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   XPost: alt.guns, sci.chem   
   From: tombiasi@optonline.net   
      
   "RichD"  wrote in message   
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   On Jul 14, "Tom Biasi"  wrote:   
   > I have a folder knife, one of several. in my   
   > trouser pocket at all times.   
   >   
   > I wonder if it should be cleaned following each use,   
   > like one would do with a blue steel gun.  Is that   
   > necessary? What's the recommended solvent?   
   >   
   > A little more info. What is the 'use' to which you are referring?   
   > I wouldn't clean it after cutting a piece of rope.   
      
   Any handling, where I get fingerprint  oil on the blade   
   or mechanism.   
      
   I'm figuring some gun oil with a soft cloth, or a spray.   
      
   None of my pocket knives need to be cleaned just for touching them.   
   More oil means more dirt.   
      
   Tom   
      
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