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Summary: Cleaning an Airsoft gun can be done using silicone oil or rubbing alcohol along with a Q-tip or a paper towel. Keep dust and grime out of the crevices of the gun with advice from a weapons supply store employee in this free video on BB guns.
John Monson is an employee at Weapon Blender in Orem, Utah. They specialize in the sales and rentals of Airsoft guns and equipment.read more
"This is Corbin with Weapon Blender here to show you how to keep your gas pull back clean. First off, you're going to want to release the mag. Make sure that there aren't any huge obstructions by your main seal and your plunger right here. Also, another thing to look at is if you can get a Q tip or some type of paper towel, sometimes it's nice to clean right through here. A little bit of Silicone oil or rubbing alcohol, quick spray and then just go through and clean up the track. Make sure that you're BBs feed properly. For the gun, go ahead and break your slide off from the rest of the gun. You want to make sure that you're gun's well-oiled on your the track itself and where the seals meet, so right here, along here. Make sure that there aren't any huge obstructions. If you see anything, get a Q tip or a paper towel, go ahead and just wipe it down, make sure to lubricate it, as soon as you're done since this do sliding move quite a bit. Down here, make sure there aren't any, isn't any dirt by your trigger assembly and also back by your mag release. If there is any, just a Q tip, some rubbing alcohol or some Silicone oil usually clean it right up. After you're done through, going through everything, make sure everything is looped, your track and the rest of your gun. As soon as you've done that, go ahead and put your gun back together, make sure the slide moves back and forth easily so all the parts went together correctly, go ahead and release the hammer, put your magazine back in the gun and you're all set."
eHow Article: How to Clean an Airsoft Gun