Finish Line Ceramic Reinforced

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idanmaman

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helo , i am currently using finish line ceramic reinforced oil , it is a bicycle chain lube , i am wondering if it is a good lube ? . it looks like the metal soaks the oil up and after few days from applying it there is a very very unoticeable coating left from the oil , it is kinda thick and i think it is good but i would like to hear comments ( i hope i didnt destroy my knives ).
thanks , idan
 
Shy of using an acid as lube I can't see it possible to do any damage. Might gunk your knifes up but thats the worst I can think of. I have used bike chain oil before without problem.
 
Well the ceramic part sounds a little miss leading, I doubt there are seriously ceramic particles in the oil, if there were I would be concerned that they would grind away the metal they were designed to protect.

Like has been pointed out, unless it is a seriously flawed product, oil is oil, and most knives don't NEED any, it can help smooth up the action, and prevent rust in the pivot.

I use either Tuff-glide or Hi-Slip Grease myself, they do the trick very well. Currently the only folders I own have polymer thrust bushings, and I would use a drop of tuff-glide only to protect the steel, they really require no lubrication.

When I owned a Strider SnG, I used the hi-slip because it has a rougher blade finish at the pivot and uses metallic thrust bushings.

My friend also uses hi-slip grease on his Insingo Sebenza, it helps smooth the action of the metallic bushings.
 
well it looks like the steel soaks up the oil because i have put some oil and then most of it dissapeared so thats made me think that the oil is not good for knives steel
 
idanmaman said:
well it looks like the steel soaks up the oil because i have put some oil and then most of it dissapeared so thats made me think that the oil is not good for knives steel
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Steel can't "soak" up oil.....just the carrier evaporated and left behind the "lube". That is not an indication that it is a bad oil.
 
Yes, it is classified as a dry lubricant, a solvent base is used as a carrier for the actual lubricant, once that dries a film of the lubricant is left on the surfaceof the part that needs lubrication.

Generally dry lubricants are preferred for parts exposed to the elements because they don't wash out and don't collect as much debris which leads to wear.
 
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