How do I get the case lube off brass? - Page 2

rodfac · April 15, 2013, 07:02 PM

I use a kitchen paper towel and spray it with alcohol. Works well, but keep the alcohol off the primer. Rod

elkslayer4x5 · April 16, 2013, 10:37 AM

I use rubbing alcohol on an old t shirt and wipe off each case as I resize, at least until I use up this old RCBS sticky lube. Too cheap to toss it out.

gwpercle · April 17, 2013, 04:31 PM

Sounds like you are using too much of a greasy lube. Get a tube of Lee Case Sizing Lube, it is a wax, wipes away with a damp cloth and if you mix it with alcohol in a spray bottle, spray on a light mist, let dry and resize you wont be left with any greasy film on the cases. This stuff is used in the metal forming industry, like Imperal sizing wax, but cheaper. After using the Lee stuff I gave up the grease and lube pad forever.
Gary

Old 454 · April 18, 2013, 05:45 PM

Mix Lee Case sizing lube with alcohol, I tryed this with 91% alcohol and all it did was make a bunch of small blobs in the spray bottle.

What kinda alcohol do you use ?

cryogenic419 · April 20, 2013, 08:04 AM

A guy I know swears by using the blue shop paper/cloth towels and 99% rubbing alcohol.

MJFlores · April 20, 2013, 03:50 PM

Dunk em in lacquer thinner for 30 seconds, take out and let dry, squeaky clean cases for for the next steps.

BigTex308 · April 20, 2013, 05:09 PM

I just run them through the tumbler again.

Ike

OkieCruffler · April 21, 2013, 05:16 AM

I used to tumble after sizing but now I'm using Hornady one shot. Once it dries I don't notice any lube build up.

Elkins45 · April 21, 2013, 10:56 AM

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I rinse mine in white gas. AKA Naptha, Coleman fuel. Here in No. Indiana Amish country we can still buy it at the pump for less than $5.00 a gal.

I am SO jealous of you. Here the only place I know to buy white gas is in Coleman fuel cans, and it was >$10 the last time I bought some a couple of years ago.

hooligan1 · April 22, 2013, 10:11 AM

I resize my empties and throw'em right into the tumbler for a go... RCBS lube II is water soluable, no need for whitegas or alcohol.... just wipem off..

April 15, 2013, 07:02 PM	#26
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,623	I use a kitchen paper towel and spray it with alcohol. Works well, but keep the alcohol off the primer. Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.

April 16, 2013, 10:37 AM	#27
elkslayer4x5 Member Join Date: June 30, 2006 Location: Lane County, Oregon Posts: 66	I use rubbing alcohol on an old t shirt and wipe off each case as I resize, at least until I use up this old RCBS sticky lube. Too cheap to toss it out. __________________ "Skin that one out, and I'll get ya another!

April 21, 2013, 05:16 AM	#33
OkieCruffler Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2001 Location: Denison Texas on the banks of Texhoma Posts: 1,556	I used to tumble after sizing but now I'm using Hornady one shot. Once it dries I don't notice any lube build up. __________________ John A. Monroe, Never Forgive, Never Forget, Blood Pays Blood

April 22, 2013, 10:11 AM	#35
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	I resize my empties and throw'em right into the tumbler for a go... RCBS lube II is water soluable, no need for whitegas or alcohol.... just wipem off.. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

April 17, 2013, 04:31 PM	#28
gwpercle Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 1,752	Sounds like you are using too much of a greasy lube. Get a tube of Lee Case Sizing Lube, it is a wax, wipes away with a damp cloth and if you mix it with alcohol in a spray bottle, spray on a light mist, let dry and resize you wont be left with any greasy film on the cases. This stuff is used in the metal forming industry, like Imperal sizing wax, but cheaper. After using the Lee stuff I gave up the grease and lube pad forever. Gary

April 18, 2013, 05:45 PM	#29
Old 454 Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Location: Chesterton Ind. Posts: 822	Mix Lee Case sizing lube with alcohol, I tryed this with 91% alcohol and all it did was make a bunch of small blobs in the spray bottle. What kinda alcohol do you use ?

April 20, 2013, 08:04 AM	#30
cryogenic419 Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2009 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 569	A guy I know swears by using the blue shop paper/cloth towels and 99% rubbing alcohol.

April 20, 2013, 03:50 PM	#31
MJFlores Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2013 Posts: 539	Dunk em in lacquer thinner for 30 seconds, take out and let dry, squeaky clean cases for for the next steps.

April 20, 2013, 05:09 PM	#32
BigTex308 Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 259	I just run them through the tumbler again. Ike