Recommendation? Lubricants for CRK folders…?

Funkenstein said:
KPL Heavy :thumbsup:
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I have most of the KPL products, and you think the heavy would be better than the CRK grease?

I also think OCD-4-EDC did a video on using their thicker lube product on a CRK, and I'll need to go back and watch that video.
 
I have been using and really enjoying the ODC-4-EDC Slick 'Em All on my last couple CRKs, a Seb 21 and a large Inkosi. Definitely prefer it to KPL (heavy or standard) in any knife with washers. Worth noting that the Inkosi is a KnifeCenter exclusive with the factory cerakote, and while the washers are getting nice and shiny, I think the cerakote still has some "wearing in" to do before the action reaches its peak. Every time I disassemble, clean, and re-lube, it feels a little better than the last. The Sebenza always felt great, if anything it had a bit of a soft detent.
 
I've enjoyed KPL in most of my knives. I haven't been able to find Slick 'Em All but plan to try that in the future if they restock.
 
DocJekl said:
I have most of the KPL products, and you think the heavy would be better than the CRK grease?

I also think OCD-4-EDC did a video on using their thicker lube product on a CRK, and I'll need to go back and watch that video.
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I've found the kpl heavy to be quite satisfactory in my small 31.
 
I think ill order some KPL and Nano grease to try out. Most of the comments on here have me curious.
 
Ilikesharpstuff said:
I have been using and really enjoying the ODC-4-EDC Slick 'Em All on my last couple CRKs, a Seb 21 and a large Inkosi. Definitely prefer it to KPL (heavy or standard) in any knife with washers. Worth noting that the Inkosi is a KnifeCenter exclusive with the factory cerakote, and while the washers are getting nice and shiny, I think the cerakote still has some "wearing in" to do before the action reaches its peak. Every time I disassemble, clean, and re-lube, it feels a little better than the last. The Sebenza always felt great, if anything it had a bit of a soft detent.
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I have the Slick 'Em All so I'll have to try it on my new Umnumzaan. I also have KPL light and heavy.
 
This reminds me of the "oil threads" over in the Harley forum I browse... :)

I lost my original tube of CRK lube, and used Gunny on my Seb 31. The Inkosi I just received came with an unopened tube so that now opens the door for choice. But what I'm really wondering is do any of you disassemble, clean and lube a brand new knife, like many do with firearms? Or run it till its first oil change?
 
The Shatz said:
Will the 10wt nano hold up for any amount of time? Seems like it would need to be done on a regular basis to me? It’s pretty thin
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Just a video of a guy mixing crk grease with nano 10 oil and swears it is the best of both worlds.
Tried it last night and it is a lot smoother than just the grease. Now, the blade will drop when I disengage the lockbar, didn't do that prior to mixing the 2.
It's a nearly new knife, so it's not like I mixed the 2 when the knife was dirty.
 
I cleaned my small 31 because it seemed to be getting worse, rather than better. Not only was it stiff, the blade movement was anything but smooth. Unfortunately, maybe the KPL Heavy is too thick - it's at least fairly smooth, now; but still surprisingly stiff. It's a nice little knife; but I've already stopped carrying it because it was getting annoying. I'll give it one more try, maybe a dot of heavy and regular on each side this time. (I know I could just add the regular without disassembling; but I kinda want to start clean since I'm experimenting.)
 
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