I have decided to buy a CUDA plain spearpoint with the button/slide opening mechanism. I have read elsewhere that the track can sometimes get gummed up with debris from pocket carry. I use Birchwood-Casey "Gun Scrubber" to clean all my firearms. It really blasts the crud out of cracks and crevices, but I have to remove wood grips/stocks first. Can I use this product to clean my CUDA?
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How do I clean this thing?
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Gun scrubber takes all the crud and all the lube and my dry up those moly impregnated CUDA washers too.
It will also make your G-10 white.
I would recommend water and compressed air followed by tuf glide or a very small amount of extremely light oil. Knives dont need much..
It will also make your G-10 white.
I would recommend water and compressed air followed by tuf glide or a very small amount of extremely light oil. Knives dont need much..
Anthony is on the money. Gun Scrubber strips to the bare metal and can harm some plastics. Just witness a few of my MELTED Ram Line hi capacity magazines from years ago when I first used that product!!
I' ve had ongoing success with spraying and soaking with WD40. Followed by blasting clean with an air compressor. Simply follow up with your favorite lube afterwards.
Nakano
I' ve had ongoing success with spraying and soaking with WD40. Followed by blasting clean with an air compressor. Simply follow up with your favorite lube afterwards.
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Sam,
Your getting good advice here! GunScrubber cleans stuff great, but will completely degrease everything, including your scales. Then you will be freaking out because your CUDA Quick Action scales have turned WHITE
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I simply wash my folders out with really hot soapy water, then clean HOT water. Let dry. If I have access to an air hose or canned air, that helps to dry it out faster. I then wipe the blade down with Tuf-Cloth and put a drop or two of Tuf-Glide in the pivot. The pivot bushing [bronze] and molded blade washers [impregnated with moly-disulphide] provide plenty of lubrication, the tuf- glide helps a little more, and wards off any corrosion in the pivot area.
Rem Oil is a good grade of oil, but like any oil, it attracts dirt and stains clothes. Tuf-GLide and Tuf-Cloth dry completely, and prevent rust better than anything I have ever tried.
BTW, we haven't experienced any problems with 'stuff clogging the slot' with our Quick Action folders. If this is a worry for you [and I don't think it should be], Rem Oil will just aggrevate the issue by attracting dirt/pocket lint.
Oh yeah, thanks for deciding to be a customer!
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com
Your getting good advice here! GunScrubber cleans stuff great, but will completely degrease everything, including your scales. Then you will be freaking out because your CUDA Quick Action scales have turned WHITE
I simply wash my folders out with really hot soapy water, then clean HOT water. Let dry. If I have access to an air hose or canned air, that helps to dry it out faster. I then wipe the blade down with Tuf-Cloth and put a drop or two of Tuf-Glide in the pivot. The pivot bushing [bronze] and molded blade washers [impregnated with moly-disulphide] provide plenty of lubrication, the tuf- glide helps a little more, and wards off any corrosion in the pivot area.
Rem Oil is a good grade of oil, but like any oil, it attracts dirt and stains clothes. Tuf-GLide and Tuf-Cloth dry completely, and prevent rust better than anything I have ever tried.
BTW, we haven't experienced any problems with 'stuff clogging the slot' with our Quick Action folders. If this is a worry for you [and I don't think it should be], Rem Oil will just aggrevate the issue by attracting dirt/pocket lint.
Oh yeah, thanks for deciding to be a customer!
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Stay Sharp!
Will Fennell
Camillus Cutlery
www.camillusknives.com
No worries about showing ignorance. That's one way to learn. The other way is time consuming and involves pouring over tons of periodicals in the Materials Engineering section of the library.
Anyways, to answer your question, G-10 is one of the new line of composite materials that includes zytel, micarta and carbon fibre reinforced epoxy. I'm not sure exactly what the materials used for G-10 are, but if I recall correctly, it uses fibre mats woven from linen and an epoxy resin to hold it together. The fibre mats are laid down in layers (sometimes with the orientation of the weave placed at different strategic angles) interspaced with the epoxy resin. It is then compressed and held together until the epoxy cures or hardens. The resulting product is a composite of the two materials (hence it is called a composite). The product usually has a structural rigidity in excess of the individual components.
Geez, I hope that helps more than it confuses.
Anyways, to answer your question, G-10 is one of the new line of composite materials that includes zytel, micarta and carbon fibre reinforced epoxy. I'm not sure exactly what the materials used for G-10 are, but if I recall correctly, it uses fibre mats woven from linen and an epoxy resin to hold it together. The fibre mats are laid down in layers (sometimes with the orientation of the weave placed at different strategic angles) interspaced with the epoxy resin. It is then compressed and held together until the epoxy cures or hardens. The resulting product is a composite of the two materials (hence it is called a composite). The product usually has a structural rigidity in excess of the individual components.
Geez, I hope that helps more than it confuses.
Cougar Allen
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G-10 is glass-filled epoxy. There are some other Gs with varying proportions of glass fiber and epoxy.
Micarta is phenolic resin filled with linen or other organic fiber. The two are often confused. They're both very tough and durable materials used for knife handles -- G-10 is even tougher than Micarta, but Micarta is so tough few are ever likely to notice the difference.
-Cougar :{)
Micarta is phenolic resin filled with linen or other organic fiber. The two are often confused. They're both very tough and durable materials used for knife handles -- G-10 is even tougher than Micarta, but Micarta is so tough few are ever likely to notice the difference.
-Cougar :{)