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method_burger
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Jul 10, 2018
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I do an alcohol wipe-down pretty regularly, especially before and after I use it for food.
A full tear-down and clean-up I would say once a year? All my knives are beaters, so the wear is divided among 5-ish knives, but I don't go deer hunting or whatever with my folders. If it was my gardening knives, then every single time haha.
items to get for folder cleaning: -a GOOD set of drivers to disassemble (do not go cheap on these) -a lighter (in case the factory has really tight threadlocker, melt it by holding it next to the screw) -blue or purple loctite (so you can threadlock yourself, you only need the pivot unless the body screws are messed up) -cotton balls -isopropyl alcohol - remove and disinfects the blade (general purpose) -acetone - this will pretty much remove everything (deep cleaning, so to speak) -oil - re-lubricate the pivot and wipe down the blade, if you get alchol or acetone in the pivot, it'll eat up the oil and add friction to your knife (i use mineral oil, not the best choice since it is really a really light oil, but it is food safe) -compressed air - optional, to blow out all the lint if you dont want to fully disassemble your knife
if you go to the dollar store, visit the womens beauty products, and you can get an assortment of cotton makeup applier. You get cotton swabs, balls, wipes, etc.
Jul 10, 2018
Benjabooly
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method_burgerI would say never, or seldom ever use acetone because of how corrosive it is to plastics. Way too volatile an item for a general purpose kit.
Jul 10, 2018
Omniseed
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Jul 10, 2018
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BenjaboolyHow else can we remove old thread locker though?
Jul 10, 2018
Benjabooly
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OmniseedHeat. I touch a screw with a soldering iron or something along those lines. Not worth it to me scuffing or marring my lovely g10
Jul 10, 2018
Kavik
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Jul 12, 2018
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BenjaboolyUsing acetone is fine as long as you're careful to only get it on the metal. For things like tape residue or tree sap on a blade, just apply careful using a q-tip or a cotton ball. If there's so much crap on your blade that you can't do that without touching the handle, then it's time for a tear down cleaning
(and i think omniseed was talking about cleaning threadlocker off screws that have already been removed)
Jul 12, 2018
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