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Thread: Fireclean vs EWL vs Froglube
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21 December 2014, 18:44 #76
I have heard of other people with this problem too. In fact this is the 3rd or 4th (at least) case of this that I have heard of... and yet another reason why people are switching to Seal 1.
All that said though, if he took his gun apart and warmed it up with a hair dryer it would have probably solved his problem.
I haven't gotten that far with Seal 1 yet, but with most cleaning things when you let them sit for a while, exposed to the air, eventually they will dry up. The lighter elements will eventually evaporate and it will leave 'something' on the metal. I would only guess Froglube is the same.
With me though, ANY gun with ANY cleaning product, if it hasn't been shot for two months I would think it wise to give it a once over before going and pulling the trigger at a range.
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21 December 2014, 18:57 #77
I would refer him to the manual that came with his Glock, and how to properly lubricate it. Squirting plant-bio based goop, or anything else down the striker channel is a no-no. Improperly lubricating a Glock, with anything, can cause problems. There are about 5 or 6 points that Glock recommends be lubricated, and sparingly at that. Many folks don't think too highly of those engineers at Glock, and tend to substitute their own reality with theirs, and that is one of the most common causes of failures of Glock pistols. Both SEAL 1 and Froglube are very similar products, and both will turn a little sticky after setting for a while. That is generally caused by folks ignoring the instructions on how to use the products, e.g. heating the parts to about 100 degrees, applying and wiping off excess. Too many people again, don't believe the chemists and engineers that designed the stuff, reject their ideas , come up with their own ideas about how a product should REALLY be used, and slather the stuff everywhere.
If you watch the youtube videos, from the makers, not the youboob idiots, you will be amazed how very little fire clean and other like products they actually instruct folks to use.NRA Life Member
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21 December 2014, 19:12 #78
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21 December 2014, 19:36 #79
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21 December 2014, 21:20 #80Senior Member
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22 December 2014, 03:23 #81Contributing Member
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like i said, we were in the field, i didn't have a can of degreaser, so i squirted the only lube i had, fire clean, in the striker area to try to UNGLUE it. btw, the M&P has been his carry pistol. good thing he hasn't ran into trouble. it would have been a bad day.
lesson to be learned, one i would say read and follow directions on the label. and two, regular maint. on your carry pistol."Americans are so enamored of equality, they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom."- Alexis de Tocqueville
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22 December 2014, 06:12 #82
If Fireclean was a little cheaper I'd probably give it a try. I'm still using Slip 2000 EWL and FP10, both have been great. I personally think for the price FP10 may be the best lube out there.
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22 December 2014, 06:17 #83
If you haven't tried FP10 I highly recommend it. It's good to -75 degrees and applies like a regular lube.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/189...te-4-oz-liquid
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23 December 2014, 21:51 #84
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24 December 2014, 21:13 #85Member
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I use both and like both. Froglube must be made from bacon grease or something pretty close. It smells like mint.
Fireclean - great on the bolt. Froglube everywhere else. Froglube on 1911 rails, Glocks, etc...
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25 December 2014, 03:06 #86
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14 January 2015, 09:48 #87LEO / MIL
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I have been using Slip 2000 and the 725 for the last year and a half. I have no complaints with it, and I bought the spray bottle size of Slip 2K, so I probably won't need to buy more lube for a long time. I used Froglube once to clean and lubricate my duty gun after quals. I don't remember being blown away by how easy it was to clean the gun, but I do remember the minty smell, which I thought was cool. The other thing that impressed me about it was that it seemed to stay in place much longer than M-Pro 7, Breakfree CLP, and to a lesser extent, Slip 2K. No big deal, as I try to re-lubricate at least once every 2 weeks. I have been very interested in Fireclean, but because I already have so much lube, I'm not going to buy more just to try it.
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15 January 2015, 00:54 #88