How satisfied are you with Froglube? (2014)

[Justin69]

I have noticed an improvement in my overall accuracy since switching to FL. I thought it was just a coincidence until I read on there website that the product DOES improve accuracy. GREAT PRODUCT!!

 

[Marie13]

I love it. Smells much better than Hoppes #9 or even Breakfree CLP. I live in a small apartment and clean my pistols on top of my washer, right in the kitchen. I don't need to wear gloves. I've had no problems with my Shield at all. It's the only cleaning product I've ever used on it.

Funny: since FL is activated by heat, sometimes I'll get a little minty wiff when I'm carrying my Shield the first day or two after cleaning.

 

[Rastoff]

...I read on there website that the product DOES improve accuracy. GREAT PRODUCT!!

Please tell us you're kidding, right?

 

[Bkreutz]

Please tell us you're kidding, right?

It does say that at the top of their website. FrogLube | The World's Only Complete Bio Based 'Green' Weapons Care system, Solvent and CLP USDA Approved, I use the stuff but never looked at their site. Quite the claim.

 

[Justin69]

Please tell us you're kidding, right?

Nope, My m&p's shoot better since I made the switch from Ballistoll to FL.

 

[Rastoff]

Nope, My m&p's shoot better since I made the switch from Ballistoll to FL.

OK, I believe you, but I fail to see the connection.

It is an amazing claim. My guns don't shoot any better with Frog Lube than any other lube. But hey, if it's working, who am I to say it isn't?

 

[moxie]

I love it. Smells much better than Hoppes #9 or even Breakfree CLP. I live in a small apartment and clean my pistols on top of my washer, right in the kitchen. I don't need to wear gloves. I've had no problems with my Shield at all. It's the only cleaning product I've ever used on it.

Funny: since FL is activated by heat, sometimes I'll get a little minty wiff when I'm carrying my Shield the first day or two after cleaning.

Ah, at the risk of being contentious, I hasten to point out that the ONLY thing that smells better than Hoppes #9 is burnt JP-4, or now JP-8 (the smells of freedom). To even intimate otherwise is heresy.

 

[S&WForty]

Funny: since FL is activated by heat, sometimes I'll get a little minty wiff when I'm carrying my Shield the first day or two after cleaning.

The first day or two, it's strong enough to defeat good concealment. LOL

 

[crf450rr]

I've been using it for just about year on all of guns and have no problems what so ever.

 

[k31scout]

I use it on all my pistols and AR's and have had a couple of back yard shoots on my property with friends and relatives this winter. All my guns laying on a tail gate in 8F weather for hours. Not one single FTF or FTE and that includes my M&P22 pistol with standard velocity rounds.

My brother's G19 failed to return to battery many times and he was often banging the slide home. Not sure of his lube choice but it was not FrogLube. He said he has never experienced that before but it was pretty cold.

 

[SpringGunTunes]

This is from another post of mine.
I had previously applied the Frog Lube as directed...

So, as I was disassembling all the parts (and I mean everything) I kept noticing how much Frog Lube was still on the parts. Even though I wiped everything off when I did the initial application (seasoning).
I use surgical pointed swabs in my airgun work and just kept wiping the Frog Lube off the parts and out of all the nooks and crannies. And it was like, it kept coming back. I mean like out of the metal. Not a lot, but enough to see.
That proved to me that if you use Frog Lube, you should try to get all of it off that you can.
If you're at the range and want to put a little Frog Lube on your rails I think that would be fine. But for carry, I'd say wipe off every bit of Frog Lube you possibly can.
If applied as directed, it's still there.

 

[crf450rr]

For the people who have not use froglube but thinking about trying it,
this video explains how properly apply it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-depzYZC8w

 

[Johnmuratore]

Been using Hoppe's #9 and their gun oil so long it just wouldn't smell like a gun without it. And I don't wear rubber gloves either, just wash my hands afterwards.
Sometimes you gotta just go for it.

 

[ditto1958]

Have not tried it, and don't plan on it.

 

[TheMystro]

Follow directions???? If only it were that simple, but its not. Frog Lube acts like a oil AND grease depending on the temperature and that is its problem.
As per instructions the Froglube is wiped off of the gun (as well as heat the parts up with a heat gun before applying).
The fact that Froglube gives you a paint brush with their paste kit isn't exactly technical or difficult to follow the instructional application. Just like wax,....put it on, them wipe it off. Unfortunately Frog Lube acts just like wax. Liquid when warm and greasy when cold.
This was a experiment to test the viscosity of Froglube (liquid not paste) when cold. It FAILED. Look how it gelled up like grease at 30 degrees. Thats pretty poor even by homemade gun oil standards. Check out what the viscosity is on even the cheapest gun oil and its much better than 32 degrees.
Most handguns don't run well with the viscosity of grease on every part of the gun and that is what FL turns to in mild cold weather.
Not only did it fail but FL migrated into the fireing pin when the gun gets warm and then sets up like wax over time. It did this with a HK USP and gave it lite primer strikes. This was also well documented by the HK facory and they have seen many Froglube related issues and does not recomend it.
It also got gummy and did the same thing to a Sig P229. Both cases are well documented. I just didn't walk off the playground with cleaning firearms nor did I have any hidden agenda when I tested Flog Lube on 10 of my 27 handguns for a year.

You should have wiped it off like the instructions said, not left it in a pile. If you flood your pistol with Frog Lube you can expect poor results.
1- Apply Frog Lube.
2- Wipe off all surfaces with a microfiber towel.
3- Great results.

If you can't follow the directions, don't use it.
Geez.
Rob

 

[mmracing]

I have used many many different solvents, oils, CLP's over the years and NOTHING compares to Frog Lube. I never would have believed it if I hadn't tried it per the instructions myself. I guess to every Man/Women their own. I say if you don't like it don't use it and if you do like it then use it.

 

[Rastoff]

Follow directions???? If only it were that simple, but its not.

Actually, it is that simple.

You've posted that picture many times. The problem is that it demonstrates the wrong way to use Frog Lube. It is the perfect example of using too much. I could put a glob of Tetra on a plastic lid and it would look just like that, but you wouldn't put that much on your gun. If Frog Lube is wiped off like the manufacturer suggests, it won't matter if it becomes a little viscous.

Yes, too much of any lube in the firing pin/striker socket will collect dirt and cause light strikes. So don't put it in there. This just takes a little diligence when cleaning.

I'm on neither side of this. I admit that using Frog Lube flies in the face of conventional thinking when it comes to lubricating a gun. Even with other lubes though, the number one cause of malfunctions is dirt. The number one reason for too much dirt is too much lube.

 

[TheMystro]

If you put a glob of "whatever" brand lube on a plate and put it in the freezer for a hour, it would firm up like wax?????? None of my other lubes from Hoppes to Slip 2000 will. Weapon Shield and G96 certainly won't considering they have a working tempature to -50 below zero. Slip 2000 EWL is used in the military on chain guns and passes the highest independent military tests. Froglube won't tell you even what's in it other than its safe to consume.
The picture demonstrates the viscosity of Froglube in the cold regardless the amount used. The fact that I chose to use such a large amount was on purpose. If a large amount will still firm up like wax, a smaller amount cerainly will. When that small amount migrates into areas that it shouldn't, that is when issues pop up. Frog Lube doesn't even need to be cold to gel up. It will at room tempature over time. Froglube is a great earth safe cosmoline alternative that is very fashionable in these ecco hippie times.


If you need a food grade CLP that you can eat then yes, Froglube is your lube. They make the point to mention that it is "food grade" and USDA approved. Other lubes are design to work the best on the gun and recomend they not be eaten.

Slip 2000 EWL meets most and exceeds requirements of MIL SPEC: MIL-PRF-63460D (6)
Kinematics Viscosity (ASTM D445) -59° F...Pass
Falex Load Carrying Capacity (ASTM D3233) +4500 lbs...Pass
Corrosion Test (ASTM-B-117) 150 Hr...Pass
Rust Resistance (ASTM D-665) Test A...Pass Test B...Pass Modified Test C...Pass
Odorless.......Yes
Can be consumed on wheat toast......Not recomended.

Actually, it is that simple.

You've posted that picture many times. The problem is that it demonstrates the wrong way to use Frog Lube. It is the perfect example of using too much. I could put a glob of Tetra on a plastic lid and it would look just like that, but you wouldn't put that much on your gun. If Frog Lube is wiped off like the manufacturer suggests, it won't matter if it becomes a little viscous.

Yes, too much of any lube in the firing pin/striker socket will collect dirt and cause light strikes. So don't put it in there. This just takes a little diligence when cleaning.

I'm on neither side of this. I admit that using Frog Lube flies in the face of conventional thinking when it comes to lubricating a gun. Even with other lubes though, the number one cause of malfunctions is dirt. The number one reason for too much dirt is too much lube.

 

[Rastoff]

Well I tried.

 

[BobC357]

I've been a Hoppes user for 40 years and never had a problem in hot, cold, short storage or long term storage. I see no reason to change.