G-10 vs. FRN

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Is it just me, or do knives with G-10 handles develop a 'gritty' feel when opening, compared to FRN knives? My Para has that feel, currently, while some of my FRN knives (D4 for example) have been carried more, and have yet to develop any sort of grit-feel to them.
 
Gritty, like the tang/kick grinding while opening? Why would that have anything to do with the scales?
 
Hell, I dont know. I was thinking maybe tiny pieces of the G-10 "dust" are wearing away and making the action gritty. :p
 
Nothing actually rides on the scales on any G10 folder I've ever seen (the experts can feel free to correct me here if I'm mistaken...).

There are brass, teflon, or 'other' washer types between the blade and the scales OR between the liners (usually SS) and the blade.

Nope, no G10 dust there, just plain old dust and dirt no doubt.
 
Any suggestions on getting rid of the 'gritty' feel? Aside from just washing it out? I always hesitate to do that, for fear of not getting it fully dried out and getting rust in there somewhere. I dont have the screwdrivers needed to take apart a Spyderco (and not sure if you can take a Para all the way apart, to begin with, because of the lanyard tube) so my options are a bit limited.
 
I never hesitate to wash them out with hot, soapy water when it is available. I've also used WD-40 to flush grit out (it also works to displace water after washing) then oil with Rem-Oil. Gun Scrubber does a good job of cleaning them out, especially if you plan to go back with a dry lube.
 
spray it well with wd-40 then use an air compressor, the oil will grab onto the dirt and grit and the air will force it all out. this works well for me.
 
BoxANT said:
Do you use lube ? ;)



A *little* mineral oil works for me.
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White lightning. I don't know if anybody here has tried this but I love it. It even keeps dust out as well as lubeing. I use it in my utx-70 otf microtech and I use that on a daily basis as a "box opener" and to show off
 
it is, It coats the pivot point and helps keep debrit out and it does not dry out and harden so it lubricates too! One of the big knife companies has even started distributing the product.
 
I was always worried that the waxy flakes would gum up the pivot joint. Guess not. I'll have to try that!
 
I often use White Lightning on knives like my SAKs, Leatherman multi-tools, and linerless FRN Spydercos. I use Militec-1 on my Delica4/Endura4 knives. I also use the Militec on Axis lock knives; I hesitate to use White Lightning on those.
Jim
 
G10 shouldn't make it gritty at all due to the washers, but I did once upon a time have a 440v military that had the rough blasted G10 surface on the inside on one scale, which combined with spydercos super-thin washers made it feel rough.
 
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