Tuf Glide. Do you use it on your knives? Anything better or equal at less cost?

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I have been using Tuf Glide for awhile. Seems to work OK. But can get expensive.Anyone else here use it? What do you think?
Anything better or the same that's less expensive?
 
On all my knives I can disassemble I use a synthetic grease called SuperLube, I also use it on all my flashlight threads (I have a couple dozen lights) and anything else that needs lube'd. On the knives I can't take apart I use the liquid version of super lube so I can just drip it where I need it.

Super lube can be purchased at harbor freight (it is NOT a HF product, they are a distributor) for $5.99 and the liquid super lube can be had at Jo-Anne fabrics [which just happens to be right next-door here] it not the original purpose but it happens to work great as a sewing machine oil for ~$6.

Super lube is awesome, I use one of their products for all of my lubrication needs (other than motor oil) they make everything including FDA cert'd food safe greases.
 
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Hello,

I use SpeedX, its made by CorrosionX. I also use it in all my fishing reels along with CorrosionX. It ranges from $4 to $7 per oz depending on where you buy it. It has worked great and have no reason to change lubes but I will say Nano oil is getting a lot of very good reviews. If for some reason SpeedX was not working for me I would look at Nano oil. The biggest problem with Nano oil is the price. 8cc (0.270512182 US fluid ounces) is around $16 and the cheapest I can find 1oz. is $42 from HKS. For the price I dont think you can beat SpeedX, its less then half the price of Tuff Glide.

Good luck buddy,

Chris
 
I've come to the realization that tuf-glide just ain't right for knives. It works decent when first applied, but the stuff dries up overnight. Knives seem to work better with thicker lube anyways. I'm in the same boat as you are though. Nano-oil seems to be really popular with some guys over on youtube, but that that stuff is rather expensive.
 
alex1577 said:
I've come to the realization that tuf-glide just ain't right for knives. It works decent when first applied, but the stuff dries up overnight. Knives seem to work better with thicker lube anyways. I'm in the same boat as you are though. Nano-oil seems to be really popular with some guys over on youtube, but that that stuff is rather expensive.
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I've noticed this too. I got some for free from a knife order once and still use it. At first it's awesome but like you said seems to dry up quick.
 
Not sure if there is a difference, believe a main ingredient in the Tuf Glide is mineral oil. I use the Sentry Solutions tuf cloth and to "re activate" it says use mineral oil/mineral spirits. I use it as a corrosion inhibitor, and to clean up my knives. Don't know how the spray would act for lubrication though, but would make sense that it dries up quick if its mineral oil based.
 
Tuf Glide is a dry lube. It is supposed to dry out forming a wax like lube. Works well. Mineral oil is good also, food safe.
 
I use Tuf-Glide and Tuf-Cloth only for corrosion control - I use Nano-Oil for lubrication.

TedP
 
I use the Tuff Glide cloth to wipe my blades. Gives a good layer of protection that really lasts. For lubricating knife pivots, etc. I use Nano 10w, which squirts into small areas.
 
Just to clarify a little, Tuf Glide uses mineral spirits, not mineral oil, as a delivery vehicle for the dry ingredient. The mineral spirits evaporate quickly, leaving the dry ingredient (whatever that is) behind to do its work. The mineral spirits is also a solvent, which dissolves gunk before it departs. I have not tried Tuf Glide, but am about to order one of the little 0.25 ounce pens to give it a try.

As a general rule, I like mineral oil, WD-40, or usually just nothing.
 
I also have taken to using Super Lube on my knives.
Starting using it for my airguns, stuff like the sear and pivot points and found it works great.
But as with most good things, less is more, because over doing it will tend to attract grit and dirt.
 
Whitedog said:
Tuf Glide is a dry lube. It is supposed to dry out forming a wax like lube. Works well. Mineral oil is good also, food safe.
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:thumbup: I wonder why it says dry lubricant on the bottle...tuff glide works fairly well and is a good rust inhibitor as well. I've been using nano oil for almost a year now and its awesome.
 
I don't care for Tuf-Glide as a lubricant. I find a careful application of white grease to last much longer and certainly work more smoothly on my pivots. But... I do like the Tuf-Cloth (which is really just Tuf-Glide on a piece of cloth) for protection of the blades, especially the Marine Tuf-cloth. I live most of the year in a jungle environment along the Thai-Burmese border, and unprotected steel rusts up in front of your eyes while you watch. I've never had a blade rust using only Marine Tuf-Cloth. Even when I buy the parangs, machetes, bill hooks, etc., that the locals make from truck leaf springs, I never have a problem with rusting. Lately I've been able to purchase White Spirits (Mineral Spirits/Stoddard Solvent) which is the actual carrier for the protective ingredient in the cloth, making it much cheaper to use than refreshing the cloths with more Tuf-Glide.


Stitchawl
 
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