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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2011 1:23:20 GMT
Alright so odd question, can sword oil expire ? namely hanwei sword oil, while oiling up my blade a moment ago i ran out...so franticly i start digging around old boxes of mine and come across another bottle.. a really really old bottle of hanwei sword oil that is easily 4 years old. i checked it, looks a little darker than normal but i could be wrong, seems fine ....but i dunno... guess i have an irrational fear that sword oil turns into acid and will eat my blade :lol: :roll:
so yeah that about sums it up, can sword oil go bad ?
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Post by SanMarc on Apr 8, 2011 5:13:02 GMT
Shake it up real good, it should be fine.....SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2011 6:54:07 GMT
Sword oil is a hydrocarbon product. The discolouration can be due to sun exposure, evaporation, or the breakdown of additives. Hydrocarbon oils do have a shelf life. It's about 30,000 years. Even though the stuff has been in the ground much longer, oxidation seems to be the big problem once it reaches the surface. If you haven't had it sitting around for longer than about 30 millennia, you can go ahead and use it.
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Post by SanMarc on Apr 8, 2011 15:42:19 GMT
^^^^^ :mrgreen:
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Post by Elheru Aran on Apr 8, 2011 17:00:12 GMT
While this is a pretty rare concern, do try and make sure there isn't any condensation in your bottle of sword oil. If water gets in there, it'll get on the blade, and that oil won't do you any good; it's lighter than the water, so the water will stay on the blade while the oil separates from it... that's what I heard from my dad about oiling machetes, anyway...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2011 21:16:20 GMT
LOL xD thank you.
and thank you too Sanmarc.
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Post by 14thforsaken on Apr 9, 2011 3:41:51 GMT
If it has been left out or open, there is a chance you may have gotten various detritus in the oil. In that case just take a piece of cheesecloth and pour the oil through that. It should separate out anything gunk floating around in the oil.
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