Terribly disappointed in Froglube

[MPDC]

Originally Posted by Shadow

Hey Joe....

The "BRONX CHEER" !

[Shark1007]

Shadow

There was a known issue with the first iteration of froglube growing mold looking stuff. They promised to replace the eight ounce containers and I threw the old ones away waiting for the new ones to arrive. I waited months and responded again, resending the original email. I waited months and no response and my last nudge was about a year from the first communication and still no response from a supervisor. Heck, I've used the stuff so long I'm on hair dryer number two.

On the mold growing with the first formula, it required me to alcohol clean/strip several dozen guns and it took an entire week while I waited for the new product. I even talked my police supply into carrying the lube.

I'm as anal as they come with froglube instructions and have bottles of isopropyl alcohol lined up in the gun room. Despite that, on certain pistols I default to the old lubes I still have. One of my gun range/shops has an occasional employee tell me they don't like the stuff on a 1911 but the owner insists.

I guess I just got pissed and embarrassed because I told the police chief the good folks at froglube were sending 14 packages we could distribute to the officers and I waited and waited seemingly forever. You feel like an ass when you see the chief and hurry by so the subject doesn't come to "what happened to that froglube you were getting us?" My last email was unmistakable to them for sure. I made it clear I'd like the stuff replaced they promised and no free stuff for the police department.

Forgive my venting, but indeed I seems they have made it big time with the help of strong supporters like myself (I know I've given at least 6 kits to friends) and suddenly they don't care enough to respond to three or four emails.

[Carl in GA]

I was a very satisfied Frog Lube user as long as I was shooting regularly every weekend. Then I hurt my shoulder and didn't make it to the range for over a month. The first time I racked the slide on a Frog Lubed gun that had been sitting for about six weeks and felt how gummy and slow the action was, I went back to my old CLP.

[skosh69]

I have not tried it, nor am I going to. I've heard more negative comments than positive comments. I'll stick to FP-10 or CLP.

[milkmanjoe]

Is it possible they grew too big too fast and don't have the financial resources to hire enough people to keep up with demands?

Hell, I would call them. Alot.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

Is it possible they grew too big too fast and don't have the financial resources to hire enough people to keep up with demands?



Hell, I would call them. Alot.

I agree, call, ask for management. In my home based small business, while I would never intentionally ignore an email, phone calls get immediate attention.

[Grizzman]

I tried it on my CCO over a year ago, and it worked pretty well at first, but after several range trips and re-application, it became gummy. I don't recall exactly how I prepped the parts, but I'm sure I used a liberal amount of Hoppes.

I decided that I didn't like the sluggishness of the slide, so I cleaned it well with Hoppes and went back to FP-10, but the sluggishness hasn't been completely eliminated. Luckily, it's still 100% reliable.

[milkmanjoe]

Originally Posted by Grizzman

I tried it on my CCO over a year ago, and it worked pretty well at first, but after several range trips and re-application, it became gummy. I don't recall exactly how I prepped the parts, but I'm sure I used a liberal amount of Hoppes.

I decided that I didn't like the sluggishness of the slide, so I cleaned it well with Hoppes and went back to FP-10, but the sluggishness hasn't been completely eliminated. Luckily, it's still 100% reliable.

It almost seems to me that people who shoot more often are experiencing the gumminess.

[aloreman]

I love every year when new lubricating potions hit the market. I read an article written by the editor of handgunner magazine a few years ago and it said the best oil you can use is cheap free of available. I use whatever oil i can find on m guns and i grease them with wheel bearing grease. Think about it. How many of us have our fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers guns? They still work fine right? So they used 3N1 oil wd40 motor oil ect. We dont need to reinvent the wheel. round wheels are fine

[brownie]

I prefer GunSlick for lubrication of moving parts myself, after years of using nothing more than fp10 with great success on a variety of guns over the years. On the M1a's, I use a heavier grease and not the Gunslick, yet the mini30 gets the gunslick and it runs great on it.