Knife Lubes/Oils/Cleaning products

[LowTEC]

Mobil 1 synthetic engine oil. If the oil can sustain high temp., withstand 9000rpm plus of high load pressure, while still able to sip thru extremely tight tolerance and stay coating the metal, doesn't degrade or breakdown like mineral oil, I can't find a reason not to use them of my blades

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Valve oil for brass (musical) instruments. It's designed for air-tight tolerances, so it penetrates well and I find it doesn't evaporate out quickly.

 

[A.P.F.]

I've been using food oil on my carbon blades (just blade no internal mechanisms. Is that alright? I mean they have not been rusting so....

I have found that prolonged use of vegetable based oils will tend to gum up the parts through time. I am not sure about olive oil.

Mobil 1 synthetic engine oil. If the oil can sustain high temp., withstand 9000rpm plus of high load pressure, while still able to sip thru extremely tight tolerance and stay coating the metal, doesn't degrade or breakdown like mineral oil, I can't find a reason not to use them of my blades

Let's keep logic out of this conversation, LowTEC.

 

[Buck268]

Another vote for Tuf-Glide and I also use Tri-Flow. I believe the Tuf-Glide is a mineral spirt base and the Tri-Flow is teflon based. Neither would be safe in food prep.

Not *trying* to dig up an old post, but surfing through "Tri-Flow" search results and people keep saying it is Teflon based. This is not true, if it were then Tri-Flow would be a solid or at least not an oil. It is an oil fortified with teflon. In fact, I'm not 100% sure how much effect the teflon has, perhaps it functions similar to molybdenum and will fill some voids. All I know is triflow works great on my knives and my bikes. The trick is to remember a very small amount goes a long way (unless you like grit and grime).

Does anyone know how quickly Tri-Flow will 'evaporate' if left on an object in storage?

 

[BP Green]

I just had a thread going here on this very topic. I use BM Blue Lube on the pivot. It is the slickest stuff I've ever seen. It's just amazing.

For rust prevention I learned a trick on this forum. Basically you coat the blade with Militec-1 by heating the blade with a hair dryer then letting it absorb into the metal. I don't have time to get into it now but it's a pretty simple process. If you do a search on it, I'm sure you'll find it.

 

[Keyman]

When they say "Teflon based" what they're really talking about is the lubrication aspect of the product. The spray gets microscopic Teflon beads into all the right places. I know from my own experience that it does go on wet but evaporates leaving a very fine white Teflon powder.
This powder is the lubrication part of the product; not the only lubricating portion of the product. Just the longest lasting portion. Tri-flows design is based on a military lube used in firearms and such. The evaporation rate would all depend on the air temp. and ventilation. I have used Tri-Flow for years on my locks, knives and anything else that needs to be slippery. Have you got a window that sticks? Auto or home. For squeaking car windows: Open the window and spray inside the weatherstripping where the widow rides. For your house windows: Open the window and spray the inside the tracks. Works great!