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zero7one
26 February 2013, 15:52
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CLEANS DEEPLY. LUBRICATES UNBELIEVABLY. CONDITIONS METAL AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.


DOESN'T DRIP OFF IN STORAGE OR TRANSIT.
CARBON FOULING JUST WIPES OFF.
DOESN'T STINK.
USED BY SOME OF THE BEST SHOOTERS IN THE WORLD.


Developed solely by two longtime shooting enthusiasts, FIREClean™ is a patent-pending fouling-resistant oil that is biodegradable and non-toxic. Having tired of lubricants that quickly caked or turned into sludge, we developed a product to clean and lubricate suppressed short-barreled AR-15s, and have found that it works exceptionally well on a number of unforgiving, inherently dirty guns- 22LR, autoloading shotguns, muzzleloaders, and even blowback submachine guns. We have tested this product thoroughly with high-volume rental ranges, and they cannot believe how well it works. Parts that were previously caked with carbon and had to be submerged in heated ultrasonic tanks, mechanically scraped, or scrubbed with toxic, carcinogenic, headache-inducing odorous chemicals can now, for the most part, simply be wiped off with an odorless, high efficiency, biodegradable product unlike anything you've ever used.

Application of FIREClean per the manufacturer's guidelines:


1) Unload and field strip firearm according to the manufacturer's instructions. Wipe parts with a rag or quality paper towel. To degrease the gun, rubbing alcohol works. Shake product bottle and remove (and retain) red stopper. Apply FIREClean™ oil to fouled parts. It extracts fouling like you won’t believe. Allow to soak in overnight if possible. Wipe fouling off. Fouling may continue to "weep" out of the metal for a period of days, depending on the porosity of the metal and amount of fouling. Wipe the fouling as it comes out of the metal. You may see machining marks in upper receivers, bolts, etc that have been previously camouflaged by carbon fouling.


2) Once clean, apply a thin, even coat of FIREClean™ oil over all internal surfaces subject to carbon or friction*. Wipe excess off. A cheap 1” paint brush works wonders for large (or hard to access) areas, as do QTips for small crevices.

3) On parts you wish to fully condition, apply multiple thin layers of FIREClean until it is no longer absorbed into metal. The metal should have a "sheen" or "glisten".


4) Shoot gun, reapply FIREClean™ oil as desired in cleaning/lubrication/conditioning process. FOR BEST RESULTS WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF OTHER OILS, CLEANERS, OR LUBRICANTS ONCE APPLIED.

* this includes:
Pistol: outside of barrel, inside bore (be sure to run dry patches through), barrel hood, breech face, feed ramp, inside of slide, muzzle/bushing, frame/slide guide rails.

AR-15 and similar rifles: entire surface of bolt, bolt carrier, barrel extension, cam pin, charging handle, firing pin, inner walls of upper receiver, outside of muzzle device and inside receiver extension (buffer tube), buffer, and action spring. Anodized aluminum absorbs our oil quickly but steel (bolt and carrier) takes longer and may require multiple coats. This video shows application tips for an AR-15: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYereUly5WQ

Shotguns: see above, and apply to semi-auto pistons


Untreated NiB BCG before being cleaned with FIREClean:
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Treated NiB BCG after being cleaned with FIREClean:
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I recently received a few bottles of FIREClean Firearms Cleaner/Lubricant/Conditioner to test out. I do not have months of experience with this product, so I will provide you with my first impressions. The first thing I noticed about FIREClean was that it has a clear appearance and a very thin and slick viscosity, which appears to translate nicely into a very smooth AR bolt cycle and slide cycle on my 1911. Some of the other CLP's that I have used in the past typically have a thicker vicscosity and gum up after being let out for awhile.

Personally I am curious how this product would hold up in an environment such as Iraq where the dust was similar to talcum powder and the dust combined with the issued CLP would "gum up" our rifles. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, I am not currently in an environment like that, so I cannot personally conduct this test.

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What I have found is that after applying FIREClean to my 1911, cleanup after the initial application was a lot easier and there was very little carbon build up. When I have a limited amount of time to conduct firearms training, including clean-up time, it is nice to be able to clean faster and get more shooting time in. Who wouldn't want to shoot more than clean anyway?

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I am very rarely willing to try something new out on my duty weapons prior to putting them through their paces and ensuring their reliability. I now have full confidence in using FIREClean in all of my duty weapons and will recommend it to our Range Master for Department purchase.

I will continue my testing and evaluation of FIREClean and will provide an update when I have had more time to have prolonged experience with it.

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