Current project on your bench

[shadow187]

It was in the original listing but his second listing had it for $20, score but I’m pretty sure it’s not a v3

Also snagged the m870 for shits n giggles for $10, apparently they were a let down when released and took forever to get to fire, found that out for myself lol, hopefully something can be done about that before I couldn’t get it firing during a quick test with soft then hard gels

a P90 for $20 but it’s got feeding issues, the nozzle doesn’t appear to retract far enough to allow gels to feed and the magazine spring is bent to buggery but a new mag will sort that, doubt I’ll find a replacement spring for it

And last but not least he offered me the jingli SLR CQB for $50, couldn’t pass that up

Mp7 and the SLR work great, it’s just the sticky on the mp7 I’ve gotta sort, then the p90 and m870 issues

Still not bad for $100

Thanks for the advice on the sticky

[Wombat]

that’s a great score - well done

[Friendly_Fire]

I had a sticky degraded P90 like that. Horrible.

I sat down with a beach towel on my lap, hand scraped the rubber off then hit it with a wet sand… great result after paint but…

Isopropyl sounds a whole lot easier.

[shadow187]

Anyone had or worked on a BF m870?

Any tips, upgrades some etc?

[shadow187]

Let the games begin

Tip, diggers isopropyl alcohol might be a touch too strong to remove that rubber coating, it’s leaving white stains that won’t wash off

[RokSolid]

Green oring, mild spring and ported cylinder. Dont recommend going to nuts on them as gears are basically unobtainable these days. Entire gearboxes still exist I believe.

[shadow187]

Yeah I’m pretty sure I seen some gearboxes for them on AliExpress

The standard spring in its about the same length as the m97 shotty but it’s a bit thicker, would you suggest m90 at most? Not sure I’ve seen anything smaller available in my spring search travels

[RokSolid]

Definitely m90 at most. Even m85 or m80, or a spring or of a stock blaster that is a little bigger than the mp7s if you have one.
Fortunately the spring is really accessible on these

[shadow187]

Good news is x-force has V3 gearboxes available for $40

Edit: no they dont, I think vipertac does, nope but they have metal gears for unspecified brand mp7

I’ll see if I can find an m80, m85 and another m90 n see how I go, spewing ausgel shut up shop, cheap springs was good

Cheers

Hey @RokSolid do you know if m4a1 Nambour is opening another shop or are they throwing in the towel as well?

[BME]

It’s a repaint jobby, after rubber removal.

I did the same on my mp5sd supp.
Isopropyl got it off…but left whitish marks on it.

But…all ready for 50 shades of whatever you like…!!

Tamiya paints spray on really well, fine paint, fine spray application, no blobs or can spitting.

Then a clear coat on top to protect it.

Go tan, black, green….whatever tickles your fancy…!!

[shadow187]

Yeah I figured as much, just deciding what colour

Most of the Tamiya colours I found were only small spray cans, I’d assume about half the size of a regular sized spray can

Definitely need to get a primer first this time, then the colour and probably a clear coat.

When a $20 blaster becomes $20 + ~$60 for paint+10 for the isopropyl alcohol

[BME]

There’s a phrase for that….

Spending spiral…!!

Yeah, tamiya cans are small, but good.

A lot of the other brands spit out heavier spray, which obscures fine details, and can spit blobs….they can ruin a paint job…

[Maiphut]

ISO is very good, even for resoldering joints and terminals.

I thought about drinking it one day but thought I better not as was 90% proof

Another trick in my toolbox is dielectric grease.

Don’t need much but keeps the contacts moisture free so the current can flow. I give it a run about a decade ago works awesome.

@BME might be time for another bunnings sausage run

[RokSolid]

They aren’t that I am aware of and Ausgel looks to have sold all remaining stock to X-Force and closed.
I am not affiliated with them nor their mouthpiece, just observations and connecting the dots as it were.

Send me a message, I’ll check my bits boxes I reckon I’ve got some springs that’ll work without being to harsh.

[shadow187]

All good I just thought you might have known as I thought you were a regular customer of theirs. No stress

I’ve ordered an m80, m85 and m90 so should be right but I appreciate the offer, if I do get stuck I’ll let you know

This will make life easier

Not sure if these are the right metal gears tho

[Friendly_Fire]

@shadow187

it’s leaving white stains that won’t wash off

Ah… same problem Monica Lewinsky had…

Yeah, like Beemer said, just paint over it, it’ll be fine.

[shadow187]

I think I’ll leave the painting to beemer

Stay away from “white knight - squirts” spray paint

They don’t call it squirts for nothing

What to soak the shells in to remove that shit?
Or is it not worth it at this point?

[DocBob]

Check out the spray can itself about what type of product is used for “clean-up”.

Is it Nylon or ABS plastic?

The sooner you can remove it after application, the better chance of getting it all off.

[shadow187]

It’s made of ABS and cleanup says turps but I don’t have any and Bunnings will be closed by the time I get there unfortunately

Might just be stuck with it

[BME]

That consistency looks like black honey…!!

It’s not a mistake…it’s a learning experience…!!

Trust me…I’ve done lots of learning…!!

Some spray brands are better than others…

Rustoleum is okay…but goes on a bit thick…and can splatter occasionally.

Honestly, I’ve found tamiya the best…
It doesn’t spit or bubble, light fine application, and good adhesion.

Yes, it’s smaller and expensive…but you don’t need much to paint a blaster.

If you try other brands, try them out on a spare sample first…flat bit of wood, old pvc pipe…get a feel of how it sprays, before you apply…