I finally bit the bullet and got a hitachi 65MA2 nail gun (and it is soooo sweet) and I need to get some oil for it, I know that hitachi makes oil, as does all the other gun makers…
can one use any Nail gun oil in any brand gun or is it brand specific?
Jeff
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You should be able to use any 30-wt non-detergent oil for the tools (according to my Mentor; a crusty old ex-Air Force flight-line maintenance guy). He also told me to Marvel AIR TOOL Oil (not "Mystery" Oil in the tools.
The Marvel is right in line (price-wise) with the others. I found it at a True-Value and it appears to live up to his reasoning (about O-Ring maintenance etc etc.)
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You left out the part about the Mormons and the illegal aliens undercutting the legitimate tool oil vendors.
I have Paslode, Hitachi, Dewalt and Bostich guns and use the same oil on all of them. No matter where I've bought gun oil from whether it was where I buy my tools, Home Depot or Sears it's all the same.
I agree that any oil (sold for nail guns) will work in any brand of gun.
However, last winter I was building wheel chair ramps in cold weather (10-20 degrees), and the Bostich framer stops working.
Took it in, first thing the service guy asks is if I'm using "cold weather oil." Switched oils, problem solved.