Do you clean and lubricate your knives with CLP?

Slip 2000 is not toxic and taste great. 😳 Its a little thick so its no too runny. I really dont use oil often. Mostly i use grease when i break down a knife for cleaning. Just a dab. If im washing a folder out with water i use compressed air then a drop or two of slip2000.
 
From information posted in these forums, Breakfree seems to be a very impressive protection against corrosion.
 
Break free is what we used on the ballistics for all fighter/bomber aircraft when I served....... don't use it on anything you eat with or you may grow a 6th finger on one hand or something weird!?!

Seriously that stuff works great on anything that pivots, or on firearms......... use it accordingly.
 
TheEdge01 said:
Why does it need to be wiped off? Is it safe for plastic handles?
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As said, it will just collect contaminates. Wiped dry, it's supposed to leave a film that even gun powder residue has a hard time sticking to. I have found that to be true. But wiping dry goes for any lubricant that isn't in a sealed system.
I've never had any plastics damaged from breakfree, not that it couldn't happen with certain types.

CLP is a military symbol, subject to strict testing.
None of the lubricants mentioned in this thread are CLP's, as designated by the military, except breakfree and G96.

If anyone is interested, here's the testing that qualifies a CLP.
 
I use finish line flourinated grease on pivots and ill use a little grease and a coat of 3 in 1 on detents and usually coat the rest of the knife with 3 in 1 sometimes i use remoil if im out of 3 in 1. Mineral oil for food prep.
 
fyi..... Original Break Free had Barium that would settle to the bottom of the spray bottles... I'm so screwed later in life!
 
exracr said:
fyi..... Original Break Free had Barium that would settle to the bottom of the spray bottles... I'm so screwed later in life!
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How are you screwed?

Barium is not carcinogenic,[25] and it does not bioaccumulate.[27][28] However, inhaled dust containing insoluble barium compounds can accumulate in the lungs, causing a benign condition called baritosis.[29] For comparison to the soluble poisons, the insoluble sulfate is nontoxic and is thus not classified as a dangerous good.[4]:9
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I'm a huge fan of CLP, I did however wipe down the blade on a Paramilitary 2. What I found was that it partially removed the dark coloring on the spyder logo in the blade. Now there's a slight dark stain under the logo, like it bled out. So I've ordered filtz metal polish hopefully I can remove the stain I've created by applying the CLP. So no I don't recommend using clp anymore. It is also a cleaning solvent not just a lube, so be careful.
 
Love CLP. I use it on my guns and knives. I find it to do everything well enough for my uses. I am sure there are better specialized cleaners, lubricators, and protectors, but its a great jack of all trades.
 
I use regular cheap gun oil that came with my gun cleaning kits, and from the hunting aisle. I have LIGHTLY lubed my knives/machetes/hawks/guns with three small/med containers for years, and years (Hoppes, Rem Oil). I wipe down my knives every 3-4 months. Dust, and rust isn't an issue. I store my carry rotation in individual 'snack sized' zip-locks, and my non-users in their boxes. I keep the boxes partially open so the flaps don't start tearing from repeated opening/closing. I enjoy putting everything out on (and under:o) a card table, and cleaning my 100+ pointy objects at a leisurely pace. It usually takes me 3 days to finish. Except for my wife telling me I have a "knife problem" :confused:, I thoroughly enjoy going through my collection.
 
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I use Ballistol on all of my knives as well as my guns, tools, locks ..... anything that can use a good coat of penetrating oil.
 
This is the sort of thing where you'll get as many answers as there are members.

For me, personally, I like bike chain lubes in my knives. As a cyclist, I learned the joys of dry lubes long ago. Something like Finish Line that's designed to penetrate into the links of bike chains and then dry, leaving a dry teflon layer behind is pretty much the cat's ass as far as knife lubes, in my limited experience.
 
exracr said:
fyi..... Original Break Free had Barium that would settle to the bottom of the spray bottles... I'm so screwed later in life!
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Depends on the barium compound. Barium sulfate is used in barium cocktails and enemas for x-ray exams of the GI tract.
 
Food grade mineral oil on the blades. Only problem is, mineral oil is a horrible cleaner, so periodically I have to clean with something else, but then I'll typically follow up with mineral oil.

I have some breakfree CLP but I rarely use it anymore. Firearms get Slip 2000 EWL or Hoppe's Elite, knives get mineral oil.
 
Mineral oil all the way. Doesn't cure or harden and is safe for use with food.

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