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Cleaning a knife
Q. Whenever I go camping I always cut oranges with my knife. But then my knife sticks and is hard to get open. What is the best way to de-stick my knife?
– Sticky Fetzko, Munhall, Pa.
A. First, try licking the juice off the blade … wait, bad idea! Very bad idea.
Here’s what my friend Jeff Freeman, a big-time knife designer with Gerber Legendary Blades, recommends: “Wash your knife in warm water with simple dish soap. This will get the acid off. Be sure to get any gunk out of the knife’s locking mechanism. (Try using a toothpick.) Then, towel it dry or let it air dry.
“If you live by the coast where there’s lots of salt air, dab a little motor oil on a rag and rub it onto the blade. Finally, wipe it off with a towel.”
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try using rubbing alchol it should knock it right out
so coool i will try that ting man so coool
great idea i used to have the same problem
cool I will try it
i really want a pocketknife
Q-tips also work for cleaning knifes, but make it wet to clean sticky stuff off.