Oils for blade and pivot pins?

Militec-1 for the pivot.
TriFlow is also a good choice.
TriFlow is a Teflon based Lube. Once the liquid evaporates a fine Teflon dust is left behind.
Militec-1 is a metal conditioner. It's Lubrication properties work on a molecular level. Bonding to the metal itself.
Neither one of these products need to be wet to work. Therefore, they don't attract dirt or dust like a wet
lube would.
Militec is the best!:thumbup:
Mike
 
Militec-1 needs to be heated to work as intended. But I've found that MPC Lubricants Firepower FP-10 to work as well, and not require heating of the metal
 
pork chop grease, or bacon in a pinch......lol seriously all the mentioned stuff is good. I like mineral oil on my slippies as they wipe off easily and leave no taste on the apple or pear I'm slicing. Here in the islands high humidity and salt air is tough on all gun and knife steels. I've been using a product called corrosion X and it is the best for steel protection in my experience. Salt water tested on all my fishing gear too!
 
I love Weapons Shield. You will have to google the name to find their website. They have great customer service. I used to use CLP but switched to this last year. I use it on everything metal that I want to protect or make smooth.
 
Since I have a bunch of reels I use the same stuff on my knives (those that I don't use for food prep). For corrosion prevention I use Corrosion-X. Works very well on my saltwater reels. USD12 a bottle here in Singapore. For pivot points I use a product called ZX1 (C76). It adheres to metal parts and reduces friction. Just what I need for my folder pivots. Used on my casting reels I've seen an improvement of up to 20% in free spool spin time. It comes in a needle-applicator bottle. Pretty cheap here in Singapore, USD7 at most.

ZX1

Corrosion-X

I've seen them sold on eBay too.

*edit* I just noticed hunterfisher808 had already recommended Corrosion-X.
 
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I bought some "high temperature, extreme pressure, food grade grease" that is also water, salt, and chemical resistant for lubricating the internals of an espresso coffee machine and find it works beautifully on my knives, better than anything else I've used. And I've tried everything mentioned above. (Yes, I'm a bit of a lube junky. Ask to see my collection of glues! :) )

It's not super-thin, but smoothness and reliability are more important to me than ultimate speed in opening.

In Australia the product is called "mx6 inox".

Greg
 
I don't suppose anyone knows what Benchmade uses at their factory? I just got my Stryker back from their Lifesharp service and the knife is the slickest opening folder I've ever used.
 
Anyone ever use Singer sewing machine oil? I've used it on several of my knives and haven't had an issue with it at all.
 
extra extra virgin olive oil. its real slippery like, and even food safe! i find the more virgin, the better. my knives like their oil pure...i think.
 
Trigcure said:
i use Hoppe's #9, makes my little zing open like a switchblade :D
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Will second this. I used a 3 in 1 oil, but found it somewhat thick and didn't do all too much for me. I remembered I had some Hoppe's 9 Solvent and lubricant lying around. Cleaned out the pivot with the solvent and lubricated after that. The knife is much better now. I think I really cleaned out the gunk that built up. This is all without taking apart the knife.
 
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