What is everyone’s favorite CLP? I enjoy cleaning firearms and the aroma that comes with it but have gone to REM oil and other non-smelling products lately. I tried Frog Lube a few years ago but got over that fad quickly.
I clean (powder residue) with M-PRO 7, precisely because it has no smell or color. I buy this by the gallon.
If there is stubborn copper buildup, I will use M-Pro 7 copper cleaner solvent, because it's faster at dissolving copper than ammonia-based solvents and has no odor.
For degreasing and getting rid of all traces of oils (especially before doing bluing touch-up) I use (Birchwood-Casey) Gun Scrubber. A lot of people use brake cleaner (because it's cheaper), but that typically has acetone in it to some degree. Acetone will at best, discolor plastic parts with a gray-white haze - and at worst - melt them.
I like to spray everything down with (Birchwood-Casey) Barricade, and then disperse it throughout with about 90PSI of filtered air from the compressor. I wipe off all the excess.
Then, I apply (Brian Enos') Slide Glide (lite or standard, depending upon the location) to certain high-friction wear surfaces. I apply this judiciously with an artist's paint brush. A little goes a long way. Perfect locations for this are on the rails of all semi-auto pistol slides, on bolt rails, and on fire control parts. Everything inside a revolver gets a very light coat.
I also buy (Break Free) CLP by the gallon, as an all-in-one cleaner, lubricant and protectant for guns that are cleaned after every use. Break Free also makes CO-4 Collector, which is a heavier coating to use just before long-term (a year or more) storage. It is good stuff.
