militec users

I've had the "free sample" bottle of miltec for about 2 years, and have used it on a lot of knives, great stuff. The grease also works great. A little goes a long way. I will definately be buying a bottle when what I have runs out, but that could be awhile yet.
 
I' ve always used oil on my folders except for when I take them apart. Than I will clean and apply a very thin film of grease. It just stays put a bit longer. And of course a lot easier to apply since the folder is already disassembled. Tri Flow, Break Free and Militec oils are all fine to use. I would avoid mixing brands on the same folders though.

1095 carbon steel does require some lube to preserve its surface while in between use. With the S30V being a highly stainless steel, a simple cleaning/ rinse and wipe down should suffice. Unless you plan to be in a highly tropical, marine or any other corrosive environment.

N.
 
tnozh said:
allow me a couple truly newbie question: how do you use your remoil on your blade? do you simply wipe it with remoil impregnated cloth? Should I leave a layer of remoil on the blade or should I wipe it clean after?

Lastly, and I ask this because I am new to the USA, is any Walmart purchased Remington Oil adequate, or did you have a specific variant in mind? (BTW - the blades steels I need to protect against corrosion are 1095 and S30V)
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My Rem-oil comes in a green aerosol can with a yellow top. I'm not sure where I bought it, but Walmart probably carries it. When I use Rem-oil I apply a very light spray across the sides of the blade and then rub it in with a soft cloth. It will leave a light film on the steel. I only apply it to carbon steel blades that I won't be cutting food with.
 
Rem Oil is all the same I believe, meaning there's only one kind of it. I always use either Outers gun oil or G96 (aersol) on my guns but lately I just use G96. Rem Oil has teflon in it and is available as either an oil or in an aresol can, but is the same otherwise, it looks like good stuff but I've never used it. I've always used Tuff-Glide on my knives bc I prefer a knife dry but a gun wet. You could also try a silicon impregnated cloth, there are many ways to keep a knife clean and lubed just take our advice, experiment and decide what works for you.
 
Previous to becoming a sebenzanista, I only used the oil and after first getting a Sebenza and playing with if for a while took it apart, wiped off the CRK grease, then applied mili-tek oil and heated with a hairdryer.

This made the blade move with less resistance but the funny thing is that the original action felt better. So, off came the oil and on went the grease. Very nice action once again. The oil had made the action feel sloppy in comparison to when it was greased. There was still no play in any direction at any time, but the swinging motion was not nearly as fluid.

Now my choice between using grease or oil depends on the knife. For most of my knives it is still oil. But for my Sebenza, BM 690, and Spyderco Cricket grease is what I prefer.

To me oil brings out the best of what axis locks do - swinging freely and without any noticeable resistance. Grease brings out a different kind of smoothness - just a little bit of gentlly fluid resistance that on the right knives feels SO good.

Chris
 
I have a concern with my Militec. When I ordered it I selected Weapons Grade, but my bottle says "Transmission and Machine Shop Grade". Is there a difference? Should I place an order for weapons grade? I might have to try the grease on my Sebenza. I'm trying another treatment of Militec and I heated the Sebbie up good and hot with a hair dryer.
 
I ordered the free Militec samples several months ago. I conditioned the pivot parts on my Sebenza three times. I did this by first disassembling and cleaning the Sebenza parts. Then I brought all the knive parts up to the Militec recommended temperature in my oven, with the conditioner on, and repeatedly cycled the action. Clean, rinse and repeat 2 more times.

I, too, prefer the smoothness of the grease. I experimented with both the grease and the conditioner, but the conditioner seems to get "dry" in a week or so. At first slippery due to the conditioner, the pivot gets noticibly harder to cycle later on, and much louder if you cycle the pivot near your ear.

So now when I clean my Sebenza I use grease on the pivot. I like the smoothness and predictibility of the grease. Every few weeks I put a very small drop of conditioner on the exposed part of the bushing and work it in by cycling the knife. It has a way of "wetting" the grease and making it slipperier but still smooth and predictible.

I put my conditioner into one of those Brownell's small plastic squeeze bottles with the hypodermic-like applicator needles. You can really mete out small amounts with that, and get a micro-drop right where you want it. THey also have some type of rubber gasket around the metal screw top that keeps the conditioner from seeping out.
 
Alright, I cleaned out my Sebenza and BM710 real well, heated them with a hair drier to dry them out and they got real hot, to hot to touch. I then applied the Militec and heated some more. I let them cool a bit, worked the action, heated again. I let them sit over night. In the morning I worked the action some more and heated them again just for the heck of it as there was still Militec visable. Let them sit all day. Tonight they are nice and slick. The Sebenza is smoother than it's ever been for me. This is it's 2nd or 3rd treatment with Militec, but really it's first proper treatment. My BM710 is also very smooth. I also noticed the Militec treatment makes the operation quieter if that's possible? My 710 was noticeably quieter after using Militec when I flick it open. It's so smooth I can release the AXIS lock and the blade will drop just by gravity and I can release the lock to lock the blade in place and it's totally SILENT. Pretty cool, no click or anything.

Pretty amazing stuff.
 
If you want the best of both worlds, lubrication AND corrosion resistance check out S-L-I Liquid Gunsmith. It was developed for NASA and actually penetrates the metal surface and dries. I learned about it from the BPCR crowd as it will prevent black powder corrosion. That in itself sold me, but it will also keep full auto weapons from freezing up. Amazing stuff, and it works as advertized. The same engineers were in on the development of Mobil 1.

I like it for my knives and my carry piece because even dry I have my corrosion protection and lubrication. It also doesn't attract dust or lint either. The hair drier trick works well with this stuff also.

I also use Militec for extended sessions at the range and like oil oozing out from everywhere (500-1000 rnds).

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/sli/

Rob
 
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