Tuff cloth uses...questions

Geoff in Philly · May 22, 2000

Does anyone use theirs for wiping down the insides of the liners, for those knives w/ stainless liners? does anyone disassemble their knives and coat surfaces w/ the liquid solution? have you used the cloth on multitools for rust inhibition? How about the tuff-glide for lubing the multi tool and perhaps reducing the clumping factor on Leathermans(leathermen?)

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Cliff Stamp · May 22, 2000

Yes. A note on the Leatherman, it will not solve the clumping issue, but it can make the opening much smoother. White Lightening is also a better choice for some of the things you mention as it handles grit much better and can actually clean out crudded areas.

-Cliff

swong13 · May 22, 2000

Just bought a couple of Tuf Cloths from 1 Stop and I used them to wipe down the blades of my Sebenzas. I have a question... There is a distinctive odor on the Tuf Cloth and when I was done wiping down my knives I noticed that the odor had transferred to my hands. It took multiple washings with lots of soap and water to get the smell off of my hands. Has anyone else had a problem with this?

-Steven

Johan · May 22, 2000

Yeah I get the smell too. To me it smells like coconuts, but a couple of the girls I know think it's a really great cologne. I'm not sure what that says about them, but I'm not telling them what it really is just to be safe.

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Dexter Ewing · May 22, 2000

I've got a serrated 440V Spyderco Military that is standard carry for whenever I head outdoors. I usually carry it in a Concealex neck sheath and it hides underneath my T-shirt. Since it is in close proximity to body perspiration, I wipe down the blade with Marine Tuf-Cloth and use Tuf glide on the partial steel liner. Tuf-Glide comes in a 1/2 ounce bottle with a precision applicator. I put a few drops inside the knife and use a pipe cleaner to coat the liner. I've been carrying this Military for about a year now like this and have been inspecting the blade and liner good periodically. So far, not an inkling of rust has started even though the knife has spent hours underneath a sweaty shirt.

I use Tuf Glide to also lube the fold out tools of my Super Tool and SOG PowerLock. Marine Tuf-Cloth has also been used to wipe down some of my tools - screwdrivers, pliers, etc. With them sitting in a humid garage in the summer, rust has definitely plagued me in the past, but no more. The padlock on my utility shed is constantly exposed to the elements. Sometimes rainwater causes rust inside the lock and it doesn't snap back smoothly when I lock it. So tuf Glide gets called upon to coat the innards of the lock and that takes care of it.

Hope this gives you some ideas on non-knife uses for Tuf-Glide and Tuf-Cloth. They're really handy items at lubing or preventing corrosion on metal.

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stab1 · May 23, 2000

Johan and swong13, The main ingredient of Tuf-Cloth is mineral spirits, hence the smell. When the cloth begins to get dried out you can rejuvinate it by soaking it in mineral spirits and wringing it out.

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swong13 · May 24, 2000

Don- Thanks for the information.

Johan- Why do I get an image of you shaving and then wiping your face down with a Tuf Cloth instead of using an aftershave?

-Steven

Johan · May 23, 2000

Swong 13-Hey don't tempt me! I used to tell an old girlfriend of mine if they could make a perfume that smelled just like the engine of an antique race car I'd be all over her so I've already got an olfactory perversion

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"Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n"
John Milton
There are only two types of people; those who understand this, and those who think they do.

mpayne · May 24, 2000

I'm with you Dex.....I carry a spyderco delica in my left pocket. I am a uPS driver so I sweat profusely(you know, so much that in the seummertime when I go inside a business everyone asks,"Is it raining outside"? I have to wipe it down all the time.

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Dan Amos · May 25, 2000

Does anyone know where to pick up a Tuf-Cloth in the Knoxville TN. area?
I tried SMKW, & they were absolutely Stupid about the subject. Told me it would take a YEAR for them to get anything new in.
ok.

Thanks for the information.

swong13 · May 25, 2000

Dan-

You're already there. I bought my Tuf Cloth right here at the 1 Stop Knife Shop. Just click on the shopping cart!

-Steven

rdangerer · May 28, 2000

I bought White Lightning for my Mountain Bike chain/cassette/cranks, and low, I tried on my Axis lock and it is an interesting alternative. Know that it is a parrafin (wax) based lube, so it kinda makes a thick layer of lube (certainly not gummy or gloppy, but thick...can't think of better term, other than "white waxy"), but is smooth and does tend to bind up grit and kinda keep it from binding and wearing down your mechanism.

There is another bike product called "Pedro's Ice Wax" ... it is both a teflon and wax base. Just bought it yesterday, and the bike shop guys like it better than White Lightning, as it goes on cleaner, less thick, and doesn't attract dirt as much supposedly, but I haven't tried it on either bike or knife yet. Food for thought.