Break Free- Why does anyone like this stuff? - Page 2

shy_man · June 11, 2002, 06:17 AM

Break Free is my brand for my Pistol cleaning. Not cleaning only but to oil it making all the parts flawless.

The thing I like it so much is, it stays long to the metal and don't drip much if correctly applied. It smells good for me and for my wife.

straightShot · June 11, 2002, 07:09 AM

I like the Hoppe's smell but not the smell of Break Free. I started buying the 100 pack of disposable gloves for $7.95 so that my hands don't smell like BF for the entire day. It works for me...

BigG · June 11, 2002, 12:46 PM

It's the best stuff I've found. Wipe a smidge over the metal surfaces with your finger and you are not likely to get rust. The stuff does not remain greasy. That's prolly why Mike complained about gunking up his firearm. Maybe he put too much in and it set up? I haven't had any problems like that myself.

Breakfree is good for cleaning the bore. Put some on a patch using a jag, not a slotted tip. Push the jag almost out of the bore and retrieve it. A few patches like that and then a dry one or two and your bore will be acceptably clean and well protected against corrosion. If there is metal fouling you'll need to scrub it out with a bronze brush, ammonia based cleaner, etc. Similar with lead. Once you have the bore clean and protected with Breakfree CLP, the metal fouling or leading also reduces, making subsequent cleanings easier and quicker.

Breakfree CLP is the best gun care invention since the silicone cloth.

So with Breakfree CLP, a can of Gun Scrubber, and a silicone cloth you can take care of 99% of your firearms cleaning/preservation chores.

Lycanthrope · June 11, 2002, 03:02 PM

Break Free is not the only CLP endorsed by the armed forces nor is it the only one to pass their trials (note the webpage listed below).

Break Free IS a good product, but from my experience FP-10 does the job with less gum and a better smell to boot.

www.fp10.com

Big Al · June 11, 2002, 04:34 PM

I like a different brand of smelly stuff - the Tetra products. I use the Tetra lube for corrosion resistance and bore seasoning, and the grease on metal-to-metal contact points. I've been using the lube for about two years now to season bores, and cleaning has gotten ten times easier. This stuff works.

Eric Larsen · June 12, 2002, 07:39 AM

I use Break Free CLP and like it for protection and lube purposes.
I use Hoppes #9 for everyday cleaning and aromatherapy

and Shooters Choice for "those really heavy days" and dirty barrels.
Use BF lightly and it works very well.
Shoot well

sm · June 12, 2002, 08:10 AM

FP-10

Mil-Spec and all , see site in above post.

Best,

Correia · June 12, 2002, 03:50 PM

I agree with Big Al. If you think Breakfree smells bad, try some Tetra!

It works really well, but I swear that it smells like cow poop. No exageration. I grew up around cows, I know what they smell like.

ATTICUS · June 12, 2002, 10:07 PM

I like CLP a lot. It's a decent cleaner and a great rust preventer.- although I usually clean with Hoppes #9 first. Tetra works well but smells like three day old vomit . I grew up in the seventies...I know three day old vomit.

Mike Irwin - your guns won't rust in the rain if you use Breakfree..HaHa!

Lone Star · June 13, 2002, 05:28 AM

Doesn't anyone here like the smell of Chanel No. 5 or No. 19?
What about the smell of fresh-ground coffee? Cabernet sauvignon?

I endure the smell of gun cleaning products. I'd PREFER to smell coffee or a classy blonde wearing Chanel...

Lone Star

BigG · June 13, 2002, 07:01 AM

I grew up loving the smell of leaded gas.

FPrice · June 13, 2002, 07:15 AM

"What about the smell of fresh-ground coffee?"

I used to use fresh ground coffee on my firearms but the grounds kept jamming up my trigger action, so I started drinking it instead!

S.F.S · June 13, 2002, 05:53 PM

I have a can of Rem-oil here that has the same mil-spec# L-63460 as Break-Free CLP. I have always heard that Rem-oil is to thin too use, but yet it has passed the same tests as Break-Free

Could anyone comment on this at all?

By the way the new formula of Tetra gun oil doesn't stink. I have a bottle I bought a few months back and sometimes I use it as a lube but I find it to be kind of thick.

I also have never had a problem with Break-free CLP but I only use very little, like others have already stated "A little goes a long way".

krept · June 14, 2002, 11:34 AM

Well I like the smell of CLP, smells like bananas. I use CLP for a couple of years and still have a little of it left. For some reason, I like the C the L and the P to be done by different products.

Cleaning - MPro-7 for the reasons mentioned. Now brake cleaner smells BAD but works great (probably too well?). MP7 works fine and doesn't really smell.

Lube - Militec. Like the fact that it doesn't require shaking. I don't really mind the teflon clumps at the bottom of Brakefree before shaking, but some do. Militec smells sweet, like something a dog would probably want to chow on. IMO unsurpassed as a lube by other over the counter products.

Lube, grease. Rarely used, primarily on bolt carrier for Kalashnikov. Use Tetra Gun Grease... good stuff. A complimentary tube of Militec grease is on the way, so I'll have to test that.

Protect - Tuf-Glide. I'm interested in how this stuff does at protecting versus other products. Unlike protectatnts with an oil based carrier, Tuf-Glide evaporates within a matter of minutes and leaves a nice dry sheen of rust inhibitor. The oil based products when used as protectants attract a LOT of fuzz.

If I just had to have one to do it all, it would be CLP. Great stuff.

38Mike · June 14, 2002, 05:03 PM

FWIW,

I like breakfree for general cleaning/lube chores, for cleaning the bore I've found JB compound REALLY works well; I thought I'd a clean barrel on my Kahr P9, when I put a patch with some JB through it.....whoa, look at all the crud....

Mike

ump45 · June 14, 2002, 05:07 PM

Newb questions here. What is the silicone cloth for?

hitnthexring · June 14, 2002, 05:26 PM

Silicone cloth is only for wiping sweaty (salty) fingerprings after handling a gun, not for cleaning.

ump45 · June 14, 2002, 05:28 PM

Ahh ok. I think one of those came in my cleaning kit.

George Hill · June 14, 2002, 05:57 PM

Some of you guys spend way too much money on cleaning supplies.

BF-CLP. 1 bottle. 3.95. Does everything.
Done.
That's it.

Dwight M S · June 14, 2002, 09:07 PM

I wish someone would run a good, Consumer's Reports type test on cleaners and lubes and find out, once and for all, which are best, second best, and so forth. I'll bet they're all good, just some more than others.

Dwight M S

S.F.S · June 15, 2002, 06:58 AM

Dwight,
I agree with you on that...
Every manufacturer seems to claim they have the "Best" product...

Im gonna be doing a little corrosion test at home over the weekend with several different oils and CLP's I have here. I will post my finding when complete..

Jorah Lavin · June 15, 2002, 07:51 AM

to use as a rust preventer on my carry guns. I've mostly been using a big batch of Ed's Red I made up for my scrubbing chores, and Hoppe's to clean up the Ed's Red

- then dry everything off with paper towels and apply light coat of BF-CLP at the end.

I added it to the kit based on a web review of rust prevention, since I was getting the odd bit of ugly on my Kimber since I (stupidly) carried it near my skin on a hot day.

I used to use a ton of brake cleaner, but found it removed too much of the oil film, leaving the guns very dry and probably unprotected from rust... now I just use it now and then for flushing out bolt mechanisms or whatever, when I get too carried away with the Ed's Red. Also use tiny bits of gun grease here and there if I see wear patterns developing on slides or whatever.

I must be an amazing slob... I can't imagine cleaning my guns at the kitchen table, like I hear people doing here, or in the bedroom. I like to really scrub at things with a toothbrush and lots of the Ed's.

I was at my brother-law's house on "family obligation" at the end of May, and he was amazed that I wanted to clean my shotgun after two days of shooting trap in the backyard... says he cleans his shotguns "every year or two."

Yuck.

My guns might be over-lubed, but they gleam inside and out when I put 'em away, and I like it that way.

I keep meaning to get some of the Mpro7 to try, (don't like having to wear chemical resistant gloves when I clean the weapons) but the price keeps putting me off, and I've got tons of the homemade stuff left, so it will probably be a while before I get any.

-J.

hube1236 · June 15, 2002, 07:02 PM

I use Break free for the majority of cleaning, breaking out the Hoppes after 3 shooting sessions. Love the smell, love the stuff. Used it primarily on the AR, but it has migrated to all of the puppies.

krept · June 16, 2002, 02:00 AM

Hah George, funny stuff.

Were you the one that was going to do the experiment with CLP and the other chemicals? If so, any status update?

Rusty S · June 16, 2002, 06:27 PM

I had heard that the Japanese used choji ( clove ) oil on their katanas, so I bought a 2 ounce bottle of it at the local pharmacy ( used as a toothache remedy ). Turned out to have a very strong smell.

Later learned what the Japanese used was a mineral oil base that was SCENTED with clove oil.

I didn't have any mineral oil on hand but I did have a vegetable oil based product containing cold pessed almond oil, grapeseed oil, avocado oil, sweet sesame oil and essential oils of bergamot, jasmine, and sandalwood. mixed about 3/4 ounce of clove oil with six ounces of the mixed vegetable oils and had a wonderful smelling oil to use on my knives, swords, and khukuris. Good on leather too.

The clove oil you can get at most any pharmacy. To get the Kama Sutra Pleasure Garden massage oil you have to look a little farther. Maybe Victoria's Secret might have it. Some of my friends have taken to calling it Choji Sutra oil for some reason...

The real reason I'm ROTFLMAO is not that I pulled your legs here, but that I'm ready to swear on a Bible that it's the God's own truth ( well, I'll swear on a Bible just as soon as I wipe my hands off real good )!

June 11, 2002, 07:09 AM	#27
straightShot Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: MI, USA Posts: 668	I like the Hoppe's smell but not the smell of Break Free. I started buying the 100 pack of disposable gloves for $7.95 so that my hands don't smell like BF for the entire day. It works for me... __________________ Take a kid shooting.

June 11, 2002, 12:46 PM	#28
BigG Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,334	Shake Well! It's the best stuff I've found. Wipe a smidge over the metal surfaces with your finger and you are not likely to get rust. The stuff does not remain greasy. That's prolly why Mike complained about gunking up his firearm. Maybe he put too much in and it set up? I haven't had any problems like that myself. Breakfree is good for cleaning the bore. Put some on a patch using a jag, not a slotted tip. Push the jag almost out of the bore and retrieve it. A few patches like that and then a dry one or two and your bore will be acceptably clean and well protected against corrosion. If there is metal fouling you'll need to scrub it out with a bronze brush, ammonia based cleaner, etc. Similar with lead. Once you have the bore clean and protected with Breakfree CLP, the metal fouling or leading also reduces, making subsequent cleanings easier and quicker. Breakfree CLP is the best gun care invention since the silicone cloth. So with Breakfree CLP, a can of Gun Scrubber, and a silicone cloth you can take care of 99% of your firearms cleaning/preservation chores. __________________ o "The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching." Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BC o "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man brave, hated, and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." Mark Twain o "They have gun control in Cuba. They have universal health care in Cuba. So why do they want to come here?" Paul Harvey o TODAY WE CARVE OUT OUR OWN OMENS! Leonidas, Thermopylae, 480 BC

June 11, 2002, 04:34 PM	#30
Big Al Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2000 Location: West "By God" Virginny, USA Posts: 364	I like a different brand of smelly stuff - the Tetra products. I use the Tetra lube for corrosion resistance and bore seasoning, and the grease on metal-to-metal contact points. I've been using the lube for about two years now to season bores, and cleaning has gotten ten times easier. This stuff works. __________________ Glock 19 - "The Tool" S&W 629 Classic - "The Cannon" KelTec P32 - "The Backup" Ruger 22/45 - "The Toy" "Oh yeah? Well I talk LOOOUDLY! And I carry a BIIIGGER stick! And I'll use it, too." -Yoesemite Sam

June 12, 2002, 07:39 AM	#31
Eric Larsen Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Bountiful....Ut. Posts: 3,226	I use Break Free CLP and like it for protection and lube purposes. I use Hoppes #9 for everyday cleaning and aromatherapy and Shooters Choice for "those really heavy days" and dirty barrels. Use BF lightly and it works very well. Shoot well __________________ If they dont know you have a gun.....then I did alright! If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice......Rush

June 12, 2002, 08:10 AM	#32
sm Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2002 Posts: 1,819	FP-10 Mil-Spec and all , see site in above post. Best, __________________ Use Enough Gun TFL Alumni

June 11, 2002, 06:17 AM	#26
shy_man Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2001 Location: Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines Posts: 366	Break Free is my brand for my Pistol cleaning. Not cleaning only but to oil it making all the parts flawless. The thing I like it so much is, it stays long to the metal and don't drip much if correctly applied. It smells good for me and for my wife.

June 11, 2002, 03:02 PM	#29
Lycanthrope Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,752	Break Free is not the only CLP endorsed by the armed forces nor is it the only one to pass their trials (note the webpage listed below). Break Free IS a good product, but from my experience FP-10 does the job with less gum and a better smell to boot. www.fp10.com

June 12, 2002, 03:50 PM	#33
Correia Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 1998 Location: SLC Utah Posts: 3,740	I agree with Big Al. If you think Breakfree smells bad, try some Tetra! It works really well, but I swear that it smells like cow poop. No exageration. I grew up around cows, I know what they smell like.

June 12, 2002, 10:07 PM	#34
ATTICUS Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 1999 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 2,100	I like CLP a lot. It's a decent cleaner and a great rust preventer.- although I usually clean with Hoppes #9 first. Tetra works well but smells like three day old vomit . I grew up in the seventies...I know three day old vomit. Mike Irwin - your guns won't rust in the rain if you use Breakfree..HaHa! __________________ Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain

June 13, 2002, 05:28 AM	#35
Lone Star Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2002 Posts: 512	Doesn't anyone here like the smell of Chanel No. 5 or No. 19? What about the smell of fresh-ground coffee? Cabernet sauvignon? I endure the smell of gun cleaning products. I'd PREFER to smell coffee or a classy blonde wearing Chanel... Lone Star

June 13, 2002, 07:01 AM	#36
BigG Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,334	I grew up loving the smell of leaded gas. __________________ o "The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching." Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BC o "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man brave, hated, and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." Mark Twain o "They have gun control in Cuba. They have universal health care in Cuba. So why do they want to come here?" Paul Harvey o TODAY WE CARVE OUT OUR OWN OMENS! Leonidas, Thermopylae, 480 BC

June 13, 2002, 07:15 AM	#37
FPrice Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2000 Location: People's Commonwealth of Massachusetts Posts: 1,456	Lone Star... "What about the smell of fresh-ground coffee?" I used to use fresh ground coffee on my firearms but the grounds kept jamming up my trigger action, so I started drinking it instead! __________________ Frosty Price "No matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Banzai

June 13, 2002, 05:53 PM	#38
S.F.S Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2001 Location: Delaware, USA Posts: 469	I have a can of Rem-oil here that has the same mil-spec# L-63460 as Break-Free CLP. I have always heard that Rem-oil is to thin too use, but yet it has passed the same tests as Break-Free Could anyone comment on this at all? By the way the new formula of Tetra gun oil doesn't stink. I have a bottle I bought a few months back and sometimes I use it as a lube but I find it to be kind of thick. I also have never had a problem with Break-free CLP but I only use very little, like others have already stated "A little goes a long way". __________________ My Wife Yes, My Dog Maybe, My Guns NEVER!!!

June 14, 2002, 11:34 AM	#39
krept Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2000 Location: AZ Posts: 1,363	Well I like the smell of CLP, smells like bananas. I use CLP for a couple of years and still have a little of it left. For some reason, I like the C the L and the P to be done by different products. Cleaning - MPro-7 for the reasons mentioned. Now brake cleaner smells BAD but works great (probably too well?). MP7 works fine and doesn't really smell. Lube - Militec. Like the fact that it doesn't require shaking. I don't really mind the teflon clumps at the bottom of Brakefree before shaking, but some do. Militec smells sweet, like something a dog would probably want to chow on. IMO unsurpassed as a lube by other over the counter products. Lube, grease. Rarely used, primarily on bolt carrier for Kalashnikov. Use Tetra Gun Grease... good stuff. A complimentary tube of Militec grease is on the way, so I'll have to test that. Protect - Tuf-Glide. I'm interested in how this stuff does at protecting versus other products. Unlike protectatnts with an oil based carrier, Tuf-Glide evaporates within a matter of minutes and leaves a nice dry sheen of rust inhibitor. The oil based products when used as protectants attract a LOT of fuzz. If I just had to have one to do it all, it would be CLP. Great stuff. __________________ the tallest blade of grass is the first to greet the lawnmower blade

June 14, 2002, 05:03 PM	#40
38Mike Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2000 Location: Wichita, Ks. Posts: 426	FWIW, I like breakfree for general cleaning/lube chores, for cleaning the bore I've found JB compound REALLY works well; I thought I'd a clean barrel on my Kahr P9, when I put a patch with some JB through it.....whoa, look at all the crud.... Mike

June 14, 2002, 05:07 PM	#41
ump45 Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2001 Posts: 286	Newb questions here. What is the silicone cloth for?

June 14, 2002, 05:26 PM	#42
hitnthexring Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2002 Posts: 223	Silicone cloth is only for wiping sweaty (salty) fingerprings after handling a gun, not for cleaning.

June 14, 2002, 05:28 PM	#43
ump45 Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2001 Posts: 286	Ahh ok. I think one of those came in my cleaning kit.

June 14, 2002, 05:57 PM	#44
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	Some of you guys spend way too much money on cleaning supplies. BF-CLP. 1 bottle. 3.95. Does everything. Done. That's it. __________________ MAD OGRE

June 14, 2002, 09:07 PM	#45
Dwight M S Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2001 Posts: 137	I wish someone would run a good, Consumer's Reports type test on cleaners and lubes and find out, once and for all, which are best, second best, and so forth. I'll bet they're all good, just some more than others. Dwight M S __________________ "Your boys seem to think a gat in the hand means the world by the tail." Bogie

June 15, 2002, 06:58 AM	#46
S.F.S Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2001 Location: Delaware, USA Posts: 469	Dwight, I agree with you on that... Every manufacturer seems to claim they have the "Best" product... Im gonna be doing a little corrosion test at home over the weekend with several different oils and CLP's I have here. I will post my finding when complete.. __________________ My Wife Yes, My Dog Maybe, My Guns NEVER!!!

June 15, 2002, 07:51 AM	#47
Jorah Lavin Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 1999 Location: Indian Land, SC USA Posts: 593	Just added BF aerosol to my cleaning supplies, to use as a rust preventer on my carry guns. I've mostly been using a big batch of Ed's Red I made up for my scrubbing chores, and Hoppe's to clean up the Ed's Red - then dry everything off with paper towels and apply light coat of BF-CLP at the end. I added it to the kit based on a web review of rust prevention, since I was getting the odd bit of ugly on my Kimber since I (stupidly) carried it near my skin on a hot day. I used to use a ton of brake cleaner, but found it removed too much of the oil film, leaving the guns very dry and probably unprotected from rust... now I just use it now and then for flushing out bolt mechanisms or whatever, when I get too carried away with the Ed's Red. Also use tiny bits of gun grease here and there if I see wear patterns developing on slides or whatever. I must be an amazing slob... I can't imagine cleaning my guns at the kitchen table, like I hear people doing here, or in the bedroom. I like to really scrub at things with a toothbrush and lots of the Ed's. I was at my brother-law's house on "family obligation" at the end of May, and he was amazed that I wanted to clean my shotgun after two days of shooting trap in the backyard... says he cleans his shotguns "every year or two." Yuck. My guns might be over-lubed, but they gleam inside and out when I put 'em away, and I like it that way. I keep meaning to get some of the Mpro7 to try, (don't like having to wear chemical resistant gloves when I clean the weapons) but the price keeps putting me off, and I've got tons of the homemade stuff left, so it will probably be a while before I get any. -J. __________________ I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit... it's the only way to be sure.

June 15, 2002, 07:02 PM	#48
hube1236 Registration in progress Join Date: April 28, 2000 Location: New Orleans, USA Posts: 785	I use Break free for the majority of cleaning, breaking out the Hoppes after 3 shooting sessions. Love the smell, love the stuff. Used it primarily on the AR, but it has migrated to all of the puppies. __________________ Violent behavior is an expression of failure. It always takes more brains, resourcefulness, and heroism to make peace than war.

June 16, 2002, 02:00 AM	#49
krept Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2000 Location: AZ Posts: 1,363	Hah George, funny stuff. Were you the one that was going to do the experiment with CLP and the other chemicals? If so, any status update? __________________ the tallest blade of grass is the first to greet the lawnmower blade

June 16, 2002, 06:27 PM	#50
Rusty S Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 1999 Location: Walker Lake, NV: Flyway of the Loons Posts: 611	Choji oil I had heard that the Japanese used choji ( clove ) oil on their katanas, so I bought a 2 ounce bottle of it at the local pharmacy ( used as a toothache remedy ). Turned out to have a very strong smell. Later learned what the Japanese used was a mineral oil base that was SCENTED with clove oil. I didn't have any mineral oil on hand but I did have a vegetable oil based product containing cold pessed almond oil, grapeseed oil, avocado oil, sweet sesame oil and essential oils of bergamot, jasmine, and sandalwood. mixed about 3/4 ounce of clove oil with six ounces of the mixed vegetable oils and had a wonderful smelling oil to use on my knives, swords, and khukuris. Good on leather too. The clove oil you can get at most any pharmacy. To get the Kama Sutra Pleasure Garden massage oil you have to look a little farther. Maybe Victoria's Secret might have it. Some of my friends have taken to calling it Choji Sutra oil for some reason... The real reason I'm ROTFLMAO is not that I pulled your legs here, but that I'm ready to swear on a Bible that it's the God's own truth ( well, I'll swear on a Bible just as soon as I wipe my hands off real good )! __________________ Penetration? You want penetration? My Bowie Knife's blade gives 13 inches of penetration!!!