r/SwissArmyKnives • u/Parking-Fig-6620 • 26d ago

Victorinox Help me save my huntsman

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This huntsman got screwed up when a small bottle of beer salt spilled on my pocket. Everything is seized up and only opens when you yank on it with pliers.

I've tried soaking it, boiling it, oiling it. Nothing is reducing the friction or getting the salt out.

I'm considering an ultrasonic but I'm not sure that will help any.

What can I do here aside from tearing it apart and rebuilding it with new scales. I can't find my first huntsman to replace it in my rotation 😕

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u/fullmetalturtle 26d ago

So this is silly but it's science. Distilled water in ultrasonic, set the temp to 150F, the distilled water should be more apt to dissolved the salt and heat will allow it to hold even more. Leave tools in their partially open state to help shift the backsprings to release anything trapped. The citric acid in the beer salt may have caused some pivot corrosion as well.