What do you put on your RAT while not in use?

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Not that most of you put down your RAT's long enough to need any lubrication-but...... I ordered some of those sentry cloths with my rc5, and was wondering if that will be adequate for my RATs since they have the powder finish? Thanks
 
Just wipe the blade edge and any other surface that becomes bare from use with the cloth and you should be fine.
 
I use the Tuf-Cloth to wipe down my RAT's and have never had any rust show up. Being in California, we don't have a whole lot of humidity though.
 
Heyday said:
Mineral Oil works great.
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Yep. :)

I like to use my knives for food prep. Mineral oil is non-toxic and works well in preventing rust.

Even if you do develop some light rust on the edge of your knife, just use it for a bit and it should come right off.
 
the cloth you're getting is all you need...works fantastic and doesn't really foul up food (that I notice) :D
 
My RC-5 stays in my Jeep. The others are lying on my drinking table in my sun room. But then, I'm a widower and no one is here to force me to put them away. :eek: I might oil the stripped one on occasion.
 
I keep my Izula dry and have not had any problems yet. When I do use lubrication/protection on any of my knives I use Mineral oil with a couple of drops of Clove Oil added. Non-Toxic and works great.

Bill
 
From what I've read around this forum it seems that you can clean a rat with any lubricant you can think of.
 
I use a little Chapstick on the edge. My personal favorite is the strawberry flavor. Kidding aside, Chapstick seems to work well as a rust preventative.

I have not had good luck with Sentry Solutions Tough Cloth. It failed to prevent rust on the blued slide of a vintage Star PD.
 
I just sharpen and strop on cardboard with a cleaner for stainless steel kitchen stuff ... that leaves a protective layer on the edge ...
 
What kind of cardboard do you use to strop? Do you treat the cardboard anyway before you strop? I dont have a leather strop handy and would like to improvise one.
 
maverick3981 said:
What kind of cardboard do you use to strop? Do you treat the cardboard anyway before you strop? I dont have a leather strop handy and would like to improvise one.
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I don't use the corrugated cardboard, but the other kind - the inside of a lot of cardboard packs is usable, and you can use just about any abrasive, and I like that cleaner for stainless steel kitchen sinks just because of the protective layer it leaves behind ... you could just as well use two strips of cardboard - one with toothpaste and one with wax ...
 
I use mineral oil found at every CVS/Wallgreens/grocery store. I paid $2 for a big 32 oz bottle that will last me for years. And its food compatible in case I want to slice some food with it.
 
My izula is rarely not in use long enough to worry about things like this. But I do also like mineral oil as most of my blades will see food duty, maybe not at home, but definitely in the field.
 
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