Hi all,

Thanks in advance for your help. For those of you who recommended Imperial Wax, how do you apply it? Do you put it on the cases themselves or can it be applied to the inside of the die with a q-tip every few cases or so?

For lubing the outside of cases, I put a bit of Imperial on my thumb and index finger and twirl the brass. Depending on the size of the case, you can do 5-10 pieces of brass before picking up new wax. A little goes a long way...

As I mostly size without expanders, it is rare I need to lube the inside of case necks. But I know that people who do use q-tips to apply Imperial inside case necks. When I did lube case necks, I normally used mica on a synthetic brush.

- mike

I apply to the outside as MHO does. For the insider of case necks, I use Imperial Dry Neck Lube.

I use the thumb bit it takes very little.
For inside I use a q-tip and put a bit on the inside shoulder neck junction.The expander will draw it up.

When using Imperial Sizing Die Wax I just apply it to my finger then sort of roll the case on my finger to apply the wax. Use is sparingly, it does not take much. It is magic when resizing and wipes off easily.

For neck lubrication, I use Imperial Dry Neck Lube. I have a small device made by Bonanza that is mounted next to my press. It is a trough to contain the dry neck lube with three nylon brushes screwed into it. You can dip the case then run it up and down on the appropriate size brush, works great.

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When using Imperial Sizing Die Wax I just apply it to my finger then sort of roll the case on my finger to apply the wax. Use is sparingly, it does not take much. It is magic when resizing and wipes off easily.

For neck lubrication, I use Imperial Dry Neck Lube. I have a small device made by Bonanza that is mounted next to my press. It is a trough to contain the dry neck lube with three nylon brushes screwed into it. You can dip the case then run it up and down on the appropriate size brush, works great.

+1 Except I use mica instead of dry lube.

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Originally posted by ramrod340:

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When using Imperial Sizing Die Wax I just apply it to my finger then sort of roll the case on my finger to apply the wax. Use is sparingly, it does not take much. It is magic when resizing and wipes off easily.

For neck lubrication, I use Imperial Dry Neck Lube. I have a small device made by Bonanza that is mounted next to my press. It is a trough to contain the dry neck lube with three nylon brushes screwed into it. You can dip the case then run it up and down on the appropriate size brush, works great.

+1 Except I use mica instead of dry lube.

+2 except I use Imperial Dry Neck Lube Application Media. Read the reviews. And the little that gets on the outside of the neck doesn't interfere with the die wax.

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Originally posted by PaseMkr:
Hi all,

Thanks in advance for your help. For those of you who recommended Imperial Wax, how do you apply it? Do you put it on the cases themselves or can it be applied to the inside of the die with a q-tip every few cases or so?

If you do not have the dry lube for the necks, simply press the case neck 1/2 way into the imperial wax - Then lube the rest of the case. After completing the round with the case necks, simply wipe the wax even and start lubing the necks further. It is usually not messy and would not be excessive on the neck if done like above.

"For lubing the outside of cases, I put a bit of Imperial on my thumb and index finger and twirl the brass."

Ditto. And an old Midway Mica kit for inside lubing. Sinclair's stuff would be better and a bit of graphite in a small cup of birdshot works too but you gotta clean your fingers afterwards; no biggie.

I think that the preferred method of application has pretty well been described. I would add that the only time I use any kind of lube other than mica or graphite inside the neck is when turning casenecks or expanding necks to make larger caliber cartridges. For example, I would lube the mandrel and the inside of the caseneck when making a 30BR from a 6BR.

Any time you use Imperial sizing wax, remember, a little bit goes a long way.

I wipe my index finger across the wax then wipe my index finger with the thumb and smear some on the middle finger. I then wipe some one the brass size it and do a few more until what wipes off my fingers isn't enough to keep it from dragging then I repeat. I use a bore diameter nylon brush that I roll across the wax to do a handful of brass necks at a time.

I own a can of it but I don’t use it anymore. It’s just to darn greasy for me. Too hard to clean off the cases. I prefer a water based lube but if it works for you, use it, I have no problem with that.

To do the necks, I just scrape my lubed up finger across the case mouth every 2nd or 3rd brass to keep the sizing button slick.

Imperial wax is great stuff and I apply it to my cases like most posting here. Best way I have found to clean lube from cases is to use paper towels with a good soak of "white spirit" or cooker fuel as we call it. Lay the 'wet' paper towel in your palm and place 5 or 6 cases at a time on it, fold towel over and rub hands together. Results in grease free shiny cases. Use a cotton bud dipped in the spirit to clean inside the necks.
Evaporates quickly leaving no residue or smell. The paper towels don't last long but are cheap and a litre of white spirit lasts a while. Spirit is flammable so use common sense.

Need to use some moisturiser on your hands when finished as it does dry them out a bit if doing a few cases or just use gloves.

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Originally posted by Kevin Rohrer:
I apply to the outside as MHO does. For the insider of case necks, I use Imperial Dry Neck Lube.

What KR said. Then tumble clean. It does not take long.
Imp wax and dry neck lube works so well that once I put a 6.5 mm through a 243 Win die and thought " Wow that case needed a bit extra force " I was amazed when I looked at it properly and noticed what had happened.

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Originally posted by jtinidaho:
To do the necks, I just scrape my lubed up finger across the case mouth every 2nd or 3rd brass to keep the sizing button slick.

+1

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Originally posted by Donald Nelson:

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Originally posted by jtinidaho:
To do the necks, I just scrape my lubed up finger across the case mouth every 2nd or 3rd brass to keep the sizing button slick.

+1

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