Comments on: How to Thoroughly Clean Your Pocket Knife https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/ The official blog of Knife Depot Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:37:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Bigfoot https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-336573 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 01:59:58 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-336573 Went and bought a harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner, water and dawn dish soap. I have cleaned assembled knives, guns, carburetors, and whatever else I could fit in it. Don’t need to worry about rusting because the water gets hot enough to evaporate off. Then just apply oil and you’re done.

]]> By: Kim Smith https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-336427 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:43:30 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-336427 I like to use Auto-sol to clean my blades. Cleans them up good and leaves them shiny.

]]> By: George Green https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-215047 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:30:37 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-215047 Lots of companies are using bouble washers each side. Spiderco does with holes equal around it to hold lube better

]]> By: Mack b https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-137765 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:11:41 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-137765 In reply to Luke Byrne.

I don’t know how common it is on kershaws (I would guess it’s a recent model),but it’s becoming a thing lately to use both phosphor bronze and nylon/plastic/whatever in order to get a tight fit without sacrificing smoothness. Careful, though, you can literally ruin these knives by disassembling them.
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]]> By: Luke Byrne https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-113952 Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:22:34 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-113952 Is it normal that Kershaws come with more than two washers?

]]> By: Tim https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-112546 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:13:30 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-112546 In reply to James B..

That’s a good tip. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Tim https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-112545 Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:13:06 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-112545 In reply to Pops.

Warm water works surprisingly well in most situations.

]]> By: James B. https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-112498 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 22:23:36 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-112498 When ever I take one of my knives apart I clean and polish the blade under the washers and the washers themselves. A little simichrome metal polish and the washers gleam like a mirror making the pivot even smoother.

]]> By: Pops https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-112479 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 11:58:20 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-112479 As we learned in the army I just use good hot water with faucet pressure. Next use compressed air to dry complete. Oil as required. Has always worked for me. Yes Sir!

]]> By: Tim https://blog.knife-depot.com/how-to-thoroughly-clean-your-pocket-knife/#comment-112266 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:40:58 +0000 https://blog.knife-depot.com/?p=13813#comment-112266 In reply to GomeznSA.

I still miss Wenger (although you can get some Wenger-inspired models from Victorinox). Swiss Army Knives are very hearty. I’ve heard people sticking them in dishwashers for cleaning. I probably wouldn’t do that myself though.

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