What do I do

[yud]

So I was in Florida at the beach and my Wenger SI goes into the Gulf  so it was full of sand and salt water and I have cleaned her out and oiled but the tools still grined


yud

[enki_ck]

Did you try blowing out the sand with some WD40? Than wash it again in some soapy water and and oil it.

[665ae]

Ugh... I seem to remember a thread like this a looooong time ago.  If I remember right, the solution was similar to what enki_ck posted above.  Wash it in warm soapy water, then use a hair dryer or compressed air to blow it dry.  Keep repeating until the grinding stops then oil it.

[Ashley]

A toothbrush and dawn dish liquid work wonders.

[sergemaster]

Amici,
Either that or if you're that attached to it, take it to the local watchmaker and ask him to clean it for you. I have a friend that does this with some incredible cleaning machine that his trade allows him to use.

Cheers,
Serge

[Mattexian]

Whenever I've cleaned my SI, I use the trigger nozzle on the garden hose to really blast out any junk, opening and closing it a few times, then spray with WD-40 to clear out any water, then towel dry and apply whatever oil I've got  (usually some CLP). 

Only time I've gotten any grit in a SAK, it was some metal filings from sharpening my sidelock Adventurer that dribbled down the blade (I was using a carbide oilstone) and into the hinge.  That took a lot of shoving the WD-40 nozzle into the joint to spray it out as best as possible, but some grit wouldn't dislodge right away.  I kept it as well oiled as I could, it eventually worked itself out.

Matt in Texas

[cb51]

Open and close the blades and tools while under the running water of the tap. You need the constant water flow to really flush it out.