L1A1Rocker
Active Member
There's a lot of back and forth going on this. I know this forum has some really smart folks when it comes to lubricants so I thought I'd put it out there to see what our resident experts have to say on it.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/09/13/yes-its-true-fireclean-is-crisco/
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/09/13/yes-its-true-fireclean-is-crisco/
Initially, the idea that FIREClean was basically just Crisco started with rumors of a spectral analysis, but took off after July of this year, when AR15.com member 12_gauge posted a video to YouTube of a burn-off test between FIREClean and canola oil. The results of this poor man’s spectroscopy were that FireClean and the canola oil looked identical; not a conclusive result, but it began to raise suspicions. Further, FireClean founder Edward Sugg was listed on a patent available to the public listing alternative uses for vegetable oils, such as canola oil, including as firearms lubricants. It was with this that I was all but convinced: FIREClean was canola oil, commonly sold under the brand name “Crisco”. Yesterday the inimitable Andrew Tuohy, a contributor to this blog, posted an article proving to me beyond any doubt that FIREClean is vegetable oil. The results of the infrared spectroscopy he conducted are reproduced below: - See more at: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/09/13/yes-its-true-fireclean-is-crisco/#sthash.pqRw8Fuz.dpuf