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What is the best oil or lubricant to use on my folding knives? I collect mostly the big Case folders and use mineral oil. Thanks.

SlingBlade wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:36 am What is the best oil or lubricant to use on my folding knives? I collect mostly the big Case folders and use mineral oil. Thanks.

For the joints I use Quick Release.

edge213 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:52 pm

SlingBlade wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:36 am What is the best oil or lubricant to use on my folding knives? I collect mostly the big Case folders and use mineral oil. Thanks.

For the joints I use Quick Release.

Ditto...
John

Me too.

Quick Release for me too.

Quick Release is amazing stuff, that's what I use since Dale (Orvet) turned me on to it..

Stanwade wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:51 pm Quick Release is amazing stuff, that's what I use since Dale (Overt) turned me on to it..

Ryan - Dale is often overt but on AAPK he’s ORVET (Oregon Veteran) although I’m sure he’d answer to both

This is what I use. Is it the same thing everyone is talking about?
Great stuff and with the needle it gets just the right amount where
I want it.

It is true, I highly recommend Quick Releaae Oil.
I use it on my personal knives and on 99% of the knives I repair or customize.

I am always trying new oils in search of the ultimate knife oil. I have spent 2 or 3 times the price of QRO only to become more convinced than ever that QRO is the best product I have found for slip joints and automatic knives!

dlr110 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:09 pm This is what I use. Is it the same thing everyone is talking about?
Great stuff and with the needle it gets just the right amount where
I want it.

That's the stuff.

edge213 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:15 pm

dlr110 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:09 pm This is what I use. Is it the same thing everyone is talking about?
Great stuff and with the needle it gets just the right amount where
I want it.

That's the stuff.

Thanks

SlingBlade wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:36 am What is the best oil or lubricant to use on my folding knives? I collect mostly the big Case folders and use mineral oil. Thanks.

Almost any lubricant is better than none. A knife joint is really a very simple mechanism, unlike other things like an automobile engine that require oil. Mineral oil will work. Quick Release oil is the best you can buy IMHO. I can personally testify of it bringing old knife joints back from the dead. If Quick Release won’t cure it, it is probably beyond recovery.

Ken

Gonna have to try quick release. I use mineral oil at present, as I can get a big bottle of it from most stores for peanuts.

Quick Release is indeed wonderful. Mineral oil is one step above nothing. Its redeeming feature (and sometimes important) is that it is food grade, and it never gets rancid. Great for iron pans, cutting boards,etc. Knives? Ok if that's all you have. It is too thick to get into the tight and skinny places.

Remoil works for me! ftd

bestgear wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:58 pm

Stanwade wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:51 pm Quick Release is amazing stuff, that's what I use since Dale (Overt) turned me on to it..

Ryan - Dale is often overt but on AAPK he’s ORVET (Oregon Veteran) although I’m sure he’d answer to both

Thanks for catching my typing error.. it's hard to see on a smartphone sometimes...

A lot of the old timers swear by Kroil Oil. They say nothing better will ever be made. I have bought some along with the other products already mentioned and honestly I don't think there is a big difference. I would go with what's on sale. I think Kroil Oil might be a tad cheaper by volume? Definitely mineral oil would be towards the bottom for blades, but works great on stag handles.

Thanks guys, quick release is what I'll try.

Kroil if there is rust or crud inside that I want to dissolve (or to help break a stuck tang nut free), quick release if I want to improve snap, 3-in-1 oil for normal ongoing "curating" of knives that already have good snap (because I'm cheap).

I just use 3in1 oil; cheap, available everywhere, a can lasts forever, doesn't collect a lot of dirt and lint and I like the machine oil smell. My EDC is a simple Buck Canoe and occasionally a USA Old Timer 34OT or small Buck frame lock so I don't feel the need for expensive specialty oils.

The worst oil I ever used in a knife was Mineral Oil, too thick and collected way too much dirt and lint.

One key point. Don’t use too much! Oils have the drawback of “collecting” debris such as lint, dust and dirt. So use just a drop in the joint and work it in well, then wipe off any excess.

Which brings us to a favorite of mine called Tuf-glide. The manufacturer, Sentry Solutions, says it’s a proprietary dry lubricant which is in a mineral spirits carrier. It’s applied as a liquid, then the mineral spirits quickly evaporate, leaving behind the dry lubricant and corrosion (rust) inhibitor. Tuf-glide was developed under government contract for use by the military in harsh dusty environments (Iraq) where oil-based lubricants failed. Molybdenum disulfide, graphite, and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) are some of the better known dry lubricants. Here’s a more complete discussion you may find interesting https://www.corrosionpedia.com/definiti ... -lubricant.

I’ve found Tuf-glide, when used as directed, to be an excellent product. It’s biggest drawback for many users is, once applied and the carrier has evaporated, you can’t see it - some folks can’t abide on faith alone. I’ve used it on knives, fishing tackle, and firearms for years. It works.

Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:59 pmI’ve used it on knives, fishing tackle, and firearms for years. It works

Major league ditto Ken, it's all I've used for years too, I think I have 2 lifetime supplies on-hand

My "lubricant of choice" for many years has been Marvel Mystery Oil. I use it for preserving my very expensive pinstriping and lettering brushes(sometimes mixed with a bit of a/c compressor oil) and it makes a nice light lubricant for knife pivots. It rinses out with mineral spirits easily so it won't contaminate my paint which makes for easy cleaning of knives as well. Just my preference;I'm sure all the aforementioned products work equally as well.

Nano-Oil, Rust Free from A.G. Russell and I use to use Coon P Oil from SMKW.
When my Nano-Oil runs out I am going to try the Quick Release oil, I’ve read a lot of good information on that here.