Not certain which list this came from so I will post to both of them.
 
A question was posed regarding air tool lubrication. I found a product put
out by PB-Blaster that is an air tool oil that does a really nice job. What
makes it really attractive is that it comes in a spray can and is very easy
to shoot a 1/2 second spray into the amflow connector just before you hook
the hose up.
The other thing you might consider if you are using your air tools in an
extremely clean environment; around painted surfaces, surfaces that are
about to be painted or around vehicle upholstery you might consider an
inline oiler that hooks directly to your compressor and releases a very
small measured amount of oil into the air flow. The one I have has a
diverter valve on it so that you can select oil or shop air. If I am working
around something that I don't want to run the risk of getting any oil
residue on I will run the tool in oil mode until I am ready to get inside
the car and then simply switch it to shop air for the time I am working in
that environment.
Either way you choose to go keep those tools lubricated and they will
probably out last you. I have a Snap-on IM-51 1/2" drive short shank impact
wrench I bought in 1985 and it will still hit an honest 300LBS on the torque
meter using 110 LBS of air pressure.


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