Is there anything that is acceptable to lubricate the shooter rod to keep the action smooth? Nobody likes to plunge with a dry rod. 
(Topic ID: 193074)
Olympia, WA
Funny as I was going to ask that too. Seeing that graphite was offered on one of the websites for the shooter assembly. I was always told keep clean and keep dry.
If I remember correctly, one of the staff was going around with a rag and bottle of zippo fluid and wiping down the shooter rods at the VFW show back in May. I assume it was for lubrication.
Gilligan's Island
I put the tiniest amount possible of Super Lube (grease from the tube) on the rod and rub it on then wipe it, this works great. This is for the shooter rods on my pinball machines you perverts.
Quoted from tfduda:If I remember correctly, one of the staff was going around with a rag and bottle of zippo fluid and wiping down the shooter rods at the VFW show back in May. I assume it was for lubrication.
I guess when isn't Naphtha the answer!?
I put a little car wax on mine . Pull it all the way out - put some wax on - push it in and out a few times - done .
Leeds
Quoted from KenLayton:Depends on the manufacturer of the game. Data East/Sega/Stern Pinball use a shooter housing with a pressed-in metal bushing. Metal-to-metal contact needs periodic oiling with a couple of drops of oil.
This is correct. The material they use for the bush is called oilite. A clean and then a couple of drops of very ligh sewing machine oil will make it good as new.
Wax, grease or graphite powder will make it worse because it will clog the pores in the metal.
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