Storing a Tuf-Cloth?

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I got a Tuf-Cloth a while ago, but the sealing package it came in tore upon opening it once. So I put in a plain-ol' ziplock baggie...and it dried out.

Before I get another one, how should I store it if the same thing happens?
 
Despite being waterproof, the average zip-lock bag is quite porus. The carrier on a Tuff Cloth is mineral spirits which can evaporate through the walls of a common PVC bag. The bag they come in is metalized mylar. A good alternative would be a small glass jar with a screw-on metal lid. A babyfood jar comes to mind.

And don't throw your old one away. It just needs to have a bit of household mineral spirits poured on it.
 
While we're on then subject, how long should a carefully wrapped one last? I've got one for over a year and contrary to the old days, there is no telltale wetness to current applications. I only know it's on due to the smell it imparts onto the blade I am wiping it on. If the blade smells like the tuff-cloth, is the blade protected?
 
Boink, like Chuck said, put some mineral spirits on it. It evaporates which is why your knife looks dry. The spirits only act as a carrying or transfer agent for the tuff cloth.
 
One more time. You can only apply mineral spirits so many times until it becomes a "mineral spirits" cloth! Buy a refill bottle of Tuff Glide liquid. And apply a teaspoon or less to reactivate cloth. If you use your cloth a lot, then the bottle is well worth dozens of Tuff Cloths.

N2
 
Nakano 2 said:
One more time. You can only apply mineral spirits so many times until it becomes a "mineral spirits" cloth! Buy a refill bottle of Tuff Glide liquid. And apply a teaspoon or less to reactivate cloth. If you use your cloth a lot, then the bottle is well worth dozens of Tuff Cloths.

N2
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I do this also, and it works far better than mineral spirits, though mineral spirits will help some in a pinch.
 
I'm a Sentry solutions (Tuf-products) distributor and a few years ago I had the same question for Mark Mrozek (?) He recommended a standard everyday pint sized freezer bag. They are not nearly as porous as other baggies. Also if it dries out mineral spirits will work okay but tuf-glide is the liquid that the tuf cloth comes moistened with when you first get it so it is better to use on a dried cloth.

Kevin

P.S. Their armorer's kit is worth its weight in gold as far as I'm concerned.
 
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