Gummed up RCBS chargemaster

ForneyRider · June 17, 2010, 08:09 PM

I left some Power Pistol in the chargemaster and it is now stuck pretty well in the inside of the chargemaster. Anyone know how to get this clean?

Jim243 · June 17, 2010, 11:50 PM

Small Nylon brushes. How did you get the powder stuck in the measure??

snuffy · June 18, 2010, 12:39 AM

Some powders have a solvent effect to their nature. It allows the granuals to eat into the plastic that the measure is made out of. They get stuck pretty tight to the hopper.

Same thing happened to my pact dispensor. Can't remember which powder did it to me, but I had to really clean for a long time to get it all out. The hopper is still stippled from the after effects of that mistake. Now I always empty it as soon as I'm done.

ForneyRider · June 18, 2010, 02:13 PM

Well it's above 90 degrees F now and the humidity has been high in typically dry Dallas area.

I left the PP in for a couple of days. It was encrusted to the surfaces.

I scraped as much as I could with a small paintbrush. The plastic surfaces are ruined, but I was able to use it. I all of it out but the surfaces are no longer smooth and they are stained, making it more difficult to determine if I emptied all the powder out.

Lessons learned.

June 17, 2010, 08:09 PM	#1
ForneyRider Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2007 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 725	Gummed up RCBS chargemaster I left some Power Pistol in the chargemaster and it is now stuck pretty well in the inside of the chargemaster. Anyone know how to get this clean? __________________ When all is said and done, there is a lot more said than done.

June 18, 2010, 12:39 AM	#3
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	Some powders have a solvent effect to their nature. It allows the granuals to eat into the plastic that the measure is made out of. They get stuck pretty tight to the hopper. Same thing happened to my pact dispensor. Can't remember which powder did it to me, but I had to really clean for a long time to get it all out. The hopper is still stippled from the after effects of that mistake. Now I always empty it as soon as I'm done. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

June 18, 2010, 02:13 PM	#4
ForneyRider Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2007 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 725	Well it's above 90 degrees F now and the humidity has been high in typically dry Dallas area. I left the PP in for a couple of days. It was encrusted to the surfaces. I scraped as much as I could with a small paintbrush. The plastic surfaces are ruined, but I was able to use it. I all of it out but the surfaces are no longer smooth and they are stained, making it more difficult to determine if I emptied all the powder out. Lessons learned. __________________ When all is said and done, there is a lot more said than done.

June 17, 2010, 11:50 PM	#2
Jim243 Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Location: Just off Route 66 Posts: 5,067	Small Nylon brushes. How did you get the powder stuck in the measure??