What kind of oil do you use for your blades?

Dimasalang · 22nd November 2009, 11:36 PM

I use CLP "Collectors". It is thicker and has more rust inhibitors than regular CLP. It is made for long term storage use of collector firearms, but works well on my blades as well. Regular CLP, or any other lube for that matter, will run out or dry out within 2 months...CLP Collectors stays put well beyond 3 months.

I know WD40 is popular, but that stuff is just to stinky for me and attracts way to much dust for my liking.

ariel · 23rd November 2009, 02:53 AM

Renaissance Wax

ariel · 23rd November 2009, 02:56 AM

And, BTW, I just read on the Internet that a gang was arrested in Peru: they killed people to render human fat and sold it to cosmetic companies at a rate of $15,000 per liter.

Next time you buy Chanel #5 to your wife......

Nathaniel · 23rd November 2009, 04:28 AM

Great post guys....good to hear what else people are using out there...

Here is the one web link on the Tuf Cloth...I got one as a freebie along with a modern Korean Jingnum http://www.sentrysolutions.com/ It's pretty slick if you have a smooth blade surface...but not so much if you have some corrosion.

kino · 23rd November 2009, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

And, BTW, I just read on the Internet that a gang was arrested in Peru: they killed people to render human fat and sold it to cosmetic companies at a rate of $15,000 per liter.

Next time you buy Chanel #5 to your wife......

No need to kill people to obtain human fat. Just hang around the back of a plastic surgeons medical clinic. They probably have bags of human fat just for the asking, it would save them hazzardous waste disposal fees. Think lipo.

M ELEY · 23rd November 2009, 11:20 AM

Rendered animal fat or lard instead of lipo...still, would the fat go rancid over time? I've use WD or olive oil, just depending on my mood.

Spunjer · 23rd November 2009, 11:57 AM

walgreen's mineral oil, once it's stripped off...
wood is Renaissance wax

kronckew · 23rd November 2009, 12:24 PM

mineral oil (baby oil), with a dollup of vaseline dissolved in it, dash of clove oil for aroma. mineral oil is food safe, most clps and wd40 are not and can be poisonous, and it does not dry like wd40 or olive oil. (i use olive oil on my wood grips, wood axe handles, wood spear shafts, etc. tho).

also like ballistol but it's difficult to get in the UK..

microcrystalline waxes like renaissance wax are also good.

mross · 23rd November 2009, 07:40 PM

Ballistol or Sheath whichever is handy

22nd November 2009, 11:36 PM	#1
Dimasalang Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 264	I use CLP "Collectors". It is thicker and has more rust inhibitors than regular CLP. It is made for long term storage use of collector firearms, but works well on my blades as well. Regular CLP, or any other lube for that matter, will run out or dry out within 2 months...CLP Collectors stays put well beyond 3 months. I know WD40 is popular, but that stuff is just to stinky for me and attracts way to much dust for my liking.

23rd November 2009, 02:53 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Renaissance Wax

23rd November 2009, 02:56 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	And, BTW, I just read on the Internet that a gang was arrested in Peru: they killed people to render human fat and sold it to cosmetic companies at a rate of $15,000 per liter. Next time you buy Chanel #5 to your wife......

23rd November 2009, 04:28 AM	#4
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Great post guys....good to hear what else people are using out there... Here is the one web link on the Tuf Cloth...I got one as a freebie along with a modern Korean Jingnum http://www.sentrysolutions.com/ It's pretty slick if you have a smooth blade surface...but not so much if you have some corrosion.

23rd November 2009, 11:20 AM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,159	Rendered animal fat or lard instead of lipo...still, would the fat go rancid over time? I've use WD or olive oil, just depending on my mood.

23rd November 2009, 11:57 AM	#7
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	walgreen's mineral oil, once it's stripped off... wood is Renaissance wax

23rd November 2009, 12:24 PM	#8
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	mineral oil (baby oil), with a dollup of vaseline dissolved in it, dash of clove oil for aroma. mineral oil is food safe, most clps and wd40 are not and can be poisonous, and it does not dry like wd40 or olive oil. (i use olive oil on my wood grips, wood axe handles, wood spear shafts, etc. tho). also like ballistol but it's difficult to get in the UK.. microcrystalline waxes like renaissance wax are also good.

23rd November 2009, 07:40 PM	#9
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	Ballistol or Sheath whichever is handy