Can't find posts on applying O rings

[aikiman44]

Using a toothpick?
Also, anyone have a source for some colored rings?
Thanks.

[StarHalo]

The toothpick method works for me; the main thing is making sure your rings are clean and lubed.

The color of the o-ring almost always identifies what material it's made out of. This is important to note as you want to avoid putting silicone lube on silicone rings (they're usually red.) Most folks who replace their rings go for glow-in-the-dark; head over to the CPFMarketplace and search "Sigman GITD" for one of the largest selections.

[blackfly]

I use a toothpick. But you have to be careful not to touch the teflon disc when removing the rear o-ring. As for the colored o-rings, I think there is a thread in this sub forum with links.

[cnjl3]

First time I used a toothpick w/dental floss like mentioned below but later found out it was doable with just a toothpick - I guess it just depends on how much flexability your O-ring can stand.

O-rings
Knob o-rings: The o-rings are very easy to take off with a wooden toothpick, just dig right under the o-ring and pry it up so you can roll it off. Putting them on is easy with the following trick. Wrap several inches of thread or dental floss around the outer groove to fill it up. Then put the first o-ring right on top of it. It will then be easy for the o-ring to be pushed/rolled over to the inner groove because it can’t fall deep into the first groove. Take the thread off and put the next o-ring in the outer groove.

O-ring sizes:
Knob - Size 011, 5/16” ID and 1/16” diameter
Tailcap - Size 020, 1” English Size

As far as where you can buy O-rings see if you can contact CPF member
run4jc as he made a purchase some where and had many to give away.
Thanks to run4jc I now have a choice of red and black O-rings to dress my
TRI-V.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/...ngs-for-my-007

[aikiman44]

Thank you gentlemen!

[Jumpmaster]

What color o-rings do you all prefer on your SPY? I have a whole bunch in a lot of different colors, but so far I prefer either bright white or royal blue. I'll try to post pics later...

(I know this is an old thread, but I thought it would be better than creating a new thread about the same topic...)

Blue rings today...(I made the chain myself, btw...)

And white rings today...

[RIDE]

Those white rings look killer! Where can I order them?

RIDE

[Benchiew]

Those white rings look killer! Where can I order them?

RIDE

+1 and what is the size?

[Jumpmaster]

PM sent to y'all...

I decided to try out the white rings on my droid biner last night...

And I left them on there because they look cool...

I've found that 011 rings are a little easier to work with...and it makes me appreciate the lock-out feature a LOT. The 010 ones are a more snug fit and more difficult to install/remove (both on the 007 and the droid), but probably more low-profile as far as accidentally turning on in your pocket.

For the droid, I didn't notice any difference in resistance between the 010 and the 011 rings.