Anyone use Mil-Comm TW25B grease to protect knives from corrosion?

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I had this stuff laying around, it seems sensible to carry in a pack while backpacking because it is too thick to leak much. It seems like it would work like any good oil to help from corroding and its nontoxic and wont stain or ruin rubbers or plastics in my pack if it does happen to leak somehow.

Just wondering if anyone else uses it on a knives or if it for some reason wouldnt be a good idea to use?

http://www.mil-comm.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=5&Itemid=65
 
I've used it on guns without any problem and don't see why it wouldn't work with knives. It stays put and can be applied directly with fingers.
I've seen it become slightly separated with a clearish oily liquid coming out of the tube first sometimes which I would then squish the tube many times to mix it up before applying.
An application can dry out and turn yellowish after a very long period of time but that doesn't necessarily mean that it has stopped protecting the metal.
But my main reservation about using it would be regarding how nontoxic it really is and whether to use it on a food preparation knife or not.
I'm not sure that a product that's non-toxic is the same as being "food grade"?
Besides that concern, why not use it if you've got it?
BTW, the tubes of TW25b that I have are the Kleenbore brand.
 
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I use the grease. Its just what I had lying around. I have a ton of recommendations of what to use on a knife, but a lot of it is bulky, if it leaked it would eat through a ziploc bag and ruin hundreds of dollars of equipment. Mineral oil is good and safe, but impossible to get off if it were to leak. This just seems easy and free since I already own it. Im still looking around for other products that might protect against corrosion better and wont ruin other things it touches should it leak.
 
I know this is sort of off thread ... but some cooking oils are remarkably spoil resistant, food grade, and don't alert trained weapons detecting dogs, as it doesn't have the same scent. This also means that other animals that have become accustumed to running from gun oil smell, won't run from it. As it is on a blade and not going to be in close quarters with fire, you don't have to wory about it boiling off or flashing.
 
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