Great video! It’s interesting to see different methods. I usually use hot water and dish soap followed by oil. I haven’t used grease on any of my knives. I will have to ask my wife if Dollar Tree has those applicators, that’s a good idea!
Thank you for a very interesting and informative video, great tips, I have asked my wife to keep an eye out for those make up applicators, at the minute, I use a blunt leather sewing needle and a thin piece of cloth for the well of the knife. I use a 3 in oil which might be a bit heavy, I will have look for the singer oil. Thanks again Take care Sam
Yes, I've turned a borderline return into an acceptable knife with a good clean and oil. An observation that might be of use to someone, if I put silicon based lubricant on my mountain bike it turns into a c**p magnet, the chain/gears will be covered in gritty sandy stuff in no time. Maybe for the outdoors and toolbox type knives this would be the same?
Sweet! I have been using Singer Sewing machine oil since the middle 70's! One suggestion - after the Simple Green - A Nice healthy Squirt with WD-40 to remove ANY water left... That's what it was made for...
Nice, I have a Bear and Sons knife coming but people have said they arrive dirty more than once. So I figured it'd be good to look up a couple videos on how to clean a traditional lockback. Think I will go with soapy warm water. Follow it up with Superlube. Picked some up at a hardware store a while back. Its a food safe oil version tho, not a grease. Seems like it works pretty well.
I normally just use hot running water. But yeah, you have to work that joint! My only thought on what lubricant is… are you going to use this knife around food.
I put spray bottle on stream, force simple green into pivot areas, I use computer Cleaning swabs, (makeup applicator is a great idea) to wipe inside, give it another good blast of simple green, then blow out with compressed air and lube with a dry Teflon lubricant to reduce dirt collection and build-up. I've also used wd40 and electric contact cleaner, non chlorinated brake cleaner and a few other type of degreaser/cleaners. But simple green works great, less harsh and inexpensive.
I use grease on my modern folders, especially ball bearing folders as I can take them apart to clean and lube andhelp keep dirt out of bearing unlike oil that attracts dirt and migrates the dirt to the ball bearing. Grease is good for tang but does nothing for tang and bolster pivot area where it is pressed friction area.
I always begin at the kitchen sink, with hot water running. I have on hand, a tooth brush, a stiff 1" paint brush, bottle of Dawn dish soap. I finish off with a liberal bath of WD-40 (to dispel any water) and blow it out with an air hose. Then, lastly, the oil.
I just got into traditional folders…. And I been using kpl original to lube and using dust off to blow in the joints….. is that good???? Sorry I have little knowledge… And I was reading your comment, so what you are saying is to dump my folder in bowl of hot water and clean it, let it dry, then oil it???
@@kingsmoke1855 I wouldn't do that unless it was required. Blades not snapping closed or something along those lines. They come dirty new sometimes but typically you can swab the channel out and give it a bit of oil in the pivot and be just fine.
