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JeremyP:
I'm going to get my first handgun today and I want to learn as much as I can about maintaining it.

I've ordered and received a cleaning kit for my .45 1911, but inside the kit I found a single bottle of CLP (Cleaner, Lubricant and Preservative).

In the videos made by Regent, they showed how to disassemble, clean and re-assemble the 1911 and used two different bottles, one is a solvent (I believe is GunZilla) and the other is gun oil.

My question specifically, is whether I should use the CLP or get separate cleaning fluids as they show in the Regent video.

bkoenig:
I personally prefer a true solvent for cleaning.  CLP is ok as a lube and for keeping fouling from sticking to your gun, but for getting it off a good solvent works a lot better.  Really, CLP is kind of a product that does ok at a lot of things but not great at any of them.

skydve76:
Hoppes #9 and remmoil are the way to go.  I started also using some gun scrubber (basically brake cleaner) after I use solven to spray it all off, then whipe with oil

wallace11bravo:
+1

CLP works great for lube, and okay for cleaning when you have no other option, for field stripping. For a good at-home cleaning kit, get hoppe's #9 for solvent.

AAllen:
As folks have said CLP is a good general cleaner, I carry it in my range bag and when I go hunting; it works if you need to do a quick clean and lube.  But for actual maintenance I also prefer using products made specifically for the task at hand ie Hoppe's (especially if I have shot any lead) and a lubricant made for firearms.

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