Cleaning a Sebenza

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Just a quick question about cleaning a Sebenza 21. Is their any reason not to use soap and water on all the parts of my Sebenza 21? Thank you everyone.
 
Check out edci solution. I swear by the stuff. It is like windex for knives, it also helps reduce crud and fingerprint mark build up. As an added bonus it is also food safe. Wd40 also does wonders on the scale. Crk applies some on every Sebbie before shipping out.
 
Liquid hand soap and warm water under the tap in kitchen sink. Wood inlays, micarta, all models I own, never a problem. You bought a stainless knife, and one benefit is you don't have to stress over it.

I cut up fruit and give a quick wash to my CRKs at least a couple times a day on average. Sometimes a more thorough wash. The CRK grease tends to stay in the pivot, and I've never had any issues with corrosion with S35VN.
 
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kidcongo said:
Liquid hand soap and warm water under the tap in kitchen sink. Wood inlays, micarta, all models I own, never a problem. You bought a stainless knife, and one benefit is you don't have to stress over it.

I cut up fruit and give a quick wash to my CRKs at least a couple times a day on average. Sometimes a more thorough wash. The CRK grease tends to stay in the pivot, and I've never had any issues with corrosion with S35VN.
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That's good to hear - my main concern would be washing out the grease.
 
Thanks everyone. I am going to dissemble it and was everything separate. Then reassemble. The first time I took it apart I just took the blade out and wiped everything down, then reassembled.
 
A quick question pertaining to the handle screws. I assume the "female" side of the screw must be inserted from the same side right? What I mean is when taking the knife apart are all the "female" screws on the clip side or the other side and when reassembling must they go back in the same way?
 
I don't think it matters which side the "female" or pin goes. I put them on the presentation (non lock bar) side so that I can get all of them in and set the scale down without the pins falling out. They are all identical on a 21 as well so it does not matter if you don't get them back in the exact same holes that they came out of.
 
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I only take off the presentation side screws and just leave the other in. Once you get the blade out and the one side it is easy to clean and lube everything. Follow the directions on the CRK website and it is easy.

I would disassemble rather than wash with water or just blow it clean. You won't get the washers cleaned and lubed unless you disassemble.
 
I was looking for a good thread to ask this in, so just hijacking this one quick.
The CRK lube is so expensive. I would like more for my money. Can you guys tell me if the finish line or tetra lube are the same thing.
Thank you and I will order some pending answers.
Matt
 
BellaBlades said:
I was looking for a good thread to ask this in, so just hijacking this one quick.
The CRK lube is so expensive. I would like more for my money. Can you guys tell me if the finish line or tetra lube are the same thing.
Thank you and I will order some pending answers.
Matt
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I have been waiting to post hoping that someone who knows better than I would answer. From my research on this forum and other places, what I learned is that CRK uses Dupont GPL205 or GPL206. I can't remember which one it was though.

I use Finish Line Extreme Fluoro on my CRK's with excellent results. It stays around for a long time (probably due to the design of the washers) and makes it super smooth. I have no complaints and will continue to use it. However I don't think that Finish Line is the exact same formulation. A quote from their site: Extreme Fluoro Grease is made with 100% pure DuPont® fluorinated ingredients.

A quote from The Man Himself regarding Mil-Comm TW-25B: (if you click the link on the quote, you will be taken to the thread that I pulled this from).

Chris Reeve said:
It is the same P.T.F.E. type lube but will not work the same as ours.CRK lube is specially formulated for us by the manufacturer that is why it is a little more expensive but it works better than any other lube that i have found.Petroleum based lubes do not work well with Ti .To use our lube you only have use very small drops in the right places it will last a long time so is not expensive when looked at from that point of view.
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EDIT: I don't want to mislead anyone. I do not know for sure what formulation CRK uses. I just remember reading that somewhere. I have no proof whatsoever that what I say about GPL205 or GPL206 is correct although I personally believe it to be.
 
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