When should I clean my paintball gun?

Question

I know you should clean the gun after you play paintball but how often should you take apart the entire gun. If you know can you suggest any good websites that tell you how to dissasemble and assemble a paintball gun it would be appreciated. My gun is a Spyder TR-L or TL-R im not sure.

Thank you, in advanced

Answer 1

Spyders don't need much maintenance at all. I clean my barrel after every use, but the only time you really need to take the gun apart is if a ball bust or is chopped inside of it or something is wrong...and then I would suggest going somewhere that knows what there doing just to be on the safe side.

Answer 2

Ok stop! You should never have to tear the gun completely down uness you have a failed oring. The TL-R has no regulator so every time before you play put two drops of oil in the ASA (where you s***w your tank into) and that will keep all the orings in good condition unless you play like once a year. You should always take the bolt out and clean any paint chips from breaks or any wet paint because the paint can cause your bolt to stick once it dryes. Spyder makes its own oil but any machine or gun oil will work fine. Hydralic jack oil works the best because it is great for keeping your orings like new. Hope this helps

Answer 3

Spyders are very easy to take apart, and in my opinion, should be completely disassembled and cleaned after every use. I know I can completely disassemble, clean, and lubricate my old spyder Xtra in under 15 minutes. Now with most high end guns, I would recommend a complete disassemble after about 2 uses, and thats assuming you didn't break any paint in it. But, like I said, with a spyder, the small amount of time it takes to clean it is well worth the extra year to two years you could get out of it by simply performing regular detailed maintenance.