What's the best CLP?

hoppes #9 for solvent and for a lube WD-40 been using it for 40 years now on every type of weapon I find no fault with the product.
 
Have always used Breakfree CLP and Weaponshield...
Both are excellent products and have worked well for me for many years.
Also use Weaponshield Grease for the rails and high-points.
 
Just discovered Slipstream myself.

Crusader Weaponry

Not a CLP, but i'm amazed at just how well it works.

I use breakfree or birchwood casey gun scrubber to clean, and then slipstream oil/grease to lube.
 
I think the general break down of this...

Breakfree is easy to find and serves well.

There are others like Weapon Shield and Eezox that some feel are better but are not as easy to find locally.



As far as WD-40... its not a lubricant... I wouldn't trust it for an extended range session.
 
Im sure there is better but i buy the winchester clp at walmart all the time. works well for me. along with rem oil and breakfree. never tried anything else. maybe i should.
 
As far as WD-40... its not a lubricant... I wouldn't trust it for an extended range session.
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It's not a lubricant - in fact it's quite the opposite. If left alone long enough, WD40 will start dry into a gummy lacquer-like substance. I recall spending a good afternoon cleaning an old Winchester 77 that belonged to my grandfather. The WD40 he used had practically seized up the trigger mechanism.

After a good cleaning and proper lubrication, it was good-to-go.
 
I like the Slip 2000 Carbon Killer to clean stuff with. I have started using Slip 2000 EWL. I have some Frog Lube paste on the way to try. I also want to check out the Slip 2000 EWL 30. The only thing I keep WD 40 around for is to spray on the exterior if I get caught out in the rain for my blued guns.
 
I,ve always found Remoil too thin for general lubrication. As a metal protectant, and flushing out trigger groups its not too bad, but I would rather use Breakfree.
 
There are many products that excel at one of the three aspects. I'm not sure taht anything excels at all three--if so, I have not found it.

In the last year or so, I have become a convert to Ed's Red. Do a Google search for the recipe. It is simple, it was concocted years ago, it isn't avant-garde, it isn't expensive, it isn't hard to come by (although you must make it yourself, each of the four ingredients is readily available).

Best of all, it really works as a CLP, where many others are great at one of the three attributes, but marginal at (at least) one of the other two.

The guns that do not get handled for a year at a time get Eezox, because it is absolutely the best as a protectant.
http://www.6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html
http://www.thegunzone.com/rust.html

The guns that get carried and shot weekly get Ed's Red, because it is (IME) the best balance of all three.
 
Always seemed to me that the solvents in Ed's Red would negate the lubrica\nt properties.

The cleaners in CLP are not solvents/degreasers.
 
Every CLP product is a compromise.

What's more important to you? Cleaning, lubrication, rust protection, or other factors?
 
Another Ballistol convert.

I still use Hoppe's #9 to dissolve and Break-Free for those hard-to-get spots. But I always use Ballistol as a final cleaner/lube.
 
Ballistol

I have quite a few different products (pretty much the usual suspects), but I use Ballistol the most often. I actually enjoy the smell of it and believe it does a great job of cleaning and lubricating.
 
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