Marine Tuf Cloth sucks!

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I have a Bradley Kimura that I knew might develop rust because of the bead blasting. I came across a Tuf Cloth for a good price, so I figured it would help on all of my knives. I put a coat on my Kimura, and after a little over a month it has little rust spots ALL OVER the blade. What the hell? This stuff is supposed to be good around salt water, yet a low humidity house was able to break through? Quite the poor showing by Sentry Solutions here.

With the Tuf Cloth obviously being a poor choice, what are some other low cost options for storage and general rust protection, especially ones that are food safe (not needed, but good to have... I know a little of the solution won't kill me)?
 
That right there is why I use eezox...saw a similar comparison on a gun forum a few years ago and I've been using it exclusively since.
 
Mineral oil found in the first aid section of your closest super market. About 2 bucks for a bottle that will last a few years. Food safe and works. The "fancy" oils either work just as well or are toxic.
 
OP, I'm not sure how you got rust on a stainless steel blade coated with Tuff-Cloth in a low humidity house. Odd...

I live next to the ocean, literally, and I put nothing on my blades except some occasional WD-40 (only if I'm cleaning them and wiping off crud) and I have no rust at all, not even on my knives in 1095 and A-2.
 
retzius said:
OP, I'm not sure how you got rust on a stainless steel blade coated with Tuff-Cloth in a low humidity house. Odd...

I live next to the ocean, literally, and I put nothing on my blades except some occasional WD-40 (only if I'm cleaning them and wiping off crud) and I have no rust at all, not even on my knives in 1095 and A-2.
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Yeah but southern Caly isn't known for being really humid. Even at the beach. ;) I've had rust pop up on stuff that I've thought was put away properly. It happens.
 
I have actually dabbled with using Vaseline off and on, and it works amazingly for storage. Terrible for using, but excellent for storage. Since I have a ton of that left I may use it for storage and get some weapon shield or frog lube for use. I would be interested to see how a thin coating of Vaseline would hold up on those test linked. I won't be going with Eezox because it is really poisonous, and should have protection for application. That is kind of the opposite of what I am looking for.

Is there a difference between the performance of regular Tuf Cloth and Marine Tuf Cloth?
 
Eezox +2 :thumbup: I did a similar test with 16 penny nails that I used scotch brite and sanded to prep them. Eezox beat them all!
 
Another Eezox tester here.Same results, Eezox won. I have three of the knife Eezox oilers. All of my blades get Eezox.
 
evanPGH said:
That right there is why I use eezox...saw a similar comparison on a gun forum a few years ago and I've been using it exclusively since.
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Does Eezox have an offensive odor?


retzius said:
OP, I'm not sure how you got rust on a stainless steel blade coated with Tuff-Cloth in a low humidity house. Odd...

I live next to the ocean, literally, and I put nothing on my blades except some occasional WD-40 (only if I'm cleaning them and wiping off crud) and I have no rust at all, not even on my knives in 1095 and A-2.
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Stainless can rust. I've had peppering on both of my Case SS knives.
 
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CJZ said:
Does Eezox have an offensive odor?




Stainless can rust. I've had peppering on both of my Case SS knives.

Al.
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Ballistol smells like stinky feet, and that's offensive, LOL. Eezox 'could' be confused with a feminine cologne. I think it's better than Hoppe's and certainly not as strong.

Correct. I tell all my friends the tern is stainLESS, not stainPROOF.
 
14c28n is a stainless steel but even stainless can have rust spots pop up especially when bead blasted. I have some popping up on that part of my zt 0560 cbcf and am searching for a way to take it off before it gets out of hand. Bothers me because I have many kershaws with this steel and no issues but of course with my luck the one knife that gives me a rust problem would be my only limited edition zt.
 
BrentD86 said:
14c28n is a stainless steel but even stainless can have rust spots pop up especially when bead blasted. I have some popping up on that part of my zt 0560 cbcf and am searching for a way to take it off before it gets out of hand. Bothers me because I have many kershaws with this steel and no issues but of course with my luck the one knife that gives me a rust problem would be my only limited edition zt.
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http://www.bladehq.com/item--Super-Premium-Polishing-Paste-1-oz--10014

This stuff and a paper towel. I use it whenever my Kimura or Kershaw Speedbump develop peppering. It's awesome!
 
Kimura bead blast will about always rust spot regardless. That cheap finished bead blast is porous extreme. Ask me how I know. cause I own a couple of them.

Ive found corrosion x beats about everything and is on par with eezox and ive never used ballistol. Ive used about every other lubricant and corrosion preventer down here in the hot humid swamp and corrosion x is top notch. It stinks like chemical nastiness though.
 
Break-Free CLP for users and Break-Free Collector for storage.

Offers fantastic combined elements of cleaning, lubrication and corrosion prevention in one product. Although developed for firearms works just as well on knives. I'd even say the CLP is overkill for use on knives as you don't really need the cleaning or lubricating qualities as much but a very good product just the same.

I've successfully maintained knives and firearms exposed to the elements in a saltwater environment using Break-Free CLP for many years.

One thing you have to keep in mind is that any oil or CLP will start to break down and only offers protection for so long once exposed to water, humidity or a corrosive such as salt.

If it's as bad as you say where you live I would recommend periodically applying whatever oil you are using on a regular basis wiping off the old and applying the new. How often depends on your situation.

If you are just looking to store a blade the Break-Fee Collector should give you at least six months of good protection as long as the blade is not exposed to any direct contamination during storage.
 
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There are so many rust inhibiting products out there! It makes decisions hard because everybody swears by a different product. Since my knives never really see bad exposure, I don't need the absolute best product out there, I just need something that is reasonable priced and protects against indoor humidity (which is usually pretty low) for a decent amount of time and not come off if you look at it funny like a Tuf Cloth coating does.

Like I said before, Eezox won't work because I do my maintenance indoors, and I really don't want to deal with toxic fumes and the coating actually being poisonous.
 
I used the regular tuff cloth and I have never had any problems with it. you are the first person in 10 years that I heard of that had a problem with it. I am sorry it did not work out for you.
 
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