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Who makes the best CLP? (cleaner/lubricant/preservative)

There seems to be about 300 different brands, which one do you like and why?
 
Hopps M-Pro 7 is the best I’ve ever used.
 
until you get into specialty stuff (copper remover, for example) they all do the job effectively. I use whatever is available when I need to replenish.

Choose based on smell and delivery mechanism (aerosol v pump).
 
Your almost in Chevy, Ford, Dodge or Toyota discussion territory here.

I’ll throw in I really like Slip 2000. I have 3 viscosities of it ... their Gun Lube (normal lube), EWL (higher rate of use and temp) and EWL-30 (thicker higher temp CLP that stay put at higher temps). Yeah, I know it’s a lot but the EWL-30 is damn good for AR BCGs and the regular Gun Lube works great for a normal CLP for storing and light lube. For the range when I wipe down something and need to apply a little back or something just dries up a little I carry a small oiler bottle of EWL throw it on as a GP lube to handle about 90% of things.
 
Ballistol for general use but I also really like Weaponshield.


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Tim said:
Choose based on smell and delivery mechanism (aerosol v pump).
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I do prefer a pump or just a dripper. The aerosol propellants they use to force the actual product out of the can (often butane or propane and/or a derivative) are what eats your stuff, especially rubber and plastic. It's why almost all aerosols are flammable.
 
I’ve been using Slip 2000 products exclusively for the past several years and I can honestly say it’s the best I’ve used, the 725 cleaner is simply put, amazing and on more than one occasion I’ve sprayed it on a friends “clean” weapon and they were shocked at how much crud was still there.

I prefer the EWL over the standard Gun Lube because it’s thicker and seems to stay in the parts better over extended periods of storage, they also have a third even thicker formula but I haven’t used it.

The carbon cutter will blow your mind, it honestly will, a friend of mine took a bolt out of a suppressed AR that had mountains of carbon on it, dropped it into a bowl of carbon cutter and 30 minutes later you could brush it clean with a nylon brush.

You can read up on their products here.

http://www.slip2000.com/
 
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I do prefer a pump or just a dripper. The aerosol propellants they use to force the actual product out of the can (often butane or propane and/or a derivative) are what eats your stuff, especially rubber and plastic. It's why almost all aerosols are flammable.
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I like an aerosol when I'm really hosing something nasty down. My suppressed AR9mm SBR for example; that thing gets filthy. For that, I'll take it outside and use nearly an entire can to flush out the nooks and crannys. But otherwise, a dripper or pump is definitely the way to go.
 
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I have used CLP from Breakfree for years,but I just started using OTIS brand CLP and it seems like it does a better job at the L portion of lubing.
https://www.amazon.com/Otis-085-CLP-Gun-Cleaner/dp/B01IN83VAG
That being said, Breakfree aerosol just freed up my newly acquired 40+ year old RCBS rockchucker that hadit's ram seized by years of sitting in a box.

I usually clean stuff that is melonite finish (ARs, etc) with Wearever brand brake cleaner, then CLP patches and then oil with Hoppes' thick oil on things like slide rails and the like. Sometimes I wipe the whole gun down with synthetic 2-stroke oil afterward if I know I'm gonna be
parking it in the safe for a while.
 
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No one here use G96 gun treatment anymore? Love the smell and it protects well. I'm still using a quart can of milsurp cleaner and Sweets for copper fouling.
Not trying to hijack the discussion, but does anyone have a good lead remover solvent?
 
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I’m not sure I can trust anybody that says Breakfree CLP has “no odor”. o_O
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Or a test that has this statement:
"Frog lube impressed in both lubrication and corrosion inhibition but I wonder how good a cleaner it is? The mfgr website touts it as a cleaner but I am uncertain. (only speculation on my part)"

Yeah. It's tinted coconut oil. It's greasy, so it should excel in lubrication and corrosion inhibition. So does Maizola (Fire Clean) and regular ol Crisco.
 
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I clean with Hoppes, and lube with Weapon Shield or FP-10 I'm pretty sure Weapon Shield and FP-10 are similar, if not the same thing.

Both lubes seem to last a long time, without being messy, and best of all, they don't stink. An added bonus is that they clean very well too. I use Hoppes for cleaning mostly because its cheaper.
 
Breakfree works well for me..aerosol foam for shotgun barrels when I can find it sitting on a shelf.

I've been using Slip2000 Copper Cutter on other barrels. Ammonia for sure, but it sure cleans a gun barrel! Saves on patches.

Hoppes #9 sometimes if I need something quick and hit a Wally.

So far so good, but I don't run mine as much as some others here.
 
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I’m not sure I can trust anybody that says Breakfree CLP has “no odor”. o_O
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Or doesn’t know Frog Lube sucks when temperatures drop below 50° or so ... and congeals to the point the firearm’s cycling is very compromised.
 
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Ikarus1 said:
That being said, Breakfree aerosol just freed up my newly acquired 40+ year old RCBS rockchucker that hadit's ram seized by years of sitting in a box.
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I have a reel mower that I haven't used in a few years, It's been hanging in the garage. I had to move it a month ago. Still spinnin! It fixes squeaky door hinges as well. It has many of the same uses as Ballistol.
 
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Or doesn’t know Frog Lube sucks when temperatures drop below 50° or so ... and congeals to the point the firearm’s cycling is very compromised.
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same with that jar of Aldi's virgin coconut oil on my kitchen counter. But it is nice when my Physical Therapist massaged my knee with the same stuff. But it's not colored green nor does it cost $2/oz.
 
Since 1984 I have only used Break Free CLP...mostly nature of the beast, but it has always worked for me so why bother with anything else...although, there was a time I used a good amount of Gunk Out to clean M249s and M60s. Best lube for the pig was motor oil, the heavier the better...smokin
 
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Or doesn’t know Frog Lube sucks when temperatures drop below 50° or so ... and congeals to the point the firearm’s cycling is very compromised.
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I've had that happen. An ffl buddy gave me some when it first came out. So I clean the M&P-15 and put on the frog.
It did fine for a couple hundred rounds, but then the gun started acting up. Cycling issues just as you mention...the gun had never done this before.
I check this and that, check ammo, mags, all the usual suspects. I noticed the charging handle was difficult to pull, so I take some of my petroleum base rod & reel oil and give it some drops. The rifle worked better, but wasn't cured.
That night I cleaned the rifle. I didn't really notice anything that stood out as suspect. But this time I went back to my R&R oil for lube. No more problems since then.
I think in my case the frog lube was compromised by the normal AR soot and became sludgy, because all this happened in warm weather.
 
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I've had that happen. An ffl buddy gave me some when it first came out. So I clean the M&P-15 and put on the frog.
It did fine for a couple hundred rounds, but then the gun started acting up. Cycling issues just as you mention...the gun had never done this before.
I check this and that, check ammo, mags, all the usual suspects. I noticed the charging handle was difficult to pull, so I take some of my petroleum base rod & reel oil and give it some drops. The rifle worked better, but wasn't cured.
That night I cleaned the rifle. I didn't really notice anything that stood out as suspect. But this time I went back to my R&R oil for lube. No more problems since then.
I think in my case the frog lube was compromised by the normal AR soot and became sludgy, because all this happened in warm weather.
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Right after it came out I strip my kitchen pantry AR and did the application per instructions from heating thru applying just enough to cover an so on. Our pantry is on an outside wall and has no HVAC vent. Then right around Christmas we had a cold front come thru with a good week of sub-freezing temperatures ... the pantry stays nice and cool and it was about 50° near the wall where I have the magnet mounted ... apparently to cool to store a Frog Lubed AR. We had a pack of feral dogs messing near an outbuilding and one of my Labs took off with me behind her with the AR. The first round was no problem but the next one didn’t feed properly ... the BCG only went about 2/3 in and the forward assist really was stiff. The next couple rounds still didn’t feed properly but not quite as much force was needed on the FA. I didn’t get a good shot and my Lab got a couple War wounds that cost me a vet trip. I strip that crappé off and it’s still sitting on he shelf in my shop with only one application out of the jar. I keep thinking I’ll find a use on the tractor or some other equipment but always forget about it.
 
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I keep thinking I’ll find a use on the tractor or some other equipment but always forget about it.
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I've found that it makes an excellent rust preventative. I've used it on some mild exterior pitting and it turned all the spots black and stopped the rust.
 
FROGLUBE!!!!! Or if I'm out FIRECLEAN!!!!!!!



Truly I did like FROGLUBE for quite a while. Being the type to not go shooting below freezing generally.

Then I was trying to sell a Ruger single six. It was a frigid day. That damn thing was almost locked up... Had a bottle of Hoppe's around so I did a quick wipe out and douse with oil. Miraculously it started to work just dandy....

I have a good bit of the stuff around but idk what to do with it. It even sucks for me in a long term storage situation...

I now use ALG lube and grease. No good reason. But it doesn't do me wrong.


Although a while ago I had a CKRT M16 pocket knife with 8cro( sumthin,sumthin) steel for the blade. I couldn't keep the rust off of it to save my life. I wassuer annoyed.

I gave up took it completely apart scotchbrited every metal surface. Tossed the parts in a tray of 5w20 mobile1 engine oil and forgot about it for months.

Here a year after putting it back together, still haven't remembered to relube it. Yet not a dot of rust to be found...

I'm beginning to believe the "brake cleaner then motor oil" guys. It just works.
 
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I too jumped on the Frog Lube train back in the day. I was newer to firearms and someone here on the forums I have great respect for hyped it up. I really liked it at first...until I used it in cold weather and then let a firearm sit for a long time between uses.

After that I found Weaponshield and watched this dudes videos on YouTube. The stuff is pretty awesome, but after trying Ballistol I was sold. You can clean and lube anything with it. So I don’t have to worry about getting it on aluminum, plastic, wood, leather, or the steel. The smell kinda is rough, but I dig it.

All in all though, I have learned that a products cleanjng ability outweighs its lubrication abilities. Most problems I’ve seen have come from either not lubricating a firearm or not maintaining it in general. Motor oil by the quart is the most efficient lubricant and works just fine. So the real focus is the C aspect of the CLP in my opinion.


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I use CorrosionX. It's an awesome rust preventer, a good lube and an OK cleaner. The company makes commercial coatings to protect heavy steel structures like bridges in naval environments, but this is their product for firearms. I use foaming bore cleaner for bores but anything else gets the grime removed with nothing more than the tip of my knife with a paper towel and whatever lube I'm using. Oh yeah I also use Slipstream weapon grease for some things.
 
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I like Gunzilla. Cleans great. After the third cleaning with Gunzilla, everything comes off really easy.

Very mild smell, non - toxic.
 
These folks make oil and grease for Penn Reel, and tried it for the gun market. I'd like to revive the gun line.

 
Ballistol here. I have a gallon of Break Free that I bought for a great price, but haven't opened it yet. Also have a gallon of military surplus CLP that a friend gave me. He bought the estate of a career National Guard mechanic. Guy basically had a junkyard behind his house. My buddy found all kinds of cool stuff out there, including two gallons of the CLP in the guy's shed. He kept one and gave me one. I haven't used it yet, either.
 
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actually my appliance mechanic friend told me to use olive oil on the rollers in my dryer when I pulled it apart to change the heating element. It has basically no smell when heated, and for low temp applications it's a good lube.

I'm just not gonna buy it for $2 an oz like some of these other food grade snake oil products on the market.
 
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