Recommendation? Which lubricant does it all?

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I know this is a common question but I am trying to decide on something that will be very effective for somewhat stiff folders (I already cleaned and adjusted pivot) and would work well for smoother slide action on semi auto pistols. Something that will not attract dust, lint or dirt would be great.
I have tried Sentry, Blue Lube, WD 40, Rem Oil, Miltec and Nano.

Thanks much for all ideas.
 
If it pivots it gets automatic transmission fluid.
If it slides it gets white lithium grease.
I generally clean with Hoppes #9 and keep Ballistol on hand as well.
 
nano oil is snake oil, avoid it if you dont already have some.

if you have stiff folders, there's a really good one to try, it's called "Quick Release". its not food safe tho. but it works amazingly well for stiff folders. i have not really tested it much to really say its really worth it, but sofar its better than some of the other thicker stuff, as its really thin. i have put it on some of mine and the action is great, but i have yet to really test it in the long term. lots of slip joint guys use it, and i can see why.

have you tried grease? like the finishline grease or CRK grease. those are also excellent as grease doesnt attract dirt and dust etc.
 
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I use G96. A gun cleaner/lube product. I use it on anything that moves and needs lubrication. Guns, knives, squeaky chairs, etc.
 
Red n tacky grease is what I use. A thin film for my folders and shotguns. It stays put and doesn't dry up.
 
I use rem oil to oil them down with in the pivots of my knifes and when I clean my knifes when I take them apart I just use water and soap then oil the parts back down with rem oil. For something more food safe you could use olive oil.
 
Mo2 said:
nano oil is snake oil, avoid it if you dont already have some.

if you have stiff folders, there's a really good one to try, it's called "Quick Release". its not food safe tho. but it works amazingly well for stiff folders. i have not really tested it much to really say its really worth it, but sofar its better than some of the other thicker stuff, as its really thin. i have put it on some of mine and the action is great, but i have yet to really test it in the long term. lots of slip joint guys use it, and i can see why.

have you tried grease? like the finishline grease or CRK grease. those are also excellent as grease doesnt attract dirt and dust etc.
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I haven't tried the grease yet it quick release sounds good.
 
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That_Knife_Guy said:
I use rem oil to oil them down with in the pivots of my knifes and when I clean my knifes when I take them apart I just use water and soap then oil the parts back down with rem oil. For something more food safe you could use olive oil.
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please dont use olive oil. it will absolutely go rancid.
 
Mo2 said:
please dont use olive oil. it will absolutely go rancid.
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I used it on some kitchen knives that we use a lot so it probably wore off before it got rancid. Now that you say that I think I may have used something else like vegetable oil but I don't know if that goes rancid too.
 
For my knives I stick to Food Grade Mineral Oil I just need to find and get something to help with the application of it to tighter spots. It won't go rancid unlike most other oils you may having in your kitchen T That_Knife_Guy
 
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i use Mineral Oil also ,, cheap , works great. and food safe , since i use many of my blades in restaurants
 
HoosierQ said:
Ballistol
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I too like to use BALLISTOL>> however I mostly use it on cleaning and restoring type jobs. I use it to treat and rejuvenate G-10 handles and it works like a miracle. I have used BALLISTOL for lubrication but only rarely.

At this time my main, Go-To lube are the Militec products. I've used the firearms grade synthetic oil on my folding knives for well over 10 years now. I've had nothing but good success using Militec oil on many mechanical devices that require lubrication on a regular basis. Now Militec also has a synthetic grease that I also think highly of.

It wasn't too long back that I posted a thread about my use of Militec and I was asking everyone here if there was something better to use. But nobody convinced me that they knew of a better lubrication product. I have no doubt that there is something out there on the market by now that might be better and have more lubricity than Militec but no one has told me about it yet. The Militec grease works really well especially on open faced Spinning reels ( fishing reels).
 
Anything that has passed MIL-PRF-63460E or previous specs will be the best.
Do knives need it? NO, most anything will do as lube/preservative if you feel it's needed.
About the only lube mine see is when they go to the oil stones for reprofiling, which isn't often.
 
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