I really don't know what I am doing here. Never written in a forum before so please be patient...and if I shoulda put this in a differnt location please let me know.
I have a Police Model that I got on my first day on the job in 1988. It was my everyday/only knife for a couple years. I still use the knife along with a couple other Spydercos (because one knife is not enough) but it really is getting old. It is still my all time favorite because of the history it has with me. I have a hard time opening it and closing it now.
What can I do to help it live longer and recondition the knife? I have tried to keep it clean but years of use at work have taken a toll.
Thanks fellow crime fighters for your help... :spyder:
Police Model
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chuck_roxas45
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BundyCop wrote:I really don't know what I am doing here. Never written in a forum before so please be patient...and if I shoulda put this in a differnt location please let me know.
I have a Police Model that I got on my first day on the job in 1988. It was my everyday/only knife for a couple years. I still use the knife along with a couple other Spydercos (because one knife is not enough) but it really is getting old. It is still my all time favorite because of the history it has with me. I have a hard time opening it and closing it now.
What can I do to help it live longer and recondition the knife? I have tried to keep it clean but years of use at work have taken a toll.
Thanks fellow crime fighters for your help... :spyder:
Lube it.
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Is it possible to take it apart to clean it? After all these years the gunk is probably built up quite a bit. Also try contacting the Spyderco Factory Outlet and talk with one of the reps. They might be able to help you out. Possibly you could send it in for a bit of spa treatment.
http://spyderco.com/contact/
http://spyderco.com/contact/
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chuck_roxas45
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:DBundyCop wrote:Way beyond just lubing it. But I appreciate your reply
What he said.angusW wrote:Is it possible to take it apart to clean it? After all these years the gunk is probably built up quite a bit. Also try contacting the Spyderco Factory Outlet and talk with one of the reps. They might be able to help you out. Possibly you could send it in for a bit of spa treatment.
http://spyderco.com/contact/
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It is pinned construction, so disassembling and reassembling it is beyond what Spyderco will do. You can buy a can of brake cleaner at any automotive store (or even the automotive department of Wal Mart) for a few dollars that should dissolve and blow out all the years of accumulated grunge. After that, a drop or two of light oil on the pivots (blade and lockbar) ought to have you back in business.
Love that Police Model. :D
P.S.: Welcome aboard!
Love that Police Model. :D
P.S.: Welcome aboard!
I don't believe in safe queens, only in pre-need replacements.
I dropped my old SS Police model many times, and one of those drops happened to pinch the handle slabs together on the pivot side of the knife. I got in there with my Leatherman's file and took the little "burr" off the inside of the handles and got everything moving quickly again. Even as hesitant as I might have been to take a file to my knife, I loved that knife too much to just let it sit up on a shelf! Anyways, it might be something to check for in the event that you had dropped your knife one day then noticed it was gritty.
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