Lube question

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I don't recall the thread I read this, but I'm pretty sure I read that some knives require Silicon lubricant while others do not. Is there a general rule about the types of washers used e.g., Teflon vs. Phosphor Bronze? Any advice would be welcome. Thanks :D

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I am curious about this also. Ive been spraying Rem oil in my pivots. I dont think its the right way to do it as the Rem oil attracts alot of dirt and such.
 
Miltec-1 for me as well, works great and doesn't attract lint and dirt to much.
 
benchmade blue lube and tuf-glide are what I use on all pivots and parts. for omega and coil springs/tortion bars i use nyogel
 
xmtgx said:
benchmade blue lube and tuf-glide are what I use on all pivots and parts. for omega and coil springs/tortion bars i use nyogel
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There are several different versions of Nyogel......which viscosity do you use?
 
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Has anyone ever tried powdered graphite? It is generaly used in extremely cold climates or to lube household door locks etc. It's a dry powder and only a few bucks a tube at hardware stores. A little goes a long way. The down side is some possible mess if too much is squirted out. I have used it on sticking seat belt mechanisms.
 
If you use rem oil with teflon there will be little grime to get trapped. Works great.
Not sure if there is a difference using it on PB or Teflon.
 
I did a good amount of research on this before I settled on Shooter's Choice FP-10. It works really well; makes the pivot faster, lasts without evaporating, protects the metal, doesn't attract a lot of gunk, and doesn't have a weird smell. For the silicon lubricant, I'm wondering if you're thinking of Kershaw Speedsafe knives. They use silicon grease on the torsion bar to reduce rattle. But I can't think of any knives that only silicon grease is safe to use on.
 
Ask 20 people and you will get 20 different answers. Personally, I find that less is best, no matter what you use. Tuf-Glide, Militec, TriFlow are all good and I have no doubt left out dozens of others. As for me, I use Blue Lube Cleaner, which leaves a dry lube behind. If that doesn't give me the action I want, I will use Blue Lube itself.
 
I use any of my gun oils or tug-glide. I would imagine any oil that doesn't attract trash or gunk up is fine.
 
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