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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 356425, member: 360"]Just to give you an idea of how much effort went into cleaning this knife - here's a photograph of one of the paper towels I used to clean it with. All these black three-line streaks are from me pouring oil into the knife and then rubbing it back and forth across the paper-towel. </p><p><br /></p><p>The lines are caused by all the crud and gunk and grime, trapped inside the springs and blades and hinges, being flushed out and leeched out by the oil. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was just a matter of doing this over and over and over again, until the oil came out clear. It takes hours... </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 356425, member: 360"]Just to give you an idea of how much effort went into cleaning this knife - here's a photograph of one of the paper towels I used to clean it with. All these black three-line streaks are from me pouring oil into the knife and then rubbing it back and forth across the paper-towel. The lines are caused by all the crud and gunk and grime, trapped inside the springs and blades and hinges, being flushed out and leeched out by the oil. It was just a matter of doing this over and over and over again, until the oil came out clear. It takes hours... [ATTACH=full]121426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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