Tuf Cloth On Satin Blades

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Shpongled

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Hey Guys,

So I saw this Tuf Cloth stuff online and wanted to give it a shot. I have been wiping it on my Satin FSH for about a week every few days. Thing is, it comes off in thick layers because of the cloth. And it seems to dry on and if I touch it, it smudges and leaves ugly smudge marks on the blade. So I tend to wipe a lot of it off. But I've been noticing the past day or two that it seems like the blade is ever so slightly discolored in certain areas where I wiped. Like if I took a picture nobody would have the slightest clue but up close in person I can tell. Its extremely subtle and I don't know if everybody would be able to see it but being a graphic designer my eyes are accustomed to perceiving small color changes and it's sort of bugging me.

My question is: Has anybody used Tuf Cloth on their satin blades and will this eventually go away? Or am I permanently changing the color of the steel? I really hope not but I'm getting paranoid about it haha. It's in a uniform area, not like blotchy or anything, it's basically the lower half of the blade where I wiped. I've been able to wipe most of the smudge marks and stuff off but this slight darkening seems to not want to wipe off, like it's starting to get into the steel maybe. I'm not sure but like I said I've only been using the cloth for about a week. I've used it maybe 4 or 5 times total.

Thanks for any info you might have!

Shpongled
 
I've used tuff cloth and tuff glide (same thing except Tuff glide is the actual liquid saturating the tuff cloth) and never had any discoloration what so ever. As far as the smudges go I know what your talking about on that one and what I do is just apply the tuff glide and let the knife sit until it dries on it's on , yes the tuff glide does penetrate into the steel(or so I've heard), I would say that if you are getting slight discoloration it is gonna be worth it , because the tuff glide will protect your blade from corrosion, If its that big of a problem to you invest in some flitz metal polish, which I also polish my carbon steel blades with and see if that can get rid of any discoloration, I doubt the tuff glide or tuff cloth is the reason for your discoloration, but whatever is causing the problem flitz should be able to clean your blade right up and have it good as new , If not more shiny than new.
 
I have been using Marine Tuf Glide on my satin blades and have not noticed any permanent discoloration. I do get the smudges, but I just wipe with a cotton cloth, and sometimes wipe it off with some Remington oil.
 
Hm ok, thanks for the info man. I'll have to try the polish. It's possible the blade came this way, I haven't had it for very long but I think I would have noticed. It looks pretty consistent with the streaks that were left by the Tuf Cloth. It's not a huge deal, like I said it's very subtle and you can only see it in intense light conditions, ie: A powerful light shined on it for inspection. In natural lighting it looks like a straight satin blade so maybe I'm being overly picky but she's a safe queen for the time being and she should be treated as such! If the stuff actually does penetrate into the steel then maybe it's something that will go away in a few days. I did find a post on another forum about a guy who used this stuff on his Kimber and it discolored some of it and he was really concerned but he said it was almost all gone a few days later so I was thinking it's probably similar to that but I just wanted to check with all the Busse experts here. Thanks for the input!
 
gusbuster said:
I have been using Marine Tuf Glide on my satin blades and have not noticed any permanent discoloration. I do get the smudges, but I just wipe with a cotton cloth, and sometimes wipe it off with some Remington oil.
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Ah, Gus you snuck in a reply while I was typing mine! Haha! Thanks for the input as well. I have a feeling it will go away in a day or two. I will just try to forget I ever saw it for now. I am being way too obsessive probably lol.
 
Wipe it on and let the knife sit for a while, like a few days. Then wipe off what ever is left with a clean dry cloth. That's what I do with blues guns, old carbon blades, and a Katana that is very special to me. Trust me if it discolored steel I would have seen it on the kat. Dang thing rust by looking at it. Not saying that is may not be discoloration, but it sounds like its where you wiped it off right? While the whole blade with rubbing alcohol and see if it's still there. It may be just different oils on the blade causing it.
 
gixxer1237 said:
Wipe it on and let the knife sit for a while, like a few days. Then wipe off what ever is left with a clean dry cloth. That's what I do with blues guns, old carbon blades, and a Katana that is very special to me. Trust me if it discolored steel I would have seen it on the kat. Dang thing rust by looking at it. Not saying that is may not be discoloration, but it sounds like its where you wiped it off right? While the whole blade with rubbing alcohol and see if it's still there. It may be just different oils on the blade causing it.
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Yeah I wiped it with alcohol before posting this which didn't seem to do much but it helped get the blade looking a bit nicer again. I like the Tuf stuff but I just had too much of it on there for my taste. Seems to have disappeared after a few days so all is good. Thanks for the input everyone.

I was thinking about using that Flitz metal polish but I read that you shouldn't use it on brushed metal if you want it to stay looking that way. I don't know if satin is similar to brushed metal or what but it looks kinda similar to me. I'm just wary of that, otherwise I think that'd make things look nice and clean before another coat of the cloth.
 
Yeah the Flitz will alter the satin finish and give it a more polished look.
 
Can anybody post a picture of a blade that has been wiped with tuf cloth.

And can you use a knife that has wiped with tuf cloth for food prep.
 
outdooredge said:
Can anybody post a picture of a blade that has been wiped with tuf cloth.

And can you use a knife that has wiped with tuf cloth for food prep.
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NO!! Tuf Glide/Tuf Cloth is Toxic and tells you so in the directions on the label. It works great though at protecting and lubricating. I have not had any problems with it as far as staining or changing the satin finish on any of the knives I use it on. I think the OP was just using too much and failing to wipe the excess off after drying. BTW, you only need to reapply it a couple times a year, and not like every couple of days for a week like the OP was doing.
 
Never had a problem with the color changing but i stopped using them and started using these Food safe, mineral oil wipes..... These things are awesome. i can clean and lube multiple blades with 1 and then toss it. comes with quite a few and they are well lubed out the bag. i pick em up at a local department store for like 6 bucks, And never have to worry when i grab a well oiled blade quickly to prep some food or something.

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u812 said:
I have had much better results with Miltec-1.
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Thanks for the info Jeff, might have to give a whirl. :thumbup: Looked them up and like what I read!!! Been using MINERAL OIL if the blade has a chance to get on meat, but for cutters I might go with the MILTEC-1
 
Militec is a fine lubricant, but it is absolute garbage for rust protection, you'd be better off with spit. The color change with tuf cloth/tuf glide is just the thin film of lubricant/protectant refracting the light, like a thin slick of oil on top of a water puddle. Just wipe it with a clean microfiber or remove it with a degreaser and it goes away.
 
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