Froglube nightmare

[jdben92883]

When the weekly "Frog lubed f'd my gun up" thread comes up I always stop and wonder why anyone uses this stuff. Seems like a lot of potential downside and very little upside. Those that love it always talk about the user not applying it correctly or not doing this right or that right. But seriously, who wants a field manual for lube?

[JDay]

When the weekly "Frog lubed f'd my gun up" thread comes up I always stop and wonder why anyone uses this stuff. Seems like a lot of potential downside and very little upside. Those that love it always talk about the user not applying it correctly or not doing this right or that right. But seriously, who wants a field manual for lube?

FrogLube works fine. The people having problems are the same people who have issues following directions. And the directions are hardly a field manual.

1. Apply FrogLube
2. Let sit for an hour
3. Wipe firearm down to remove all traces of FrogLube

[Merc1138]

FrogLube works fine. The people having problems are the same people who have issues following directions. And the directions are hardly a field manual.

1. Apply FrogLube
2. Let sit for an hour
3. Wipe firearm down to remove all traces of FrogLube

Directions for almost any other lube:

1. Apply lube
2. Shoot or store the firearm.

[1CavScout]

^^^ You only need to let it sit (cool) during the initial treatment. I only use the paste for initial treatment, then use the grease for lubrication. The stuff has worked very well for me.

[deckhandmike]

Froglube has worked good for me. Closest thing to a froglube disaster I've had was watching my wife trying to figure out why her hair dryer smells like mint.

[daringescape]

Never mind I had a dumb question that was answered with 2 minutes of googling

[SNCaliber]

Well I use Froglube religiously on my 1911, and it's sat for a while now since the last range trip with no gumming up, but even if it does gum up, can't you just field strip and hit it with a blow dryer to ungum it up? Sounds pretty simple to me..

[stix213]

Must be the amphibious nature of Froglube. Starts as wet as a tadpole, but as it gets older it ends its wet existence and moves to dry land.

I've never had a problem like this with Slip 2000 by the way.

[stix213]

Well I use Froglube religiously on my 1911, and it's sat for a while now since the last range trip with no gumming up, but even if it does gum up, can't you just field strip and hit it with a blow dryer to ungum it up? Sounds pretty simple to me..

Who wants to reach for their HD pistol when seconds count only to have it fail due to an overpriced lube? Won't seem simple at the time.

[mdib870]

[Gutz]

If you can't or don't know how to use FL, maybe shooting shouldn't be one of your hobbies.

[Gemini Effect]

Froglube, the CLP that from it's own marketing materials can't protect your firearms, at least it's edible?

Froglube, the only lube on the market that manages to completely fail to lubricate if not applied with a complex procedure. Too much, too cold, doesn't work, tastes minty!

Froglube, the only CLP on the market that's so incompatible with everything else that you must only use froglube and contact with any other normal lubricant can screw up your guns until completely degreased. It's edible!

I'll never understand why this stuff is so popular. Who in their right mind wants a biodegradeable CLP, that biodegrades over time instead of... I dunno... protecting the metal? A CLP that gums up if you ever need to lube your firearm and don't have this specific product handy. A CLP that gums up if not properly applied with just the right amount and heat, which pretty much nothing else on the market requires. I could sell canola oil as gun lube and tell people they just need to "season their guns like a skillet", never apply anything else, and charge $30 a bottle just because it's edible.

Great post. I put Frog Lube on a anti-corossion experiment on my Youtube channel. The frog lube did okay against rust but Break Free performed better and the best was CorossionX.

As for the lubrication, I was always and still am skeptical about froglube. I just don't believe that something that is bio-based has the ability to stand-up to prolonged heat and repeated scraping however, I have not done a lubrication test nor do I care to do one.

I also hated the idea that a gun had to be completely degreased prior to the use of Frog Lube becuase it isn't compatible with petroleum-based cleaners and lubricants. At the end of the day, a firearm is a tool critical to self defense and anything you put on your gun from sights and lights to the lube needs to be able to handle anything.

Lastly, I didn't like the idea of Frog Lube drying up after use because I thought *well, if it dries up and becomes more solid, will it provide lubrication for the first couple of shots as the slide/action is going back and forth. The packaging material did say 'do not worry. Even when dry, Frog Lueb will still provide lubrication until it liquifies' or something like that but I didn't believe it.

Nothing beats a good petroleum based lubricant for guns. Again, Corossion X for me.

[crufflers]

Simple CLP has done just fine for an awful long time in the military. It's all I use on all of my firearms. Don't fix what ain't broken!

^^^^
Exactly. CLP always worked well for me even when it wasn't cool. Works better than any oil on hair clippers too - and lots of other moving parts.

[shooterfpga]

Simple CLP has done just fine for an awful long time in the military. It's all I use on all of my firearms. Don't fix what ain't broken!

I would have to respectfully disagree. The only time ive ever seen clp work in a military setting was when it was cleaned out of the firearm and stored away in unit arms.

Any short term or long term field use whether in a field training enviroment or on deployment it left a lot to be desired. You were better off using butter from the dfac to lube your weapon and keep it from jamming.

I can hardly take anyone serious about the use of clp and its supposed benefits when i see its failure all the time.



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[Pablo5959]

Here, take a couple minuets and read this article.

http://grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

FS slightly used bottle of FL CLP, couldn't ever get into it. 10.00 3/4 + left.