My Sebenza went through the washer and dryer.

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It seems someone (me) forgot to remove a certain Sebenza from a pair of pants before a particular lady, whom I love dearly, deposited said pair of pants into a washing machine. Anyway, now that my knife is thoroughly clean with only a slighly scuffed pocket clip, what maintenance would you recommend? It opens as smoothly as ever, but with all the laundry detergent and water it must have lost most, if not all, of the lubrication. Are Sebenzas self-serviceable or should CRK have a look at it?

Thanks for any insights.

Shawn
 
Vege-Taco said:
... with all the laundry detergent and water it must have lost most, if not all, of the lubrication. Are Sebenzas self-serviceable or should CRK have a look at it?
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:eek: The wash!? :D

Wait...... Are you serious about this? :rolleyes:
 
Take the blade off and lube the pivot. CRK encourages customers to take apart their knives, that's why the give you an allen key with every Sebenza.
 
If you haven't taken apart your Sebenza yet, then you have fully appreciated it! There is a nice tutorial on how to disassemble and reassemble on the CRK subforum. I like to fully take it apart every now and again (such as after a wash cycle), clean it out and re-lube it on the washers. I use Miltech-1, but almost any premium oil will work.
 
Thank you very much for the info. I'll check out the tutorial, although it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult. What's a good source for the lube? I don't recall seeing it anywhere, although I've never looked. ....looking now. :)
 
Vege-Taco said:
Thank you very much for the info. I'll check out the tutorial, although it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult. What's a good source for the lube? I don't recall seeing it anywhere, although I've never looked. ....looking now. :)
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chris reeves sell it off of his site. its 15 bucks for a tube though itll last a long time (like thermal grease).
 
if its opening as smooth as ever, i think i would leave it be.

just make sure its dried completely. nothing wrong with disassembly, but it doesn't sound like yours needs it.
 
Just for kicks, here are some post-wash/dry scans:

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The white ceramic scuffing on the clip now has me wondering how my dryer fared. :eek:
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Sebbies are tough. A little trip through the wash isn't going to hurt it at all. You don't need to totally disassemble the knife- you can just remove the pivot screw and slide the blade assembly out. Wipe everything down with a little oil and put it back together- good as new. You don't need to use the fancy flourinated grease from Chris Reeve. It's what they recommend, and it's the best, but it's not necessary. Any oil you would use on your other knives or guns will do- and there are plenty of guys out there who don't use anything at all.
 
Vege-Taco said:
Just for kicks, here are some post-wash/dry scans:

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The white ceramic scuffing on the clip now has me wondering how my dryer fared. :eek:
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I don't think the colors are as vibrant and it looks like it may have shrunk a bit.

:D
 
Good thread. I'm assuming it didn't do anything to the Micarta (if that is Micarta)?

I think most clothes dryers only get to about 150 degrees F. That doesn't harm heat treat does it?
 
It's has African Blackwood inlays. I did have the dryer on nearly the lowest heat setting, but I have no idea how hot that is. I doubt if dryers get over about 140 though. My knives get hotter than that sitting in my car in the summer.
 
I doesn't look like it needs ironed. You must have gotten the permanent press Sebbie.;)
 
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