kannonfyre
Member
IMHO, I seperate knives into the "use and EDC" category and the "grow old and give to the son/grandson" category. For the former, a wipe down with machine oil and fortnightly sharpening is all I do for maintenance but for the latter, I apply AQUA SEAL silicone grease to the blades, wrap the blade in scrap paper and then store the knives in a cool dry place seperately from their scabbards. I plan to take them out every 6 months or so, wipe them down, touch-up on the cutting edges and reapply silicone grease for re-storage.
My 2 questions are:
1) If the silicone grease comes into contact with the synthetic knife handles in the long term, with it have any detrimental effects? My handles are all made of either Zytel, G10 or Prylon.
2) I know that knives kept in leather sheaths for long periods risk being stained by tanning acids leached by the leather but what about blades wrapped in scrap paper AFTER being greased with silicone? Will the paper exhude any chemical that will affect the blade?
My 2 questions are:
1) If the silicone grease comes into contact with the synthetic knife handles in the long term, with it have any detrimental effects? My handles are all made of either Zytel, G10 or Prylon.
2) I know that knives kept in leather sheaths for long periods risk being stained by tanning acids leached by the leather but what about blades wrapped in scrap paper AFTER being greased with silicone? Will the paper exhude any chemical that will affect the blade?