Lubin up my Benchmade

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ClimbinMonkey

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Man I sure got spoiled with the super smooth opening of my Benchmade Osborne! After a little while and a soap and hot water cleaning as it was getting dusty the smoothness has decreased a slight bit. But well, i'm spoiled now. Anyway, Benchmade recommends thier bluelube for this. I was wondering if anyone knows what's in there and if there is a less expensive option that will do the same thing (and obviously not hurt the longevity of my folder)?
 
I prefer CLP, but that's because it's what I've always used. Sentry Solutions has some great products like the Tuff Cloth and purpose designed knife lube. Might try that next.
 
I mean I was going to get the Bluelube, but if its just the same as the WD-40 I have in my garage with a fancier name then i would be cheap.
 
I use Blue Lube...it does a good job...I've not used other lubes on my knives so can't offer comparisons.
WD40 stands for "water dispersant 40". It is not a lube per say, says a person from the company I heard on a podcast speaking about the product.
 
I've used a lot of lubes for pivots over the years. I'm currently using Blue Lube and it does as well or better than most of the others I've tried. Iuse it on everything except my Sebenzas.
 
I like Blue Lube, it's more viscous than CLP (if we're talking BreakFree). Little bottle yeah but you don't use a whole drop, WAY too much.
 
Ok sounds like Bluelube it is. Just to clarify, I wasn't going to use WD-40 on a knife I spent over $200 on. Only if Bluelube was the same stuff with a different name. Thanks for the input guys.
While we're on the topic, does anyone have any specific advice for maintenance of a Benchmade manual? They don't say a whole lot in the booklet that comes w the knife.
 
Don't dis the WD...lol...I love the stuff and have many, many cans of it in my work shop...thanks to my job it's free...I would use it to clean a knife without a hesitation, especially if the knife had say pine resin on it. The WD eats through that kind of stuff. It also doesn't leave a residue so it is very easy to wipe off.

When lubing my folding knives, assisted opening included, rather than use the applicator I put a tiny bit of Blue Lube on my finger tip and rub it between my finger tip and thumb then using those fingers coat the washer/bushings. I also do the same to the blade and liners where they all meet. It keeps the lube at a minimum and only where needed. Prior to this I use a piece of cloth that has honing oil on it to clean all the parts of the knife to remove grit, etc. then wipe with a clean dry cloth...yep pretty anal about my knives and pretty much everything else I own...maybe that's why I have stuff that is decades old, sees hard use but still looks fairly new and works like new.
 
I've used blue lube for several years now, its probably the best lube I have used for knives.


I have used WD-40 to "lube" knives before and it has actually worked well in some cases. Not better than the blue lube though.
 
Wd40 will lube and handle the task for pocket knives. Blue lube is better.
 
Thanks guys! Maybe I'll just drive over to Oregon City and get some from the shop. Living only a couple miles away from like 5 knife makers made choosing a good folder from all those options quite difficult :) Oh and WOW KnifeNut visted my thread, sweet! I've only got one DMT duo-sharp stone now and man am I jealous of your collection. Learned a lot from reading your posts!
 
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