ESEE RC-6 Cleaning question..

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Hi guys, first post in this section, 2nd in the entire forum (Just signed up today).

I just ordered up my RC-6 last night and I am eagerly awaiting its arrival. I've read from several sources including the place I purchased it from that because it's made out of 1095 Carbon Steel that it may rust easily. Many of these places also suggested using Tuf-Cloth for this.

Does anyone use that? If so, how often do you rub it down with it?

Thanks!

-Lorenzo
 
I Just wipe mine down after use with a tuf cloth. and I'm not very religious about it. Any kind of oil will work. If you've got some rem oil sitting around, you're set. The coating thats on the blade does a fantastic job of protecting it. You only need to worry about the logo and the exposed edge really.
 
Oh jeez, I'm sorry, I didn't even notice the stickies! Thanks!

And thanks Dizwolf, I was kinda worried about the rust thing just because this is my first knife over $100 (Sad, I know). But as long as its not a thing you have to do religiously That makes me feel much better about it..I'll just throw a few tuf-clothes in my pack!
 
Even if the edge does rust, it comes off in about 3 seconds, the next time you sharpen.


Never concerned me too much, but I have used a brass brush to clean up rust on the laser logos, with minimal to no wear on the powdercoat from the brush. Not that you could tell anyway, my powdercoat is nice and smooth....
 
welcome here!
You can use a lot of oils, just lightly oil it every now and then and clean it after use. It will be fine for a loooooooong time.
 
WD-40 is great for removing rust. I've been religious so for about spraying my ESEE 6 down with WD every time it gets dirty. keeps it shiny and nice.
 
I recently carried mine on a weeklong camping trip. Used it as my edc, and batoned every day with it, covered in snow and mud. I'd wipe it off with a dry cloth, but didn't oil it all week. It spent a lot of time in a wet sheath. There was some rusting in the logo, but the blade was clean from use and light sharpening on a sharpmaker. The logo cleaned up easily with some light scrubbing from the tuf cloth, and a short bit with a 3m pad
 
I drench my knife with tuf-glide when I first get it and then let it dry for a day. It micro-bonds with the steel. Then I wipe it down with a light coat after each sharpening and not a speck of rust after being used in all conditions.
 
any link on where do you guys buy those tuf-cloth/tuf-glide..
i must have missed it.. or was too drunk to notice it.. (i guess its in the sticky somewhere)
 
I just had a recent epiphany. I use Trumpet valve oil to lube my guns when I clean them. I'd imagine that they'd do the same for 1095 carbon. The stuff's cheap (just a couple of bucks at your local music store) and is good enough to use on my guns and my $1500 trumpet. Hope that helps.
 
The best way to prevent rust is to use it, but with the amount of knives we most likely all have it would be hard to use all of them. After use I wipe my RAT knives down with warm water, dry it off and put a nice heavy coat of tuff glide/cloth and allow it to dry. If your in real high humidity recoat as often as you feel fit.
 
I order mine directly from the company Sentry Solutions. Tuf-cloth will be your rc-6's best friend. KNIFEABILITY-a must for all humans
 
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