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Posted: 10/1/2013 12:31:14 PM EDT
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This is probably a dumb question and I may get called a 13'er and all kinds of other colorful crap but I'm gonna ask anyway.
I would think the number one enemy to polymer would be drying out. Will letting oil soak into the shell prolong the life of the polymer? I'm not sure how the plastic would react to the oil. For all I know it could mess it up faster. The reason I ask is that I have a few of the rather expensive Noveske pmags that I would like to last as long as possible. I buy standard gen 2's regularly so i'm not too concerned about those but if there is something cheap I can do to get a few more years out of them then it would be worth it.Ii have a feeling you guys are just gonna tell me I'll wear the mag out before it dry rots but i thought I'd ask. |
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Oil doesn't soak into most plastics, and plastic can't dry rot.
What degrades most plastic is long term exposure to sunlight. Most plastics used in tough conditions usually are manufactured to resist the ultra-violet sunlight that causes the damage so they last a long time even in direct exposer. If I was going to put anything at all on them, I'd wipe them down with Armor-All, and even that is a waste of time and money. Basically maintenance for polymer magazines is to remove the spring and wash them inside and out with mild kitchen soap, warm water, and a toothbrush. |
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Oil doesn't soak into most plastics, and plastic can't dry rot. What degrades most plastic is long term exposure to sunlight. Most plastics used in tough conditions usually are manufactured to resist the ultra-violet sunlight that causes the damage so they last a long time even in direct exposer. If I was going to put anything at all on them, I'd wipe them down with Armor-All, and even that is a waste of time and money. Basically maintenance for polymer magazines is to remove the spring and wash them inside and out with mild kitchen soap, warm water, and a toothbrush. Thanks. |
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One could to reduce the ultra-violet exposure by rattle canning them your favorite color if you were so concerned. Oh and some of them really don't like exposure to insect repellent. This I can cosign, deet in high formulations(99%) or so, indeed(or should I say indeet?) Does eat through plastics. I have ruined a Casio g-shock, also, other than mags. |
| if you're worried about UV rays there are companies that make spray for nylon camping tents that are UV resistant, I personally don't put anything on my PMAGs since they don't see much sun exposure and don't want anything that would make them greasy or slippery. |
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