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MasLakas · 08-10-2007, 08:49 AM

Does anyone clean their reloading dies and if so how often do you do it and what is your process.

I read some where about someone who uses gun scrubber on their resizing die to clean out the lube. They would just spray into the opening of the die to clean it.

zac07 · 08-10-2007, 09:11 AM

my dies seemed like they were getting dirty so I used some remoil to clean them, and kinda lube them. The ones that i could take apart i did but the ones i couldn't i just sprayed them.

jdavionic · 08-10-2007, 09:22 AM

I hit them with compressed air after each use. Periodically I will take a Q-tip, put some CLP on it, swab around, then use a dry one, then hit again with compressed air. Really not sure if all that is necessary or not though.

ichy_trigger · 08-10-2007, 09:38 AM

I wouldnt use oil INSIDE my dies, but thats just me. Use a degreaser and blast them out followed by compressed air or wiping.

CharlieHo · 08-10-2007, 09:38 AM

I'll liberally squirt WD in them occasionally. Cleans them a bit and keeps moisture/rust at bay

jdavionic · 08-10-2007, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

I wouldnt use oil INSIDE my dies, but thats just me. Use a degreaser and blast them out followed by compressed air or wiping.

Makes sense to me...I've got a container of Blue Wonder degreaser that came with a kit & compressed air. So I'm set.

Edit: Maybe when I store them, I'll use the CLP. And before use, I'll follow the above.

MasLakas · 08-10-2007, 12:24 PM

Thanks for the posts. I use carbide dies where needed, but my rifle dies have been getting dirty from the lube. I wouldn't use oil inside the die itself, that is what the lube on the case is for.

Dave.H · 08-10-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jdavionic

Edit: Maybe when I store them, I'll use the CLP. And before use, I'll follow the above.

We store ours in rubbermade food containers and put these in there:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...799&hasJS=true

or the remdry stuff.

Verk · 08-14-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by CharlieHo

I'll liberally squirt WD in them occasionally. Cleans them a bit and keeps moisture/rust at bay

Need to be careful with WD-40, nothing will deactivate a primer faster than WD. I used it once on my Dillon and couldn't understand why my misfire rate was over 50%. WD-40 kills primers so be careful if you use it to clean dies or other reloading equipment.

Krackels · 08-14-2007, 11:44 AM

When they're still mounted on the press I'll periodically blast them out with some compressed air, but for the most part I don't really clean them.

My powder through die seems to collect a lot of brass shavings, so a quick blast of compressed air gets rid of them.

08-10-2007, 08:49 AM	#1
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,835	Cleaning reloading Dies Does anyone clean their reloading dies and if so how often do you do it and what is your process. I read some where about someone who uses gun scrubber on their resizing die to clean out the lube. They would just spray into the opening of the die to clean it. __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

08-10-2007, 09:38 AM	#4
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 8,316	I wouldnt use oil INSIDE my dies, but thats just me. Use a degreaser and blast them out followed by compressed air or wiping. __________________ "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

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CharlieHo XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 514	I'll liberally squirt WD in them occasionally. Cleans them a bit and keeps moisture/rust at bay __________________ "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90 MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen, inventor of the Neutron Bomb

08-10-2007, 12:24 PM	#7
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,835	Thanks for the posts. I use carbide dies where needed, but my rifle dies have been getting dirty from the lube. I wouldn't use oil inside the die itself, that is what the lube on the case is for. __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

08-14-2007, 11:44 AM	#10
Krackels XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 19,820 Blog Entries: 6	When they're still mounted on the press I'll periodically blast them out with some compressed air, but for the most part I don't really clean them. My powder through die seems to collect a lot of brass shavings, so a quick blast of compressed air gets rid of them. __________________ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin PA Roll Call

08-10-2007, 09:11 AM	#2
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,121	my dies seemed like they were getting dirty so I used some remoil to clean them, and kinda lube them. The ones that i could take apart i did but the ones i couldn't i just sprayed them.

08-10-2007, 09:22 AM	#3
jdavionic XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GA Posts: 5,105	I hit them with compressed air after each use. Periodically I will take a Q-tip, put some CLP on it, swab around, then use a dry one, then hit again with compressed air. Really not sure if all that is necessary or not though.

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