How Do You Use CLP?

[JohnKSa]

Get home, pull apart my gun and what do you know, CLP everywhere. My recoil spring plug left a clp ring on my bench.

Wiped and blew out the whole gun and it's still seeping out of every orafice.

Is this just how it is with CLP?

No, that's how it is when too much lube is applied and is applied indiscriminately.

It works fine if applied correctly and the excess wiped off. I've never known it to multiply on the gun and get where it shouldn't be when an appropriate amount is used in the right places.

 

[entropy]

OK, some gunsmiths use CLP because it works well. Seems that one overlubed yours, but perhaps there was a reason for that. Could be he's sick of seeing guns come back to him bone dry. If you're not hunting in winter weather over lubing would seem better than underlubing, as witnessed by Orcon's post.
I don't know why he'd use it to hose out an action, there are better products and ways to do it, and the are just as fast. If it went into a solvent tank or ultrasonic, it should have been completely de-lubed beforehand. then it should have been blown out dry, then a light coat applied by rag inside the receiver, and individually on the parts before reassembly. If you do decide to go back to him, put a note on the tag, "light coat of oil only."

 

[rduchateau2954]

Has anyone seen the Hickok45 video of his way of cleaning his revolver? he uses a product called Ballistol which is similar to CLP. He sprays it on heavy then wipes it down until all lube is dry. I do the same with clp. I think the OP's smith sprayed it on and didn't bother to wipe it down after.

v-fib

I watched his 1911 video using balistol.

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[beag_nut]

"How Do You Use CLP? "
I don't, ever since I bought some and discovered it is a water-borne material.

 

[orionengnr]

since I bought some and discovered it is a water-borne material

Huh?
First off, to the best of my knowledge, "CLP" is not trademarked--it is a generic term used widely to refer to any number of products that clean, lubricate, and protect. Nearly all of them are oil-based (Ballistol being the only exception I am aware of...okay, add Froglube to that list)

However, for the purposes of this discussion, it appears that we are talking about Breakfree CLP.
So I just checked the MSDS.

"SOLUBILITY IN WATER: None"

This product is oil-based, and if you have ever used it, this is readily apparent.

 

[rduchateau2954]

Do you mean water based?

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[mboylan]

CLP is for guns that like to run wet like ARs. It is not substantial enough for pistol rails, especially if you shoot competition. Slide glide or lithium grease is for rails.

 

[AzShooter1]

CLP now comes in disposable towel form. Great for a quick wipe down after a session. I keep a bottle in my shooting bag.

 

[DPris]

I've used it on pistol rails for decades, but not in competition.
One Glock I used it on sat for 5 years & ran perfectly when I fired it up again.
Just one example.
It dries out eventually, still leaves a dry lube residue.
Denis