Tuf-Glide

[gajinoz]

Along with the BM 555 I just ordered I also ordered a Case knife care kit and an extra bottle of Tuf-Glide. You can see them HERE.

Is this tuf-Glide any good? Specifically, is it better than using oil on folders?

Another question, should I try and wash out any other lubricants from my folders before using the Tuf-Glide? If so, would it be OK to wash them in a bit of hot soapy water and rinse out then dry?

Here is a REALLY silly question but....

Has anyone ever cleaned their knife, (folder or otherwise), in a dishwasher? Obviously you are not going to put your custom knife with the wood handle in there but what about all steel or Ti or even G-10/FRN handles.

 

[airyq]

I used to use Tuf-Glide before I got Militech. In all honesty, I cannot tell the difference between the two as far as lubrication goes. In fact, Tuf-Glide dries up totally compared to Militech, which some times leaves a little oily residue (especially if knife is not heated after application).

I now use only Militech for lubrication, but this is mainly because I have already bought a big bottle, which will last me for years more.

From my experience, both Tuf-Glide and Militech are better than oil in the sense that they will dry up/leave less oily residue, and therefore attract less pocket lint. As far as lubrication goes, I don't know. A bit of light machine oil (sold here under the "Singer" brand for sewing machines) works wonderfully but attracts lots of pocket lint.

An additional advantage of Tuf-Glide is that it is a rust preventive. All my carbon blades are wiped with Tuf-Glide and despite humidity levels of more than 90% here, have stayed free of rust and patina.

I only wash out the joint if it is particularly dirty. With normal hand soap and scrub with a toothbrush if necessary. Rinse well and dry with a hair dryer. Otherwise, I flush out the old lubricant with a generous application and wipe off the excess.

There are several old threads about not putting your knife into the dishwasher. Cannot remeber exactly, but reasons include overly hot water, overly caustic detergent used which will corrode your edge, chlorine content or some thing like that, your knife getting banged around etc.

I am too lazy to do a search now but am certain that you will find several threads.

 

[phatch]

Tuf-Glide is my preferred lubricant for knives. It isn't necessarily better than oil, it depends which issues are most important for you.

With a benchmade, the militec and Tuf-Glide do not mix well in my opinion. Goes kind of gummy.

Militec is not a rust protectant. Tuf-Glide is. Militec attracts and holds some lint and grit. Tuf-Glide doesn't. Militec is slicker. I like Tuf-Glide because it helps with rust protection and is a dry lubricant. No grit attracting and holding. These are things I've had problems with when using other lubricants.

I take apart the knife. Clean out any lube present. Apply tuf-cloth and some tuf glide. Reassemble. Touch up with Tuf-Glide as needed.

But you really need to assess what it is you want out of a lubricant and weigh the trade-offs.

Phil

 

[Ryan8]

I take apart the knife. Clean out any lube present. Apply tuf-cloth and some tuf glide. Reassemble. Touch up with Tuf-Glide as needed.

But you really need to assess what it is you want out of a lubricant and weigh the trade-offs.

Phil

Do you use a Tuf-Cloth and Tuf-Glide on the whole blade, or only the parts that are subject to friction?

 

[Planterz]

I use Tuf-Glide on my FRN Spydercos and Militec-1 on anything where metal contacts metal. I also use the Tuf-Cloth as a protectant.

The funny thing is that I bought an 8oz bottle of Tuf-Glide along with a 1oz bottle (with a needle tip) so I could refil the little one. This was like 6 months ago, and I'm only 1/3 the way through the little one.

I also got a Sniper Pack (4oz large bottle and .5oz tube) of Militec-1 after getting the free .5oz sample, and I'm only 2/3 the way through the free sample.

Lubed for life, baby!

 

[SIFU1A]

i use either tuffglide or millitec on all my guns/knives/etc, either one works just fine, i honestly cant tell much diff between them myself just use whichever one i have out at the time, i guess the millitec works a LITTLE better on guns and the tuffglide works a LITTLE better on knives, but not much diff i have seen anyway.

 

[gregvisser]

Hmmmm....not that anyone is counting, but didn't you just get a Strider not too long ago?!?!

Are you a knife knut or something?

I use CRC on my knives, but the result is pretty crappy. Want to upgrade to the Tuf glide, but it doesn't look like you can order this anywhere in the south west pacific And I'm too tight to pay like $20 postage on a $8 product!

Enjoy your new addition!

Greg

 

[tim8557]

Has anyone ever cleaned their knife, (folder or otherwise), in a dishwasher? Obviously you are not going to put your custom knife with the wood handle in there but what about all steel or Ti or even G-10/FRN handles.[/QUOTE]

Any kitchen magazines I've ever read say to never put good knives in the dishwasher; combination of the hot water, corrosiveness of the detergent and the fact that the dishwasher just bangs the blades around.

 

[Psychopomp]

Has anyone ever cleaned their knife, (folder or otherwise), in a dishwasher? Obviously you are not going to put your custom knife with the wood handle in there but what about all steel or Ti or even G-10/FRN handles.

Unless it's a beater, I wouldn't. Victorinox's website says that the plastic scaled knives are dishwasher safe, but I don't think I'd do it. I've got a Chinese Gen2 Ka-Bar knock off that I've used for cooking and put it in the dishwasher after (won't take an edge, but it was good for prying apart frozen chicken). It came out ok, but I wouldn't do it with one of my real knives.

 

[Temper]

Want to upgrade to the Tuf glide, but it doesn't look like you can order this anywhere in the south west pacific


Greg

email me if you want this and other related stuff

 

[shaldag]

I'm a big tuf-glide AND tuf-cloth fan. I think that it does get less gummy than oil. I have used them both on a lot of folders, and have never had any damage to any of the balades or scale materials like jigged bone or wood, including the beautiful rosewood that you can get on some Benchmade folders. I have not tried it on any of my ivory scales yet, though.

I do think that it will react with other lubricants, so I would clean the knife very well first.

As far as putting a knife in a dishwasher, I'll do that when Beelzebub snowboards to work.

 

[brownshoe]

Tufglide is wax. Milletec is an oil. Tufglide will not attract dust to your joint. Milletec will. Milletec is recommended by benchmade. Tufglide is obviously recommended by Case. I'v found that Milletec works best for me on balisongs. Tuffglide works best for me on really tight lockbacks (e.g. spyderco). When using Milletec, I've gotten best results by heating the blade to allow the oil to penetrate. Tuffglide to me smells bad, thus I don't like to use it. For protecting metal, I've found that mineral oil or Ren wax works better and doesn't leave a hazy finish. I don't use Milletect to protect metal, it's too thick.

I've put a Spyderco Q, 440C in the diswasher. Didn't fully clean out the laser-out holes. Left spots that had to come off with flitz. Now I use soapy water and a toothbrush. Always clean your knvies before lubrication. You want to get out the dirt and leave a dry clean place for your wax and oil.

 

[phatch]

In response to an above question, I tuf cloth the whole knife, liners and everything when I have it apart as I've had a number of steel liners rust between the scale and liner just from sweat and humidity. Then I Tuf-glide the pivot and washer/liner areas.

Phil

 

[gajinoz]

Hmmmm....not that anyone is counting, but didn't you just get a Strider not too long ago?!?!

Guilty as charged.

Are you a knife knut or something?

I usually get called a lot worse than that, but you're probably right.

I use CRC on my knives, but the result is pretty crappy. Want to upgrade to the Tuf glide, but it doesn't look like you can order this anywhere in the south west pacific And I'm too tight to pay like $20 postage on a $8 product!

I felt the same way but since I was ordering the BM from NGK I figured they could bundle the other bits without increasing the postage too much. Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.

Enjoy your new addition!

Greg

Thanks.