A basic rundown on my Wave maintainence.

[jdailey4206966]

I use: A lint free cloth, a q-tip, a can of WD-40 and some some 30 wieght oil.

I start off opening all the tools, and using the straw, blast through all the tools and handles inside and out with WD-40. It removes all dirt, grease and lint from the joints and handles. Than I close the tools and close the Wave back up like its going back in the sheath or pocket, and blast the pivot points. Gets rid of alot of the black gunk.

I than wipe down the tool with the cloth, and I have a bottle of 30 weight motor oil, also known as bar and chain oil for chainsaws. I am sure any motor oil will work, but I use the q-tip, and apply a drop to the tools and pivot points and work them to get the oil in good. After it is all done, I make a final wipe down of the Wave, and it is ready to go.

I know alot of people prefer different oils, but if a motor oil can last 3,000 miles, surely it can last a while in the Wave

[Pacu]

I love the smell of WD-40 on my multitool in the morning!

[Leatherman123]

To be honest, I almost never do any sort of maintainience to any of my multitools... Sure, if I use them hard I wash them with warm soapy water, and if it's really bad I throw them in the dishwasher.. But, I rarely oil them... If I do, I use Sentry Tuf Glide.. It's a dry film that doesn't wash away or attract crud into the pivots... Oh, and it lasts a LONG time! I also have a Tuf Cloth that I use to wipe them down. It displaces water and reduces fingerprints too.

[Pacu]

Remington gun oil with teflon. Good stuff.

Read someone here using Marvels Mystery oil ......wonder how good that works.

[Poncho65]

Any oil should act as a lubricant, I just prefer WD40 because I like the smell I use it on most of my tools but there are others here that know all the different brands of lubes There are plenty of jokes you can make of my post I know   but it's hard to talk about lube if you have your mind in the gutter so please refrain if possible

[Leatherman123]

LOL! 

[jdailey4206966]

LMFAO!!!! I used to use WD-40 as a primary lubricant, but I have read where it will gum up after a little while. I do continue to use in in my muzzleloader, as it very well prevents rust, but before shooting just gotta clear it out. I mainly use it as a water displacement for if it gets wet, and for cleaning the crap out of it, but for lube, I use motor oil on my tool.......unless its in the gutter sense, than its KY warming sensation gel.....lmao!!!

[ultimaonliner]

I may be wrong, but I thought WD-40 was never designed to be a lube.  It is a light, penetrating oil, meant to displace water and then later evaporate itself.  Therefore, its use should possibly be followed by another lube..?

[Poncho65]

I may be wrong, but I thought WD-40 was never designed to be a lube.  It is a light, penetrating oil, meant to displace water and then later evaporate itself.  Therefore, its use should possibly be followed by another lube..?

  It is true never thought of it like that but I do also use 3 in 1 oil on certain things as well  I forgot about that

[Pacu]

grown men lubing their tools      haha!

[Poncho65]

grown men lubing their tools      haha!

  See what I mean

[kwakster]

The WD in WD40 stands for 'water displacement', and the stuff does indeed a good job at that.
As far as i know the stuff was designed in England to keep the electrical system in cars free from moisture build-up.
It also works wonders to loosen all kinds of things, like a cluncked up multitool or the like.
You can also use it perfectly to remove the remains of stickers, especially the paper ones which have a tendency to tear when you try to peel them off.
Just put a little WD40 on it, let it work itself into the paper for a few minutes and it comes clean off.

But because it is very quickly 'pushed away' so to speak, it's not the best stuff to use for an enduring lubrication.

For multitool and knife maintenance & repair i use the 2 products from the Benchmade Blue Lube line.
The first is a cleanser that removes gunk and grease real good, and also leaves a very thin coating behind that acts a little like a lube and protects against new fouling.
Because it's thinner than water, it gets into every nook and cranny and really loosens things up.

The second is the thicker Blue Lube Lubricant which is based on high density paraffin, and doesn't get 'pushed away' so the lubrication lasts a long time.
I use this after the cleanser on existing multitools, but also when i build complete tools from parts.
A standard Leatherman is built up dry, or so it seems to me.
The result in actual use is a fast wearing of certain parts like the axles, which doesn't happen when i lube every part before i put it together.
These are real slick to use and don't exhibit a fast wear.

[woofer]

I tend to use WD-40 because it's usually pretty handy, but for the stickier/more annoying stuff paint thinner/turpentine/mineral spirits/kerosene works much more effectively for cleaning, followed by mineral oil for lubricating
WD-40 is essentially a mix of mineral spirits and mineral oil anyway, but using them independently is much more effective than using the combination product.

[Pacu]

WD-40

Good for using on multitools and Bass attractant for you lunkers out there.