Which Gun Cleaner Lubricant Protectant (CLP) Brand Wins?

wear scar, best of all 9 brands tested, tester never exceeded 400 watts, about 100 watts less friction than the Ballistol

wear scar, second best of all brands tested, tester briefly hit 478 watts before dropping to around 400

wear scar, third best of all brands tested, tester needed just over 480 watts

wear scar, fourth best of all brands tested, tester briefly hit 487 watts

wear scar, fifth best of all brands tested, tester exceeded 500 watts

wear scar, worst film strength of the brands tested up to that point, tester used nearly 500 watts, quite a bit of metal in the test cup

wear scar, tester needed over 500 watts, more friction than all other brands tested up to that point, quite a bit of metal in the container

wear scar, tester exceeded 500 watts, quite a bit of friction and metal grinding noise

wear scar, worst of all 9 brands tested, tester hit 518 watts, the highest of all brands, quite a bit of metal flake in the test cup

terrific job, slightly better than the Ballistol

terrific job, traces of the product continued dissolving carbon even after the test finished

performed very well, not quite as well as the Hoppe's

did a great job despite its higher viscosity

terrific job breaking down carbon, performed as well as the other brands, A+ tier

made easy work of the carbon buildup, cutting almost to the metal

did a great job cutting through the carbon

the best of all brands tested up to that point, A+ tier along with the Fluid Film

performed very well, similar to the standalone Hoppe's CLP

performed slightly better than the Ballistol but not quite as well as the Break Free CLP

with an A minus rating, best of all brands tested

collected a little more dust than most other brands, performed about the same as the Ballistol

performed about the same as the Clenzoil, B+ tier

performed slightly better than the Hoppe's kit lubricant, B+ tier

performed about the same as the Extreme Force, B+ tier

performed slightly worse than the Break Free CLP, B+ tier

collected a little more dust than most other brands, similar to the Ballistol

performed slightly worse than the Fluid Film, B+ tier

frozen solid, failed the test

passed easily, described as a great lubricant for cold temperatures

extremely solid, failed the test

was a paste before freezing and became very hard, failed the test

very high viscosity at room temperature, froze solid, failed the test

does not like the cold, froze solid, failed the test

passed, did not flow as well as the Break Free CLP but definitely passed

passed, shrugged off the cold and flowed just as well as the Break Free CLP

just as frozen as the Extreme Force, failed the test

struggled, just ahead of the Ballistol

very little corrosion

heat exposure actually helped it absorb into the metal, very little corrosion

the heat was too much for it

worst of all brands tested, appeared to burn off in the oven with as much corrosion as the unprotected control panel

quite a bit of corrosion

really struggled to block corrosion after heat exposure

very little corrosion

worst of all brands, more corrosion than most

more corrosion than average

very little corrosion

best of all brands tested at blocking corrosion

better than the unprotected control but not nearly as well as most other brands

quite a bit of corrosion but better than the Break Free CLP

a little more corrosion than average

did a little better than average