Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-27306930-20161201051259/@comment-27306930-20161205183645

Pedroh1999 wrote: Elliottw wrote: It doesn't surprise me that the spring rusted. Xploders and Orbeez are wet by their very nature. All that moisture in the chamber is bound to promote oxidation. That's "rust", for you youngins. Hey, Elliott, by the way, do you actually know a way to prevent oxidation on springs? I was thinking about petroleum jelly, as it is good for lubrication, water repellent and is unexpensive. I have used it in gears from machines I use at work and it works wonders, but it is all metal on metal. Does petroleum jelly corrode plastic or it is all okay? That's a great question. I think you'll want to avoid petroleum jelly, as it can deteriorate certain plastics. I'm not sure the ABS they use in Nerf blasters is one of them, but better safe than sorry. I would use a thick coating of silicone grease. Same principle, it's just that we know silicone and Nerf get along 😊