Lubrication

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I have always used 3in1 oil for lubricating and cleaning my folders. Lately, though, I am interested in trying something else. I've really come to hate the smell of 3in1 and I feel like there are probably better lubricants out there. What about gun oil?

Thanks,

Chris
 
tuff glide, militec work well as lubes and protectants for me, rem-oil also, though WD40 isnt bad either, nor breakfree, the rem oil works imho as good as anything and its only $1.50 a bottle. the breakfree and militech seem a little thick to me for some things, i like the thinner stuff better ie tuff glide and rem oil.
 
Are all these safe for FRN as well, or does it matter? I also use my knife for food prep A LOT, what would be good for me? Thanks!
 
Eezox. I use it on my AR15 since you can spray it on, whipe it off, it dries and leaves a film. Dry lube prevents grit from sticking. Eezox is unsurpassed in corrosion resistance as well.
 
i recently got breakfree clp, its not bad, but it leaves things a little oily, i had to wipe down the handle of my native really really well to get that oily feeling off
 
I use an oil that I bought especially for my bike chain. It's suppose to lubricate without building up gunk. It's worked fine so far
 
I started using a lube called White Lightning recently. It was originally developed as a bicycle chain lube. They make a blade specific lube, but it is the same formula as the chain lube in a much smaller bottle for twice the price. I have to say that it is a great product, and has made all my folders nice and smooth. I have used all the oils and lubes and have found that they all have one thing in common, they collect dirt and dust. White Lightning does not. No odor that I can detect and no mess.
www.whitelightningco.com
 
Personally, I will use a computer-air-cleaner-thingy (compressed air) to blow the debris out of my assorted folders' pivot areas, and then use a couple drops of TuffGlide on each side. The key to this is, in my opinion, working the blade open and closed (while holding the lock in the open position) several times to really make sure it's covered. Then I open the knife (in locked position) and 'snap cut' the air a few times to get residual lube out (usually runs down the blade).Wipe off the excess, and you're good to go! For carbon steel, RemOil is fantastic, but TuffGlide seems to attract less dust and debris on a folder (probably because it isn't really an oil and dries, yet still provides the lubricity you desire). After all, RemOil is an 'oil'; it never really dries and shlt sticks to it, whereas TuffGlide is...well, I don't recall at this moment, but it dries. Regardless, I use both, depending on the circumstance.:thumbup:
 
victory said:
Eezox. I use it on my AR15 since you can spray it on, whipe it off, it dries and leaves a film. Dry lube prevents grit from sticking. Eezox is unsurpassed in corrosion resistance as well.
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I agree with Victory with the Eezox. Great stuff. But I also like the Militec products as well.
 
Militec-1 is the best I've tried, but you have to apply it right. Clean the parts where it will be applied. Then you want to apply it and warm the metal up to about 140F, I just use a hair dryer and a meat thermometer to monitor my temp. This allows the Militec-1 to properly bond with the metal. You can repeat treatments.
 
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