goo gone - ok for blades?

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pedicabdriver

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i recently got back from a short camping trip, and my knife is covered with sap and other gunk from batoning. i tried scrubbing it down with a cloth soaked in hot water, but it's not really helping. is it ok to use goo gone or is there something similiar that's a viable option?

any other tips for cleaning would also be welcomed.
 
It won't hurt it,just make it smell kinda funny.Better than goo gone is (believe it or not)Lectric Shave.It eats thru epoxy and super glue better than anything i've found.Scarey the stuff is made for your face.
 
I've found that turpentine works very well for removing pine sap. I use Goo Gone for adhesive residues, it has yet to harm any of my knives.
 
corn oil or most any veg. based oils will remove most pitch. even mayo will work.

Larry
 
Alcohol doesn't work very well--unless you are drinking it and then you don't care if it works!

Mineral spirits, acetone, paint thinner, Goo Gone, WD-40 work.

Clean it of and wipe it down afterwards.
 
I used a high proof Tequila to remove the price tag gunk off of my Yojimbo. Also used Denatured Alcohol to clean off some paint and pitch on another knife. Just dont get it on the scales, it may eat the finish off.
 
I was in the landscape and nursery business for a few years, and got pine sap on my clothes, knives and hands pretty regularly. I tried everything I could find to get that stuff off, and turpentine worked better than anything else for me. That and KFC grease.:D Alcohol works great for some things, but pine sap wasn't one of them.
 
After a day in the woods cutting pines, my saws are covered in pitch and sticky crud. I have always used a rag and some premix/gas which takes the crud off metal & plasic cases alike. I also use it to clean the machete off.
Cheap & works great!
 
THREE things every guy should have:
1. Duct tape (for all the reasons we all know)
2. WD-40 (see reason #1)
3. Zippo or Ronson lighter fluid - for getting all the goo off the knife blade,
all the dam*ed stickum that peel-off-labels leave behind, for getting gum off the bottom of your shoe,
for getting Magic-Marker off the countertop...need I go on...?

OOPS! FIVE things:
4. A good pocket LED flashlight,
5. A good EDC pocket knife (or 2, or 3, or...)
 
I have found isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to work quite well for removing pine sap as well as packing tape goo. WD40 is pretty good, too, but the alcohol doesn't smell so bad and dissipates quickly.
 
Whats a good way to get prices sticker adhesive off of leather sheaths?
 
Turpentine is derived from tree sap. The rule of thumb is, "like disolves like."

Paint thinner is the petroleum derivative that is closest to turpentine. It usually works good, too.

WD40 contains solvents that are similar to paint thinner and kerosene.
If you have any Coleman fuel, that will work good, except that it evaporates so fast. And keep it the heck away from any sparks.





boring said:
Whats a good way to get prices sticker adhesive off of leather sheaths?
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I don't know of a solvent that will not discolor the leather. (I'm not saying there isn't one, I just haven't found it.)
I work stickers off with a knife blade, then rub dirt on the residual adhesive.
 
Non Acetone nail polish remover works great! Ihave ysed Goo-Gone with no ill effects. Dane dish washing liquid and very hot water works in some situations as well. Good luck!

Matador-
 
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