Help cleaning a vicorinox?

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Hi, I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I have a slight problem. I went camping with some friends just the other weekend, and brought along the old Swiss Army. It was a great trip, and I know for sure that I need to go again as soon as possible, but, in the course of cooking the supper, I managed to spill about half a can of soup all over my Victorinox. Now all the blades have a thick residue all over them, and it doesn't openm as smoothly as it used to. Any ideas as to the best way to clean it all out? I've had this baby for a good six years, and I want to be as gentle as possible, so it can last even longer. Thank you for any help.
 
Areosal wd-40 and a clean old cloth towel should clean it up without damaging anything.Maybe use a pipe cleaner if needed to reach tight areas.
 
I would use detergent, hot water, and a toothbrush. Then liberally spray with WD 40. Wipe dry and oil the joints.
Bill
 
I came across a crudded up SAK once that revived quite well with Bill DeShivs' recipe. I actually soaked it in hot water and Dr. Bronner's overnight, which allowed the toothbrush to remove all of the gunk. WD-40 soak, followed by working the joints. Final rinse, and it was like new.
 
I'd do all the above but leave out the WD40 and go straight to oil.

WD40 is kerosene with some fragrance in it. After dispelling the water, it can & will gum-up if left alone.
 
I clean SAKs and multitools in the dishwasher, assuming they are just dirty and not covered with some noxious substance like tar. Works just fine. You want to get it out of there as soon as its done, dry and maybe lube a little, to avoid rust. But thats my standard procedure. If any grunge remains, you can pick it out with a toothpick, and throw it back in the dishwasher.
 
I have seen with my own eyeballs WD-40 turn into a sticky, light-brown shellac-like coating when sprayed on a stainless revolver and left alone for a long time. Its no myth. :thumbup:
 
Whatever you say.
However, in 35+ years of using WD 40 in the cutlery, firearms, jewelry, music, and maintenance fields I never have! I even used it on my bass strings when I was playing music.
Bill
www.billdeshivs.com
 
I use hot soapy water. Submerge the knife and work the blades to remove all the gunk. The frayed end of a paper match torn out of a book of matches works well for scrubbing thin slots. Submerge in hot rinse water and work the blades again. Blow dry with a hair dryer. Close blades half way and blow again. Voila, the official OCD SAK cleaning. Lubricate sparingly with 3-in-1 Oil.
 
Try alcohol or Lacquer thinner on anything that resists soapy water and WD-40. Just be carefull about the plastic scales. Whatever you think about WD-40 as a lubricant, the fact remains that it is a pretty good cleaner of gunk that is oil soluble. If you have Kroil, that works even better.
 
Once you clean your knife with warm water and soap Dawn dish water soap shake off excess and clean with a soft pipe cleaner. Then use WD40 to displace the remaining water. Do this and let drain/dry overnight and wipe off excess and then lube with Mil-Tec or Tuff gGlide. WD40 is a great product but not a very good lube as it seems to wear off pretty quick. BTW, WD40's main component is...............fish oil! And according to manufacture pretty innocuous to humans and the enviroment.
RKH
 
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