Cleaning Classics.................

Hateman · Sep 7, 2006

Anyone have any suggestions as to cleaning the toothpick/ tweezer holding areas of a Classic? I did find some pipe clieaners but the 'fluff' on the cleaners came off too easily; a definite mess when trying to clean oils out of the notched areas. I found some craft paper wire (a thing wire wrapped with paper); it works fine at removing dirt and such. Anyone have any other ideas, other than removing the scales, for getting those areas clean? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

znapschatz · Sep 7, 2006

Hateman said:
Anyone have any suggestions as to cleaning the toothpick/ tweezer holding areas of a Classic? I did find some pipe clieaners but the 'fluff' on the cleaners came off too easily; a definite mess when trying to clean oils out of the notched areas. I found some craft paper wire (a thing wire wrapped with paper); it works fine at removing dirt and such. Anyone have any other ideas, other than removing the scales, for getting those areas clean? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

Is there any way to remove the scales without messing up something? If so, what's wrong with doing that?

RubberJohnny · Sep 7, 2006

I think that once you remove the scales they are broken and cannot be put back.

http://www.swiss-knife.com/EN/Help-infos/maintenance.html scroll to the bottom

severtecher · Sep 7, 2006

You SAK guys!! Does an ultrasonic cleaner work for this purpose?

felinevet · Sep 7, 2006

RubberJohnny said:
I think that once you remove the scales they are broken and cannot be put back.

http://www.swiss-knife.com/EN/Help-infos/maintenance.html scroll to the bottom

Absolutely not. If you remove them carefully they will usually snap back on. If not, some glue on the rivet heads will do it perfectly.

RubberJohnny · Sep 7, 2006

I stand corrected. After reading that site I didn't try to remove my Climber's scales carefully so they did end up breaking. Thanks for the update.

Hateman · Sep 8, 2006

I've tried removing scales in the past and found that it's a crap shoot at times for me, anyway. Sometimes the the scales pop right back and somethines they are broken despite gingerly removing them.

Ultrasound may work. But, I was thinking of a way that could be used anywhere (i. e. out in the woods, on trips, etc).

Thanks for the replies, all.

freezergeezer · Sep 8, 2006

Wash it?

SAK's don't have a problem with corrosion.

enkidu · Sep 8, 2006

I usually put a piece of paper over the end of the tweezers and use it to swab out the recess. Haven't done much more than that. Just had an idea through, one of those waterpik flossing things which shoot out tiny tiny pulses of water would probably be perfect for the job. As long as you rinse properly and dry+lube lightly there should be no worry about corrosion.

ratbert42 · Sep 12, 2006

Don't soak it in or even wipe it down with rubbing alcohol. It softens or dissolves the usual SAK cellidor scales. I think a lot of SAK owners figure that out the hard way.