I usually use Remington Action Cleaner to spray on my brass to clean off the lube from resizing-but I'm out of the spray and a couple stores didn't have the product in stock. I plan on reload some 300WM for my buddy and me tonite, along with some 270WSM.

Has anyone used a Brake Cleaner spray to clean lube off? I think it should work as the brake cleaner smells similar to the Remington product-both used for degreasing.

Thanks for the input.

I tend to go with the mild solutions. Some chemicals may have reaction with the brass.
I have used a mix of vinegar and salt.
Simple green.
Windex
Electro contact cleaner.
now I clean my brass in the vibrator tumbler
After i resize

mp
i use wd-40,then i wipe it down to get wd-40 film off with a clean dry rag,regards

Brake cleaner is some really nasty stuff. Something milder would be better.

What kind of lube are you using? Just a clean dry rag makes a lot of sense.

LWD

I just put the sized brass in a salad spinner with real hot water and some dish soap, slosh them around a few times for a couple of minutes, rinse with real hot water and spin them in the spinner to get most of the water out. I follow with a few minutes in a warm oven to make sure there completely dry before putting them in the tumber.

Best to stay away from the solvents in brake cleaner whenever possible.

I use the RCBS liquid case lube and find that a little bit of rubbing alcohol on a rag is a quick and easy way of removing the lube. I do it as my final step, after I have seated the bullet - I just use a dry rag to get the majority off immediately after sizing.

Start using IMPERIAL sizing wax it wipes right off with a cloth.

Wash spin and oven that way to much work for brass, WD40 guys where talking about brass quit being ANAL ABOUT IT.

Start using the Imperial and you can forget about all that sticky stuff.

Thanks for the replies guys. I use RCBS lube. I thought brake cleaner might be a bit harsh, therefore my posting. I think I will try the rubbing alcohol to remove the lube for tonite. Quick run to the drug store.

I just take an old sock and put some laquer thinner on it and it removes all the powder residue and the sizing lube and drys super fast.

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Originally posted by cobrajet:
I just take an old sock and put some laquer thinner on it and it removes all the powder residue and the sizing lube and drys super fast.

Do you wear gloves to keep all the bad stuff that makes up lacquer thinner from getting into your skin and then into your blood?

WD-40 sprayed onto loaded ammo manages to creep into the primer pockets and deadens primers. Cops found this out decades ago when they still carried revolvers.

Call me old fashioned. Call me NOT in a big freakin' hurry. But I use an old t-shirt to remove what's left of the very little Imperial sizing die wax that I put on each rifle case. Or, the little spritz of Midway's spray lube for pistol cases run through my Dillon Square Deal B. Dry t-shirt...no solvent at all.

Never heard of using BrakeClean. Like thinner, it evaporates so fast, you'd be constantly spraying the cleaning cloth. And neither product will eliminate the lube by contact alone. You still need some kind of rag to transfer the lube off the case.

I don't reload until I have 4-6 20 boxes to reload. I've got better things to do with my time than wipe each case with rubbing alcohol on a rag.

A good dish soap and hot water removes all of the Lee One Shot spray lube thats on the brass in < 2 mins. The 5 mins they're sitting in the warm oven I can be doing something else. I'm done in less < 10 mins while you're sitting there stacking BBs wiping each case with a rag.

Then the cases go in my tumbler... another mostly hands free process that leaves the cases virtually oil & grease free.

Hunt-ducks, You go ahead and spray WD40 on your brass... not sure how you'd ever get it out of the inside of the case. If you do tumble, you're just getting WD 40 all over your tumbling media... but like the man says, "...ya can't fix stupid."

I tumble in Corn Cob for about 15 min.Stuff is cheap and will take off lube for quite a few loads.

brainbo

You need to take a class in reading 101.

I don't use WD40.

WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYONE WASTE THE KIND OF TIME YOU DO OR ANYONE ELSE WIPE SPINNING DRYING BRASS RESIZE IT WITH IMPERIAL AND THROW IN VIB. CLEANER, I'M DONE BY TIME YOU SET UP YOUR SALAD MAKER.

I clean riffle brass a second time in the vibrator after sizing and it seems to stay clean enough through priming and loading that I don't worry about cleaning it at the end.

It surely can't hurt to clean before adding powder just incase you got carried away with lubeing the mouth.

Any one ever wax a vehicle ?. As mentioned earlier by persons who obviously know just wipe it with a clean soft rag .

Ugly brass should be sold for scrap !.

This way you're Local Wally World can sell it back to either you or your Wifes as Chinese JUNK !.

Now if it's just old and tarnished and you wish to clean as well as anneal it . Just ask as to the easiest and most economical method in which do do that . I'm sure I and others would be willing to inform you .

Shot Straight Know your Target. ...

Hunt-ducks, I read just fine. From your post, honestly, it's hard to tell just what you mean.

I quote your sentence (a loosely applied application of the word, btw.)

Wash spin and oven that way to much work for brass, WD40 guys where talking about brass quit being ANAL ABOUT IT.

---Perhaps you meant to say, "...that's way too much work for brass,"

And here "...WD40 guys where talking about brass"-- The way this is written, it implies that you recommend using WD40 "where" discussing brass.

---Perhaps you meant to say, "...WD40 guys; we're talking about brass. Quit being ANAL ABOUT IT."

If you possessed a better understanding of the english language, spelling and grammar you would've been able to structure a cognitive sentence, then, just maybe, we would've understood just what the f##k you were trying to say, dumbass.

As a clarification to my earlier post; I prefer to tumble my brass after sizing. Consquently, I don't like to put the brass in the walnut shell media with sizing lube all over it, which would just coat the media with the oily residue.

To each his own, I just think you're better off chambering rounds without any oily or waxy coating on them.

My method is to size and then put case in a Lee case holder attached to an electric screwdriver for trimming and chamfering. This takes a couple of seconds. Then I spin the case on a blue paper shop towel that has a dab of Midway case polish in one corner and use the dry part to spin the case on and remove the lube.
Doesn't take long at all and when you are finished with this all thats left is to clean the primer pockets and the case is ready for reloading.

One bottle of case polish has lasted 13 years, as when it starts to dry out I just add a bit of rubbing alcohol to it and its ready to go.

One added benefit I've found with this method is I've been able to feel defects in the case when spinning the case in the shop towel as any cracks and/or dents are readily apparent to the touch.

I might be in the minority but I find preparing the brass is relaxing and an enjoyable part of reloading.

i forgot to say in my 1st post that i spray wd-40 on a terry cloth type rag,then i clean them by hand,then when i'm done cleaning them i clean wipe them with another clean rag, i never spray the brass it self, and yes it would contaminate the primer pocket, thanks(onefunzr2) for bringing that point up!,i also use rcbs resizeing lube. regards

brainbow

lets resort to the liberal attack method call people names.

have a nice day spinning your salad.

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Originally posted by onefunzr2:

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Originally posted by cobrajet:
I just take an old sock and put some laquer thinner on it and it removes all the powder residue and the sizing lube and drys super fast.

Do you wear gloves to keep all the bad stuff that makes up lacquer thinner from getting into your skin and then into your blood?

WD-40 sprayed onto loaded ammo manages to creep into the primer pockets and deadens primers. Cops found this out decades ago when they still carried revolvers.

Call me old fashioned. Call me NOT in a big freakin' hurry. But I use an old t-shirt to remove what's left of the very little Imperial sizing die wax that I put on each rifle case. Or, the little spritz of Midway's spray lube for pistol cases run through my Dillon Square Deal B. Dry t-shirt...no solvent at all.

Never heard of using BrakeClean. Like thinner, it evaporates so fast, you'd be constantly spraying the cleaning cloth. And neither product will eliminate the lube by contact alone. You still need some kind of rag to transfer the lube off the case.

Heck no, you ever seen what that stuff does to latex exam gloves, turns 'em all wrinkly and stuff!!

I do the wash in dish soap thing and after drying I vib. em to make them pretty. Sometimes if I'm in a hurry (rarely) i'll do the oven bit. Mostley I resize and prep my brass a long time before loading and air dry.