I have asked this question here before, tried the ideas. I have a set of Bonanza dies that I thought were scratched. I have tried the Flitz trick with the Q-tip and on a bore mop, I am still getting some scratches.
I don't think it is actually a scratch but probably a brass flake that has gotten smeared into the die. What do you guys think of cleaning with some of the copper removing solvents? Or, what about trying the Foul-Out on it?? The only thing with the copper solvents is if all of it is not out and it would happen to rust then it is definately junk. I have not tried any of the super fine sand paper, as I think the brass or copper is actually burnished in to the steel.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
( I had this happen to a set of Redding dies a few years back and sent it to them and they fixed it.)
Jeff

Forget the sandpaper, get the finest steel wool you can find- 0000? and wrap some on a pencil, chuck in a drill, sqirt on some copper remover then go to town. Wash out with gun scrubber or brake cleaner, let dry, then lube the die to prevent rust. If your problem persists find out how good Bonanza's customer service is and get them to replace it. Or, skip step 1 and call them right off.

JSH:

In order to get a scratch (or what appears to be a scratch) there must be something protruding beyond the surface of the die. If it's a scratch in the die itself, it should be sent back to the manufacturer. Most people don't have the tools to properly remove a burr from a die without taking the die out of round.

If there's some particle of something in the die, here's what I do:

I use a shotgun cleaning brush (20 gauge works well) wrapped in very fine scotch brite pad. You can cut little strips. Before using the scotch brite, you may want to just wrap the brush with a patch and run it in a drill. See what comes off. Try to stay away from any abrasives. Taking a die out of round is very bad.

Ryan

No one ever mentions the thought of seeing if the local 'smith has a finish reamer for the cartridge being sized and spinning the reamer lightly by hand through the offending die. That would be my first move,never had this type of problem though.The only die problems i've ever had is, #1,A set of lee dies that rusted very badly internally during a very humid summer.#2 A set of "economy" rcbs dies that never seemed to size my 30/06 brass enough,and threw the run off more than .009" They were straighter coming out of the gun before resizing

I HAD A SIZER DIE THAT SCRATCHED AND RUINED A BUNCH OF MY CASES SO I BOUGHT A LEE CARBIDE SPEED DIE. I LOVE THAT THING SIMPLE AS HELL TO USE AN CHEAP TOO.

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Hand lap the die with JB Paste.If that doen't work,scrap it .Rather have a new die,than one that scratches my brass.I clean my dies,before I use them.A little solvent and a patch goes a long way.
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