Cleaning & Lubricating Knive...

How to clean the great Gerber Knive..

You've probably heard the old adage "a blunt knife is a dangerous knife." I want to introduce a new saying: "a dirty knife is a dangerous knife." While the internals of a pocket knife are not too complicated, function knife can fluff with bags especially around the pivot and lock clogged areas. In the case of swinging the knife may be slower or more difficult to open, and grew up around the castle, the knife is opened or closed lock, which could result in serious injury. Prolonged use and the burden of sad material or salt water can even cause permanent damage to the blade.

For these reasons, it is a good idea to perform regular maintenance on your knife. I like clean and lubricate me once a month or less. This is also a good time to review your meter for other potential problems, such as corrosion of the blade or internal components problems and check for loose screws.

                     

CLEANING

As already mentioned, it is necessary to concentrate on the swing of the knife and the restricted areas.

If you just shed some light pocket lint, you can in order to remove a rule with a stick a screwdriver or probe it.

                       

If you have sand and gravel, you may want to use warm soapy water and rinse the blade with a brush (I like to use a toothbrush). If you go this route, go ahead and brush the entire sheet including the blade and the handle shells. Often, this is all they can produce is their grips to its original splendor. Do not be afraid to get wet or soapy internals, remember, this is the most important area to be cleaned. So be sure to rinse thoroughly.

If the sheet has an excess accumulation of bad taste and dirty that cannot come up with one of the following methods, try the knife in a bowl of hot water to help loosen dirt should. A user comment below Instructable Denger mentioned that one should be careful, or avoid, damage this method is used in the knife with natural materials such as wood, abalone or mother of pearl-and even plastic handles at most time in the water remaining in or near boiling temperatures.

Then try the scanning process, followed by the washing process. This should take the most challenging himself residue.

If the knife is still rough or difficult to open, the knife for a more thorough cleaning, not covered in this article is necessary to decompose. You may need special tools and the process is much depending on whose blade working range. Many knife manufacturers also tell you that the dismantling your knife void the warranty.