Mineral Oil is the best

The reason i still use TufGlide is because with the 1/2oz bottle you can get the

consistent right amount need :thumbup: and you can get inbetween the handles of

folders.

Edit: But of course with fixblades i use mineral oil. :thumbup:
 
Have any of you tried baby oil? I am in Korea and pure mineral oil is hard to come by. From what I can tell, baby oil is just scented mineral oil. I would not eat it, but I am talking about for lube, rust prevention.

Thanks,

John
 
John Frankl said:
Have any of you tried baby oil? I am in Korea and pure mineral oil is hard to come by. From what I can tell, baby oil is just scented mineral oil. I would not eat it, but I am talking about for lube, rust prevention.

Thanks,

John
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yep should work just fine and your knife will smell like a baby:D i believe its probably just scented mineral oil, wouldnt think it contained anything that could damage a blade
ivan
 
rmfnla said:
Mineral oil all the way!

As previously noted, a little does go a long way. Mine came in a big bottle so I picked up one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350123041890

to make my life easier.

BTW, mineral oil also works great for dressing and sealing a wooden cutting board, especially after sanding.
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I love using mineral oil for my folders. I never have to think twice about peeling/cutting an apple or orange, and it's cheap. I have noticed it attracting dust, but I do live in the middle of a desert so it's pretty dusty here. I have also been using it on my bamboo cutting boards for years, works great.
 
many knives have nylon or teflon washers at their pivot points. will mineral oil degrade these plastics? I've been using Crosman Pellgun oil on my folders' moving parts. Beeman and Gamo and RWS also have synthetic lubricants that should work well.
 
fallingangel said:
many knives have nylon or teflon washers at their pivot points. will mineral oil degrade these plastics? I've been using Crosman Pellgun oil on my folders' moving parts. Beeman and Gamo and RWS also have synthetic lubricants that should work well.
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would probably work fine but i wouldnt use the knife for food prep, thats why i like mineral oil, safe for consumption
ivan
 
You can get those needle oilers from Brownells also.

Tuf-Glide leaves a residue that can make things sluggish because it's designed to be good for conditions up to and including immersion. That means it may be overkill, especially if applied relatively thickly, for ordinary use.

I've used WD40 for decades and I won't villify it the way alot of people find fashionable. However, whatever else is true, it isn't much of a lubricant.
 
I'm getting light rust with WD40. The knives are in padded cases as kept very clean.

What is up with this?

John
 
Capt. Carl said:
Can mineral oil be used successfully with pellet guns?
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Probably not the best for spring guns. It may have a tendency to Diesel under such conditions. I think pure silicone oils are preferred.

For spring and pump guns, there may also be some consideration about how petroleum products react with rubber seals.
 
Never leave knives or gunsa in those cases. The are for transport, not storage. That is why you are getting rust.
 
I've never tried the mineral oil, though I used to lube the leather piston of the Emerson Ventilator with it and I can say that the leather never seemed to show any signs of deteriation due to this oil.

About 10 years or so ago I came across a product called Ballistol. While this stuff is the best thing in the world for blackpowder firearms it is seriously amazing stuff. I use it now for almost everything, all my tools get spritzed with it, I know it’s kind of crazy but this stuff even diluted 10:1 with water does better than any oil I’ve used.

It is food safe, actually good for leather and wood, bonds with metal, displaces water will not gunk up. Well, if you’re interested here is a link. I like it. I don’t sell it or have any affiliation with the company that makes or sales it.
 
John Frankl said:
I'm getting light rust with WD40. The knives are in padded cases as kept very clean.

What is up with this?

John
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If the padding is foam rubber that is the problem.

FR attracts moisture that can cause rust; that's why quality gun cases have cloth padding instead.

Also, WD40 is not really intended as a long-term lube. It's a water displacer (hence the WD) and although it leaves a slight petroleum residue it's not enough for rust protection, especially for items in storeage.

Any dedicated oil (mineral oil included) will do a better job of preventing rust.
 
Let me just check something I've been wondering about for a while.

I haven't seen any such thing as "mineral oil" in shops, well there's something that is motor-oil related but I don't believe that's what we are are talking about.

Best I could understand, "mineral oil" is what is sold as "paraffin oil" in pharmacies. Works as laxative, treatment of wood objects etc.

Same stuff, yes?
 
I'm not sure; I always thought parafin is petroleum based, but the list of uses sure sounds like mineral oil.

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This from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil (There's even a mention of the addition of clove oil!)

Apparently they are the same, and mineral oil is petroleum-based (I never really knew where it came from, just that it works great).

They say you learn something new every day; guess I can go home, now!
 
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For those who care, mineral oil is the lubricant in WD-40. Of course you also get a solvent (mineral spirits), which dissipates quickly. But you obviously cannot use it on food utensils. I'm a big fan of WD-40, and look for things to spray it on, from car hood hinges to tool in the shed.
 
i submerge many of my natural handle knives in mineral oil for 24 hrs upon receiving them. if it is a used knife, i clean it first using as needed: toothbrush and warm water with dish detergent, small metal picks of various shapes and pipe cleaners. after the 24 hr. mineral oil soak i wipe off most of the oil with a cotton rag and pipe cleaners. if there is scaly rust i try to flake it off with a small pick. i will also soak new knives if there action is stiff.
i store my knives in roll-ups or briefcase like folders, so dust sticking is not a problem.
roland
 
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