On my question concerning spray on sizing lube vs. roll on lube I got a lot of response from people using products not specifically designed as "case lube." Could you use something like Wally Worlds generic spray oil as a case lube? I would assume you would have to clean off the residue to prevent possible contamination of powder. What are some things some of you have successfully used? I'd just be interested to know.

You can use just about any lube as case lube. A light spray of WD40 works fine. I even tried K-Y Jelly once, it worked too, but it's better suited to other uses.

#1). A "lube" is a material that intermediates... In ice skating, the weight of the skater on the blade melts the ice under the blade and the skater floats on this thin film of water... Or is that more than you want to know...???
#2). the old standards were castor oil and lanolin 'cause they have been available so long and work. Before the oil industry got involved.
#3). FIRST question with a sizing lube, what does it do to the components? Powder? Primer? Bullet? (turn green???) Saves alot of grief if you just stick with something that won't mess up your powder/primer.
#4). "Any thing" has one other problem. What does it cost you when it fails. If you use XX Super Lube in your car engine and the engine seizes up ??? Big bucks...
#5). Accepting #4, you can try anything. I think someone said they use "PAM" pot spray... But you do so "at your own risk" / expense. I saw the instructions for the original RCBS swage dies. They recommended, as I recall, 10 weight Mobile motor oil... ??? Non detergent days, no doubt. STP was highly recommended at one time, EXCEPT for getting it off... SO you are on your own and your Wally world product might work well. Might not. LUCK.

I've read of people getting great results with plain old PAM nonstick cooking spray!

Myself I use an exotic wire lube for wire fed welders.

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#4). "Any thing" has one other problem. What does it cost you when it fails

About 20 minutes and $0.45 worth of hardware making a stuck case removal tool.

My all time fovourite is engine oil smoke stopper additive. I had an oversize case fired in another rifle recently - I had to push real hard to force it into the sizer die (the web area was big) and that case just pushed itself out again!

Are times so tough that you can't afford regular case lube?

For some of us because of "geographics" many of the specific case lube products especially the aerosols, are simply unobtainable. Any alternative ideas might help.
Personally I use a lot of lanolin (Briggs & Stratton brand) which I just rub on by hand. No problem with solvent risks, works very well, protects the cases while in storage and them comes off easily prior to loading.