Terribly disappointed in Froglube

[milkmanjoe]

Originally Posted by Shadow

I have been using FrogLube for almost 2 years now and absolutely LOVE it! Despite recent complaints regarding the product becoming "gummy" I have not experienced that. Consensus is that it is not being completely wiped down after application. There is an excellent review (3 yrs old) from a COTEP member here on the forum, including detailed instructions and photos for anyone wanting to give it a try. http://www.cotep.org/forum/showthread.php?t=422 My own experiences are identical to the review.

Once you use it several times on a gun nothing sticks, cleaning is quick and easy. Bonus is the pleasant smell. I don't find the smell of Hoppes appealing and solvents and gun scrubber are absolute hell on manicured nails Warming the gun in the sun or with a hair dryer the first couple times helps with the application. It is not necessary to "bake it in the oven".

I regularly detail strip and clean each individual part in my Glocks, just because I can, but have not yet had the guts to detail strip my compact 1911, (Springfield EMP). It's hard for me to learn how just with manual or You Tube, much easier to be shown in person, step by step. For now I have to settle for field stripping and using q-tips in all the nooks and crannys.

I have found customer service to be quite helpful on the phone. For pressing issues or questions I prefer to call than email.

JMHO

So that's why your guns are always zapping at flies when we go to the range!...

[MPDC]

I use it too but I clean and apply relatively frequently. Never been a problem for me. I am disappointed that their CS and EMail performance is, in fact, "moldy".

[Caleb]

I never jumped on the frog train......too many steps to apply. I prefer RandCLP, works great. Joe's oldschool way is proven, cheap, and will be around for years. I use this technique on my rifles.

Good luck bro, hope it works out for you.....if not, there are plenty of other products out there.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by IamCaleb

I never jumped on the frog train......too many steps to apply. I prefer RandCLP, works great. Joe's oldschool way is proven, cheap, and will be around for years. I use this technique on my rifles.

Good luck bro, hope it works out for you.....if not, there are plenty of other products out there.

What steps? warming it up? Just have to do that first couple of times. Thereafter cleaning is much easier since nothing sticks.

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by Shadow

What steps? warming it up? Just have to do that first couple of times. Thereafter cleaning is much easier since nothing sticks.

Yep...that. Two or three drops of RandCLP and I'm done. Clean up is easy as well, usually just a wioe down with the swabs.

[Shadow]

I just spoke to the folks at FrogLube. They explained if the gun is not prepped the first time to remove all trace of petroleum products it can become sticky/gummy. That is why they recommend degreasing with alcohol first. If it is clean down to the bare metal, correct application of FrogLube will NOT result in any stickiness. It makes sense that there could be a reaction to mixing both types of products.

To prove to myself there is no problem, I just took out of the safe my old S&W Mod-36. After having been used with solvents/oil for 30 years, it was prepped and cleaned with FrogLube almost two years ago. It has not been touched, lubed or fired in that time. Not a bit of stickiness whatsoever, nor on any of the other guns that have been "frogged" over the past two years.

Lastly, I pointed out a section on the website instructions that are somewhat vague about prepping for the first time. It will be brought to the attention of the powers that be and will be corrected. I will follow for these changes.

[milkmanjoe]

Originally Posted by Shadow

I just spoke to the folks at FrogLube. They explained if the gun is not prepped the first time to remove all trace of petroleum products it can become sticky/gummy. That is why they recommend degreasing with alcohol first. If it is clean down to the bare metal, correct application of FrogLube will NOT result in any stickiness. It makes sense that there could be a reaction to mixing both types of products.

To prove to myself there is no problem, I just took out of the safe my old S&W Mod-36. After having been used with solvents/oil for 30 years, it was prepped and cleaned with FrogLube almost two years ago. It has not been touched, lubed or fired in that time. Not a bit of stickiness whatsoever, nor on any of the other guns that have been "frogged" over the past two years.

Lastly, I pointed out a section on the website instructions that are somewhat vague about prepping for the first time. It will be brought to the attention of the powers that be and will be corrected. I will follow for these changes.

They still need to change the name or it ain't going on my guns.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

They still need to change the name or it ain't going on my guns.

Hey Joe....

[AdamG247 (Navy-Ret)]

Used it and found it to be more work than its worth. Just my humble opinion. It did start to get sticky and was slowing the action down enough to indicate to me sooner or later the action will freeze up. Was a tad bit too close to a nightmare to remove completely.

Went back to my regular lube I get from Wilson and never looked back. Something about the product having to be put on so precisely and if you mess up the application your gun may not go bang is really the reason I backed away. Why make it complicated? Just keep your guns wet all the time and you will have no problems. Except perhaps some oil stains on your clothes....

KISS principle always prevails..

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by milkmanjoe

So that's why your guns are always zapping at flies when we go to the range!...

Wait for it...