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gunslinger308 · 02-05-2006, 06:43 PM

My wife's uncle gave me a lyman turret press, a lee 1000pro press and 4 sets of dies and other bits and pieces to reload some pistol round with. Some of the dies are showing some surface rust( probably due to handling during setup by previous owner)
1. How is the best way to get the dies clean?

2. What is the best way to take care of dies?

3. How about the presses?

I also have about 500 9mm rnds that need to be pulled and recharged. Any comments on pullers?

ichy_trigger · 02-05-2006, 06:50 PM

I have dies that are rarely used and have some surface rust on them. As long as the rust isnt inside the die, it wont affect it. Oil will render a primer useless faster than water so if you decide to spray them down with oil, degrease them before you start using them.

gunslinger308 · 02-07-2006, 08:58 PM

If oil is a bad thing, then what is case lube made of and will it spread like oil and affect the primers?

ichy_trigger · 02-08-2006, 03:59 AM

I dont know what its made of but now it shouldnt spread to hurt the primers.

kart racer · 02-11-2006, 05:37 PM

Get a kinetic bullet puller,lyman,rcbs,frankford,etc all make em,less than 20.00 bucks.

xray · 02-21-2006, 10:31 PM

if they are carbide dies you wont need lube. if they are not carbide dies go ahead and buy some, Lee dies are great quality, and resonably priced. Today Lee dies are about the same price as 15 years ago! I just priced them out for a buddy tonight. Lube on the primers will kill them, be careful. You can always use the kinetic bullet puller, but I'd rather be shooting!
I just cleaned some Lee 9mm dies that had been sitting for years, but they had no rust. Used an old toothbrush and Hopps #9. Worked great,cleaned all the gunk out.
I used Hopps#9 on the press as well, little on an old rag works great. Xray

gunslinger308 · 04-24-2006, 07:40 PM

I used ed's red cleaner to clean up all the dies. I got a collet style puller and it is easy, no mess, better than the wack-a-mole hammer ( might last 50 rnds- might last 5rnds!) Thanks for the tips.

mr0w1 · 04-25-2006, 07:11 AM

Clean them up w/ CLP, or Hoppes or RemOil or something like that. Wipe them down. Simple as that.

I use Hornady One Shot lube -- it's (as far as I can tell), a canned polymer based lube suspended in a quick drying non-petroleum propellant. Spray a quick shot on your cases, roll them a bit, let them dry, and bam, a lubed case that doesn't have to be cleaned off (but you can if you want to).

It wont hurt powder or primers (I suppose you could, but you'd have to try hard to, like by spraying it directly on the powder or primers).

02-05-2006, 06:43 PM	#1
gunslinger308 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	Reloading dies care and cleaning My wife's uncle gave me a lyman turret press, a lee 1000pro press and 4 sets of dies and other bits and pieces to reload some pistol round with. Some of the dies are showing some surface rust( probably due to handling during setup by previous owner) 1. How is the best way to get the dies clean? 2. What is the best way to take care of dies? 3. How about the presses? I also have about 500 9mm rnds that need to be pulled and recharged. Any comments on pullers?

02-05-2006, 06:50 PM	#2
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,417	I have dies that are rarely used and have some surface rust on them. As long as the rust isnt inside the die, it wont affect it. Oil will render a primer useless faster than water so if you decide to spray them down with oil, degrease them before you start using them. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

02-08-2006, 03:59 AM	#4
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,417	I dont know what its made of but now it shouldnt spread to hurt the primers. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

02-21-2006, 10:31 PM	#6
xray XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 43	if they are carbide dies you wont need lube. if they are not carbide dies go ahead and buy some, Lee dies are great quality, and resonably priced. Today Lee dies are about the same price as 15 years ago! I just priced them out for a buddy tonight. Lube on the primers will kill them, be careful. You can always use the kinetic bullet puller, but I'd rather be shooting! I just cleaned some Lee 9mm dies that had been sitting for years, but they had no rust. Used an old toothbrush and Hopps #9. Worked great,cleaned all the gunk out. I used Hopps#9 on the press as well, little on an old rag works great. Xray __________________ Everybody is good for something, even if it's to use as a bad example.

04-25-2006, 07:11 AM	#8
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,525	Clean them up w/ CLP, or Hoppes or RemOil or something like that. Wipe them down. Simple as that. I use Hornady One Shot lube -- it's (as far as I can tell), a canned polymer based lube suspended in a quick drying non-petroleum propellant. Spray a quick shot on your cases, roll them a bit, let them dry, and bam, a lubed case that doesn't have to be cleaned off (but you can if you want to). It wont hurt powder or primers (I suppose you could, but you'd have to try hard to, like by spraying it directly on the powder or primers). __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

02-07-2006, 08:58 PM	#3
gunslinger308 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	If oil is a bad thing, then what is case lube made of and will it spread like oil and affect the primers?

02-11-2006, 05:37 PM	#5
kart racer XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 319	Get a kinetic bullet puller,lyman,rcbs,frankford,etc all make em,less than 20.00 bucks.

04-24-2006, 07:40 PM	#7
gunslinger308 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 37	I used ed's red cleaner to clean up all the dies. I got a collet style puller and it is easy, no mess, better than the wack-a-mole hammer ( might last 50 rnds- might last 5rnds!) Thanks for the tips.

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