FrogLube CLP

[natchez]

Is anyone else using this product for their guns? I started about a month a go and am pleased as punch with the stuff. It keep my guns really well and makes them easy to clean, smells sort of nice, and is bio-preferred non-toxic. As best as I can tell you could eat the stuff and be okay. No more Hoppe's #9 around here.

www.froglube.com

[Topgumby]

Sounds like good stuff.

I use Super Lube, in the oil and grease form. Never had any issues with it.

As to replacing Hoppes #9...I confess that even when I've found more aggressive solvents, like Sweet's 7.62 or the Bench Rest Hoppes, I find myself going back to the #9, for no other reason than it smell like cleaning guns with my dad.

[njpaddy]

My .45 hasn't been used in a couple of years and all I had around the house was some old Rem Oil and Hoppes. I asked my neighbor last weekend what he uses and he brought out a can of EEZOX and sprayed some on the slide and a couple of other areas. It seemed to work pretty good. Even my wife with her small arthritic hands was able to chamber a round after the EEZOX. Normally she can't do it. I placed an order for a spray can and oiler from their web site and received it in 2 days. Next week I plan a complete disassembly for a good cleaning.

[cb91710]

I've got some major issues with the marketing and serious questions about the origins.

One of our local guys actually eats the stuff at gun shows to show that it is not toxic... yet when pressed for the MSDS, all he can produce are the original sheets for Tracklube, which was developed for amusement park rides.
There's a lot of pseudoscience being thrown around by the proponents of the product, and no long-term wear reports (and likely never will be).
There's also a lot of conflicting stories about the "Navy SEAL" who developed the stuff.
It just has a MAJOR smell of snake oil, with distributors being more evangelical than Amway/Amsoil people.

Personally, I just stick with CLP for cleaning, and a small variety of light oils and greases for lubrication (primarily Hoppes #9 oil and Tetra white grease), Mobil-1 for the AR15 bolt.

[natchez]

I do not know about the Navy Seal or the other items raised. But, I am not one to easily fall prey to zealots of any form. Thanks for the information.

I was given some by a serious gun collector friend and have found it just works really well. So, I thought I would post about it here to see if any others were using it.

I have put about 1,000 rounds through my 9 mm Baby Eagle using just the FrogLube and the gun continues to work great- no feeding issues or jams and the powder residue wipes off readily after each shooting session. I think it has cut my normal cleaning time in half.

My wife hates the smell of Hoppe's #9, so it not allowed in the house.

[njpaddy]

There seem to be a lot of good reviews of froglube on amazon and youtube. Do you use heat gun or hair dryer? That part seems like a hassle.

[cb91710]

Oh ya... a LOT of people are using it and swear by it. It has become very popular over the last couple of years, and it "seems" to work pretty well.
My issue is the marketing and some of the claims don't add up, and the issue with using a blow dryer to "open the pores of the metal" is another bit of pseudoscience.

I have a sample of the paste that was given to me by a local shop. Ya, it's slick.

[Topgumby]

There are a lot of companies swearing up and down that their lube and/or solvent beats all others. Somebody has to be wrong.

Frankly, for the steel and wood weapons I have, I could probably do just fine with any of them. At various times, I've tried and liked TW25, Tetra products, some Gun Butter somebody gave me, CLP, Outers gun oil, Gun Scrubber, brake cleaner, hot soapy water and 3 in 1 oil. I can't think of a time when I've had a failure due to any lube breaking down, not performing or burning off. Yeah, I've seen dry weapons at the range malfunction, and I've seen lack of care and sand render weapons inoperable, but for the stuff I carry and shoot it's all worked fine.

I like the Super Lube cause it's what I've got now!

Oh, and what I said about the smell of Hoppes #9 is as important to me as how it works.

[noelekal]

I don't really believe in any of the stuff that is advertised to clean and lubricate. Solvents are for cleaning and oils are for lubrication. I've been cleaning guns now for over 40 years. I've owned some of them for nearly that long and all have stayed happy, accurate, and trouble-free with a regimen of Hoppe's No. 9 followed by lubrication with light machine oil. This includes an AR 15 and an M1 rifle which has seen 20 years of regular high-power competition, all without the use of grease.

I do use Sweet's 7.62 bore cleaner for copper fouling in rifle barrels, followed by drying, then swabbing with Hoppe's No. 9, drying again, with a damp patch of Hoppe's No. 9 pushed down the bore to preserve it. If long term storage then a thin coating of RIG is applied to the bore.

The handguns only see Hoppe's No. 9 for cleaning.

[Topgumby]

Uncle Sam decided the Garand needed grease because the oil used would wash off. Most of us don't carry a rifle on forced marched in torrential downpours, through tropical jungles and wading through the surf during invasions, so you can get by without it.

I still use the grease, because it's what the soldiers did.

[Red-Leg]

FP-10 CLP is my go to and I love the dry properties and corrosion resistance of EEZOX, so the exterior of all my firearms get a coating of that prior to storage.

[Dirk-Lerxst-Pratt]

Break Free CLP. Never lets me down. Though I'm not a Glock owner as of the moment, I beleive it's the standard they recommend. Sometimes the enemy of good is better.

[cb91710]

Break Free CLP. Never lets me down. Though I'm not a Glock owner as of the moment, I beleive it's the standard they recommend. Sometimes the enemy of good is better.

I use Break Free CLP, but seriously, it is mediocre as a cleaner, lubricant, and protectant. It was developed as an answer to the Pentagon's desire for a one-trick-pony that could be used in Vietnam to keep the self-cleaning rifles going once they realized they were not self-cleaning and issued cleaning kits.
It works fine for Glocks and XDs because they like to run dry, and seriously, it's the rare bird that needs a heavy cleaner.

But it does not have the strong smell of Hoppe's and Sweets 7.62 (those who think #9 is bad...... SWMBO refers to Sweets as 6.66), so though it might take a few extra passes and patches, it's what I stick with unless I've got some serious grunge from cheap ammo.
For lubrication, as I mentioned above, Hoppe's oil, Tetra grease, or Mobil-1 for the AR bolt.
CLP is fine for the Glock and XD.

[Dirk-Lerxst-Pratt]

I use Break Free CLP, but seriously, it is mediocre as a cleaner, lubricant, and protectant. It was developed as an answer to the Pentagon's desire for a one-trick-pony that could be used in Vietnam to keep the self-cleaning rifles going once they realized they were not self-cleaning and issued cleaning kits.
It works fine for Glocks and XDs because they like to run dry, and seriously, it's the rare bird that needs a heavy cleaner.

But it does not have the strong smell of Hoppe's and Sweets 7.62 (those who think #9 is bad...... SWMBO refers to Sweets as 6.66), so though it might take a few extra passes and patches, it's what I stick with unless I've got some serious grunge from cheap ammo.
For lubrication, as I mentioned above, Hoppe's oil, Tetra grease, or Mobil-1 for the AR bolt.
CLP is fine for the Glock and XD.

Point taken.

[Lynchmeister]

I don't mean to hijack, but any input on Rem Oil? I have no complaints with it, but admittedly have only been a gun owner since last September.

[Topgumby]

It's a good quality light oil. If you aren't an extreme condition/hi volume shooter, you could probably use nothing else as a lube and do just fine.

[TYdeFan05]

I use Slip 2000 EWL. It has an NSN/NATO number and a devoted following. I have used Breakfree CLP in the past on Glocks with lots of success, but I'm pretty sure they will run with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. My limited experience with Froglube has been very positive, but I don't quite have the history with it that I do others. For now, I'd say it's good to go and not junk science.

[natchez]

There seem to be a lot of good reviews of froglube on amazon and youtube. Do you use heat gun or hair dryer? That part seems like a hassle.

Actually, I just put the oven on very low 135 degrees and placed the guns on the rack for a few minutes before applying. I do not think it open the pores of the metal, rather the warm metal just melts the FrogLube and lets it get in everywhere easily. The stuff does get waxy looking when it cools. For me it is nice to be to able to just wipe the residue off the back of the barrel and the loading ramp of my 9MM after putting a hundred rounds through it.

I am going to continue to use it and see how it works over the long term.

[soulska]

I have been using exclusively frog lube and it really does work. try it out you wont be disappointed. often wondered if I should use it on my razors.

[Sawblade]

For cleaning, Hoppes #9 on the bore and brake cleaner in the action.
For lube, I use Rotella T6 5w40 because I always have half quarts left over from the 3.5 quart oil change on my bike. Never had a FTF while using it.
For extended storage, I use Boeshield. I threw a piece of raw angle iron in a pile of leaves for a year after using that stuff on it, and it was unphased. I'll check on it again in January.



Hoppes also makes a great after shave.