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Results of gun care product evaluation

Ive edited the initial post with the following.

9. I am In no way affiliated with or in any way attached to any of the products or companies of the products I evaluated. I am in no way compensated by any product brand name or manufacturer as a result of this evaluation. No company asked me to conduct this evaluation. All products were purchased by me and none were sent or gifted to me for this evaluation.
 
Frog paste and liquid are, based on company page, the exact same formula. So I think the evaluation isn't altered by DiyGuy using the liquid form.
 
Ive received a number of messages asking what the 3 top performing products look like when dispensed. I will answer that here.
Frog Lube (in this variety) is a Green and runny product. It needs to be spread around and wiped off gun parts.
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WD 40 Specialist is a spray that is thick. It reminds me of a non-stick cooking spray. It needs to be spread around and wiped off (or it could be left on in excess depending on the application)
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One shot comes out of the can clear and quickly disappears. By the time I sprayed it on this plate while holding it over the trash can, set it down, started the camera and took the pic it was already dried (Hence the term Dry lube)
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Also, there seems to be a misunderstanding that the WD 40 specialist that did well in this evaluation is standard WD 40. It is not. It is a completely different product that your regular WD 40.
Likewise, The Hornady One shot gun cleaner and dry lube is not the Hornady One shot case lube that reloaders use. (at least from a marketing and packaging standpoint. I cant speak to the contents.) The two may be the same and I would have no way of knowing but they have diff names, uses and packaging.
 
after a couple stoppages on my AR this weekend, lube related, I am going to try Frog Lube after this test.........I ended up using oil off the dipstick of my truck

thanks diyguy
 
oli700 said:
after a couple stoppages on my AR this weekend, lube related, I am going to try Frog Lube after this test.........I ended up using oil off the dipstick of my truck

thanks diyguy
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Necessity is the mother if invention or ingenuity...can't say I've never done this at one time or another...maybe not with firearms.
 
oli700 said:
after a couple stoppages on my AR this weekend, lube related, I am going to try Frog Lube after this test.........I ended up using oil off the dipstick of my truck

thanks diyguy
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If you do switch…. give your guns a healthy cleaning with denatured alcohol to ensure all petroleum based products are eliminated from the metal. Frog lube eats up petroleum. First initial applications are time consuming (like 1-2 hours - mostly waiting for the paste to dry and metal to cool off) But I've had solid results so far in my handguns and shotguns.
 
Water Monkey said:
If you do switch…. give your guns a healthy cleaning with denatured alcohol to ensure all petroleum based products are eliminated from the metal. Frog lube eats up petroleum. First initial applications are time consuming (like 1-2 hours - mostly waiting for the paste to dry and metal to cool off) But I've had solid results so far in my handguns and shotguns.
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I remember you saying that.
I stopped by a gun shop on the way home and got two of those little tubes for 2 bucks each.....not that I don't take your guys word for it but its hard for me to change so I'll try the trial sevice amount first.........goes a long ways though.
So far got the BCG done using my heat gun
I stripped the bolt and the carrier, heated , probably overkill since I burned my fingers a couple times lol. Did a little on the new trigger parts. Getting ready to do the upper,barrel extension and bore then call it good.
I am going to load a cubic buttload of rounds and wait for my 1-6 to show up them shoot the hell out of it, see how it goes.
 
You won't regret it oli.

I've switched over to Frog Lube on all my firearms and haven't looked back...
 
oli700 said:
I remember you saying that.
I stopped by a gun shop on the way home and got two of those little tubes for 2 bucks each.....not that I don't take your guys word for it but its hard for me to change so I'll try the trial sevice amount first.........goes a long ways though.
So far got the BCG done using my heat gun
I stripped the bolt and the carrier, heated , probably overkill since I burned my fingers a couple times lol. Did a little on the new trigger parts. Getting ready to do the upper,barrel extension and bore then call it good.
I am going to load a cubic buttload of rounds and wait for my 1-6 to show up them shoot the hell out of it, see how it goes.
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Cool I'll be interested in your results on the AR!
 
Upon completion of this evaluation I sent emails to several of the manufacturers of the products used. Thus far (4 days after sending the emails) I have received only one reply and it came from the founders of Frog Lube. Here is that reply.

“Ron,

We are stunned by the exhaustive and comprehensive approach of your testing. And we are quite flattered at the result. You have done something no one else has done.

We do our testing in primarily in operating firearms, but we have done some technical tests such as the corrosion and lubricity testing and have seen the same results.

May we use this link to share with our customers on line and in our facebook page? We have lots of fans (and a few competitors) who would appreciate seeing this.

Also, we very much appreciate your 'objectivity' and your public claims. This strengthens the validity of your results.

Thanks again for sharing this profound work with us.
Larry Lasky & Stacy Lasky
FrogLube Founders “
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I replied to them with the following:

“Feel free to share or distribute the info as you see fit. Prior to this evaluation I had never used Frog Lube (or many of the products I evaluated) so I was curious and ended up doing this evaluation. My search for lube and corrosion solution was not entirely firearms centric as I am more of an archer and bowhunter so I would like to make this request. Archery and Bowhunting are very large markets with direct overlap to firearms owners. The same holds true for the rapidly increasing crossbow and crossbowhunting market. All of these user groups require lubrication and corrosion solutions.

The main difference for the bowhunting and crossbow hunting market is the scent/smell of products we use due to how close bowhunters and perhaps crossbow hunters have to get to prey to make a successful shot. The minty smell of Frog Lube may keep this user group from using your product. Would it be possible to remove the minty scent and create a scent free version? Breaking into the archery/bowhunting and crossbow hunting market would create another demographic purchasing your product. Please consider it. You would certainly have me as a customer for more than just firearms usage.
Ron”
 
That's great!

It's good to see a company appreciate input from their customers and especially respond to e-mails. Great suggestion on an scent-free version for hunting applications. I could see that being beneficial for hunting with firearms as well as bows, crossbows, etc. Thanks for posting their reply. This kind of customer interaction makes me feel even better about using their products...
 
Its been 288 hours (12 days) since Board #1 was placed outside and 264 hours (11 days) for Board #2 so I thought I would update. There has been some rain this week but lots of sun and wind and the trees are spreading all manner of pollen and debris in the air. The Sun’s UV rays have all but made the sharpie marker unreadable but I have a map and can still make it out enough to see.
Here are the two boards where they are residing on the patio.
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And here are the close-ups of the samples.
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As for Board #3 in my house. Its been 240 hours (10 days) and as expected, the indoor protection in a constant environment has them all still in fine shape.
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Ok so I'm thinking I'll check out frog lube witch you you suggest for cold weather -30c is not uncommon here


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There are a couple testimonials from customers on their website that reference using Frog Lube successfully in -40 to -50 degree temps in Alaska and Canada...
 
Thank you for taking the time to do this very thorough testing!
 
We have been experiencing torrential rains and flash flooding. When it isn’t raining its very humid. Its certainly been a wet spring. The UV rays have now completely erased the sharpie marker labels on the boards but I know which is which from prior photos. Here is a picture of the two boards with board #1 at 15 days (360 hours) and board #2 at 14 days (336 hours). The top 3 performing products are continuing to protect the steel plates.
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From what I can tell it seems one shot is starting to go down.... looks like Frog Lube is starting to buckle as well. So WD Specialist is blasting ahead on the eval?
 
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