Just a few days before the annual weapons inspection I took
the liberty to give my issued carbine, a FN FNC M3, a final cleaning session
and thought it was a good time to do this using Froglube. I know there are a
bunch of reviews out there on the net so I’m not going to repeat everything
that has been said at least a hundred times. I’m just going to write down my
personal experience with this so called “revolutionary” product.
The first thing you’ll notice when opening the product is
the green looking substance and a nice minty smell. The smell is also
comparable with the reflex sprays found
at the local pharmacist. I also had the Froglube
“solvent” with me to try out. The solvent, which comes in a spray, is a completely different product compared to
the green Froglube products, being color- and odorless. It almost acts and
looks like water.
So I started off with my first test of Froglube. I have to
be honest, I’m not a freak when it comes down to super cleaning my weapons.
Even the most experienced weapons cleaner will always come to the conclusion
that even when his or her weapon is perfectly cleaned, after a week or so, he
or she will still find traces of dirt
and carbon released after the gun has sweat for a while.
For the first step of the product application instructions, “preparing
your weapon”, it is advised to get rid of all oil based clp’s (Cleaning,
Lubricating, (rust)Prevention) using the Froglube solvent. I sprayed a generous
amount of solvent especially in the places where normally the grease would be
applied. The solvent does what it is supposed to do. After wiping it clean I
was left over with a “dry” weapon. Then I started to warm some of the pieces
like the bolt, boltholder, gas piston, … with a hairdryer. Froglube is best
applied when the metal of the gunparts are handwarm. Apparently the microscopic
pores in metal become larger when warm thus giving the Froglube more adherents
to the metal. After applying the Froglube I wiped of the excess with a
microfiber cloth and I can assure you there was still quite a lot of
dirt/carbon that came off.
For cleaning and protecting your weapon you can both use the
paste and liquid version. The paste is ideal for applying on bigger surfaces
and the liquid is good for all the little crannies but also for lubricating the
moving parts en slides. After applying the green CLP, all the metal parts are
silky to the touch. It’s like a smooth protection layer but without a greasy film. I even used Froglube on the plastic pistol
grip and handguards giving a nice satin finish.
My first impression of Froglube is very good. It applies
very efficiently and really cleans your weapon parts without leaving a greasy
mess. As it is an all natural, non-toxic, environmental friendly product you
don’t need any gloves to protect your hands whilst cleaning, compared to all
other oil based CLP and chemical degreasers. Froglube even claims you could eat
their products … But that’s for next time.
Lets hope the inspection goes smooth ;-)
You can buy Froglube at
http://www.froglube.be
Use “contact-front” for a 10% discount.
ps: I even gave my Leatherman MUT a cleaning session with Froglube
