Getting sand out?

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mosquitojoyride

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i went to the beach today and there's some sand in my calypso jr. i don'tknow the name of hte part, but it's in where the blade swivels? any idea how i can get rid of it?
 
I use WD-40 for washing as it is 66% varsol, or warm soapy water, rinse and dry well, and then of course , re-lube.

WR
 
Wash in a bucket of soapy warm water,rinse with hot water.Displace water with the product invented for that purpose(WD-40) and wipe down and re-lube with oil/grease/clp or what ever you like.tom.
 
I use fast running water from the sink. You might have to open and close the knife as it's under the faucet to get all of the sand out. Then dry, WD40, wipe, and oil.

I've worked in the desert a lot and removing sand is a trick.

Good Luck.
-Bob
 
Sand is very abrasive. It it were mine I would send the knife back to Spyderco to clean unless I can disassemble it and clean each part myself.

You will think it is clean and then it will grind out the pivot and the blade will flop a bit if you don't get it really clean.
 
I dropped my BM Monochrome into the sand at a beach, while taking off my clothes for a quick midnight nude swim. Didn't notice it until I was putting my clothes back on. I had to backtrack and feel into the sand with my foot. It was totally covered and not to be seen. Luckily I found it pretty quick. Didn't know if I would have to use it later the same night, so I gave it a quick rinse in the sea. And then a proper one under the faucet at home. Then I let it dry and applied a drop of oil. Wasn't even scratched, and apparently no sand was left in. I credit this in part to the excellent fit of the parts, and the open structure. It really is a knife worth a lot more than the price.

I wouldn't dissasemble a knife unless it was absolutely needed. If all the grains seem to get washed out and there's no grittiness to the action, it should be fine. Add some oil if you feel like that's appropriate.

Using one of those aerosol dusters might be something to try - before rinsing, if the knife is dry, and after to make sure it's really clean and dry.
 
When this happens to me, I usually spray it down with WD40.

Then I get risky and wash it out in the sink. I dry it as much as possible, then reclean with WD40 again.

Repeat until it opens smoothly again. Make sure you got all the water out.

Then re-lubricate the whole thing.
 
you could aslo consider using bore blast to clean out the sand. just make sure to re lube after whatever method that you use, because most methods will remove your lube and water methods could obviously lead to corrosion.
 
I generally agree with the above suggestions. I sometimes have that trouble with the compound that I use to charge my leather strop. I was having difficulty getting the last of it out. I put on some White Lightning wax based lubricant. As you use the knife, the wax tends to carry out the crud, and I kept wiping it off, and occasionally adding more White Lightning lubricant.

(The solvent in White Lightning tends to evaporate through the bottle, it is hard to keep it around, so to get the maximum product, try to get a fresh bottle.)
 
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