grease gewwa il grillu li bid differenza ta wd40 jiflah hafna aktar ghal ilma .
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: malvizzu on July 31, 2012, 11:53:17 CET
Ifhem la ghaddejtu minn esperjenza simili miniex se mmerikhom. Personalment qatt m'uzajtu fuq rubber u ghalhekk ma nistax nghid x'jigri. Thanks ghax tajjeb li tkun taf b'dan il-problemi.
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: Kevin G on July 31, 2012, 12:12:26 CET
thanks anzi ta linfo, mela ahjar safe u neqleb al silicone grease, nahseb dan forma ta spray jigi hux
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: ggantno1 on July 31, 2012, 16:33:33 CET
Ija  silcone grease spray
@malvizzu  wd40 tajjeb izda bhala lubrification fl ilma u kuntatt ma rubber ma jogbuni xejn !!! Ara jekk ikollok xi seratura imwahla jew l katnazz tal karru ghal dak xoghol bomba  ;)
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: manuel spiteri on August 01, 2012, 15:50:21 CET
nies. jina harpun mares phantom fv andi tal lakstu. u soltu inadfu bil ilma helu u nisprenjalu iz zejt tas sniter go fih ( fejn tithol il virga ) got trigger insomma. xtahsbu ? ed namel hazin ? ahjar jek nixtri silicone grease ? pls replay
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: lorbsin on August 05, 2012, 12:22:08 CET
tajjjeb hemma limportanti ma tmisux ma lakstu, ghax il lakstu ikber ghal lakstu lahjar li tuza silicone spray .
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: Maria on August 05, 2012, 13:33:02 CET
Ghandi problema kbira. Kull meta naqbad huta kbira qatt ma jirnexxili intellghha. Dejjem bil-qasba ta l-idejn mhux tar-reel. Dejjem wahdi kont u ppruvajt bil-kopp ukoll. Sibtha difficli hafna wahdi b'id wahda il-kopp u l-ohra il-qasba, jist jekk joghgobkom xi hadd jghidli is-sengha ta kif ghandi naghmel? Ghax taf xsirt nghid, ahjar ma naqbad xejn milli naqbad u jaharab, tghidx kemm jiddispjacini. Grazzi hafna tat-taghlim li qed niehu minn dan il-forum.
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: ggantno1 on August 05, 2012, 17:05:20 CET
ara titfalix xi naqa silicone spray forsi titla :) nahseb ghazilt post hazin
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: skip on August 05, 2012, 18:36:10 CET
TSI-301 is used on firearms and is a dry protectant/lubricant meant for metal. If plastics are involved then TSI-321 is a recommended product
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: Osm_85 on September 30, 2013, 19:24:20 CET
l ahjar li tahslu b ilma helu u thalih joqtor. WD40 tajjeb pero iva il lastiku jibda jitiekel...l ahjar silicone grease.
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: damateur on September 30, 2013, 22:56:44 CET
Just rinse it with fresh water if it is an elastic spear gun. The trigger mechanism should not corrode if you have a serious spear gun as a it should have a stainless steel trigger mechanism. It is worth dismantling it and giving it a serious cleaning every now and then especially if you use it in sandy and dirty sea environments. A Bit of spray will also help the trigger mechanism....avoid greasy things to triggers as they form cementish material around it especially when in contact with sandy particles.
As regarding the elastic bands it is useless to cover with talcum powder (as I also used to do when I was happy with my first couple of spear guns). Latex bands have a life span and when they are almost half way through they start forming micro cracks at their ends which will eventually become larger ones. Avoid prolonged U.V. Light and any other hot objects to latex as it is the worst enemy!
Regards Michael
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: ballastbelly on October 19, 2013, 23:44:00 CET
i had a look at the 2000 uses in that wd40 pdf , in the fine print is a disclaimer:

"The uses of WD-40 described on this website were provided to WD-40 Company by end-users of the product, and do not constitute recommendations or suggestions for use of WD-40 by WD-40 Company. These uses have not been tested by WD-40 Company. Consumers should exercise common sense whenever using WD-40."


i read wd40 is 25% petroleum, petrol ruins soft plastics. 

unless you have a sticking mechanism i dont think you should spray anything, this also goes for doorlocks,  spraying will just make it sticky and dust and sand will stick to the parts. for door locks you use dry powdered graphite
lubricant (its like pencil lead)

for knives you use silicone grease, i dont have  a spot of rust after years of sea use .
Title: Re: how to clean a speargun ?
Post by: buddyboy on October 20, 2013, 20:06:15 CET
I agree 100% that WD40 has the tendency of hardening the rubber while silicone grease has many good properties especially for rubber. Whenever I dismantle my air speargun I rub all the rubber with silicone grease. It will help for the preservation of the rubber and to serve as a lubricant to moving parts