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Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote:

Referring to the topic, not any particular post.

Ken

Remember Ken, we all were newbies at one point. Better to help them find their way than to leave them in the dark.

Judging by something I saw over the winter at a local gunshow, one thing I can say is that Rem oil is a good product, but it evidently does not taste very good. I was walking down the row looking at this and that, and I saw a dealer pull a 22 rifle from under his table to put out for display/sale. He looked it over, and evidently saw something he didn't like on the blued surface. He then proceeded to take a spray can of Rem oil out of a tool box and begin to spray a layer over most of the 22 rifle he was holding. He was so engrossed looking at the rifle that he was literally hosing with Rem oil that he completely missed that he was also spraying the oil all over a cinnamon roll and large coffee that he had just purchased at the concession stand. As I walked by, I noticed an oil slick floating on top of the cup of black coffee that would rival Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez accident. He then took a bite out of the cinnamon roll and a swig of the coffee and made a face I will never forget seeing.

OLDE CUTLER wrote:Judging by something I saw over the winter at a local gunshow, one thing I can say is that Rem oil is a good product, but it evidently does not taste very good. I was walking down the row looking at this and that, and I saw a dealer pull a 22 rifle from under his table to put out for display/sale. He looked it over, and evidently saw something he didn't like on the blued surface. He then proceeded to take a spray can of Rem oil out of a tool box and begin to spray a layer over most of the 22 rifle he was holding. He was so engrossed looking at the rifle that he was literally hosing with Rem oil that he completely missed that he was also spraying the oil all over a cinnamon roll and large coffee that he had just purchased at the concession stand. As I walked by, I noticed an oil slick floating on top of the cup of black coffee that would rival Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez accident. He then took a bite out of the cinnamon roll and a swig of the coffee and made a face I will never forget seeing.

Rem Oil is pretty good stuff. I use it to initially clean knives that have some active rust on them. I've never tried it as a sauce though. Think I'll leave that to the experts. For my joint lubing I use a clear very light sewing machine oil, non-staining.

philco wrote:

Mumbleypeg wrote:

Referring to the topic, not any particular post.

Ken

Remember Ken, we all were newbies at one point. Better to help them find their way than to leave them in the dark.

You're right. My bad!

Ken

Since I bought some quick release last year, I haven't used anything else, good stuff! Costs is kind of high but you don't need much! Terry

He then took a bite out of the cinnamon roll and a swig of the coffee and made a face I will never forget seeing. Had a friend that rode a Harley Davidson. Said He took a Harley motor oil bottle and washed it out real good and filled it with water. Told a guy I will not put anything in my motorcycle that "I will not put in my body!" and drank it. Sounds like the guy about fainted.

GENUINE 3 in 1 Oil=#1

orvet sounds experienced to me-now that I read all the posts I'm wanting to get me some fancy oil-may make my own-hydrotex gear oil + mudbug oil (rendered from spring fed mudbugs)+ a few drops of hemp oil to thin it out...

While a single oil is good, several oils meet my demands for various metals and usage.
I always liked Three in One, useful everywhere. For friction fit knives I like Kroil, it goes into tighter spots and a lot less can be used, attracting less dust. AG Russell Rust Free is like Kroil, it penetrates and very little is needed. It sticks for months even in a pocket.
WD40 corrosion inhibitor is thick, suitable for storage it will protect for years while being ugly. Katanas, Wakazashis, and Tantos get Clove oil. No long storage, the blades are taken out and used or just cleaned on a schedule. High maintenance toys indeed. Interior Alaska has a dry climate, I may be spoiled a bit.

Phaeton wrote:While a single oil is good, several oils meet my demands for various metals and usage.
I always liked Three in One, useful everywhere.The standard finds many uses.JPG For friction fit knives I like Kroil, it goes into tighter spots and a lot less can be used, attracting less dust.Kroil goes everywhere.JPG
AG Russell Rust Free is like Kroil, it penetrates and very little is needed. It sticks for months even in a pocket.
WD40 corrosion inhibitor is thick, suitable for storage it will protect for years while being ugly.Carbon steel protection, WD40 is goopy for outdoor protection.JPG
Katanas, Wakazashis, and Tantos get Clove oil. No long storage, the blades are taken out and used or just cleaned on a schedule. High maintenance toys indeed.Traditional Japanese blades get traditional oil.JPG
Interior Alaska has a dry climate, I may be spoiled a bit.

I like your choices.

I just came home from the Wolverine Knife club / Michigan Antique Arms show
maybe 250 tables or so...got me some Quick Release oil in the needle to pinpoint
the area applying,,I put it on a new EDC Tactical Spartan / Harsey folder I got a
couple months ago...it was real tight to open with one hand pushing on thumb studs
I worked 4-5 tiny drops of this oil in and have a 75% improvement right off,,, Thanks AAPK !!!

Stag
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/stagman

Where is the best place to buy Quick Release oil from? Thanks.

boykinlp wrote:Where is the best place to buy Quick Release oil from? Thanks.

Don't know if it's the "best" place but you can find it on Amazon.com. Someone (maybe Orvet?) had it in the AAPK store a while back but I haven't seen any lately.

Ken

I just buy it on Latama's website. My understanding is they developed it for use on their knives.

https://latama.net/pages/quick-release-oil

I've always used pneumatic tool oil. Thin, high viscosity and has the added benefit of displacing water. Plus it's relatively cheap and available anywhere they sell air tools. I've used it for years and can't say I've ever had a bad experience with it. It doesn't even seem to gum up like some oils do.


WB

Great topic, thank you all very much for so many useful tips! I've ordered a little Latama Oil, we'll see. I'm using nano for now, but for some reason it dries out too quickly on some knives and doesn't glide as well, especially on Victorinox / Wenger and Boker Barlow Copper. As for the Boker, I don’t know why grease doesn’t stick well to it, even silicone grease with fluoroplastic filling

I just ordered Latama Quick Release oil from Amazon based on all of the recommendations here. I have always used gun oil in the past so we will see how this works.