die lube

08 March 2011, 23:43

Jim C. <><

Not me. But, I've successfully used other substitutes; Kiwi neutral shoe wax, Mink Oil and Snow-Proof boot treatment wax, Johnson's paste floor wax, Chapstick, car door lock lubracant sticks, toilet bowl wax sealing rings, electrical wire pulling lubracants, hand soaps with a high lanoline content, nursing mother's nipple balms, KY Jelly, Star-Bright brand teflon trailer hitch grease, Blu-Goo skin cream, and a few others I can't remember at the moment.

I prefer the Kiwi Mink Oil or Snow-Proof leather boot treatment waxes from Walmart, they are virtually identical to Imperial Die Wax.

09 March 2011, 03:52

Jim C. <><

You need to be aware that it should NOT be allowed to dry before insertion.

(It worked so good in my first effort I just had to try it in others. Works very well when installing new O rings on hydralic lines too.)

09 March 2011, 03:59

enfieldspares

I use lemon curd sandwich spread. Lubes well and has a nice citrus fresh smell.

My brother had the best scheme for saving money on case lube though. He just used to steal mine from my reloading room!

Stopped him eventually by re-labelling a tube of cyan-acrylic glue as "acme super slip case lube"...his wife was not pleased!

How was I to know that she had had the bad luck run out of KY Jelly that same day!

09 March 2011, 04:29

Rusty

quote:
Originally posted by hawkins:
Since a tin og Imperial only lasts ten years
or so this is a real chance to save.
Good luck!

Rusty
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09 March 2011, 04:35

enfieldspares

In all seriousness the best lube I ever used was for swaging.

And that was a 50/50 mixture of anhydrous lanolin (wool fat) with castor oil. The same recipe that the Corbins used to advise I believe?

Absolutely superb as it would not "creep" under pressure like case sizing lubricant. But for that reason I think it would not be suitable for case re-sizing.

09 March 2011, 05:35

MickinColo

I use a water-based lube like RCBS. It’s easy to clean off the cases. Imperial “grease “ is just that, greasy. Hard to clean off your cases.

09 March 2011, 07:10

Ol` Joe

quote:
Originally posted by MickinColo:
I use a water-based lube like RCBS. It’s easy to clean off the cases. Imperial “grease “ is just that, greasy. Hard to clean off your cases.

Hmmm, Says "Wax" on the tin and feels "waxy" to me to boot, not "greasy".
I never had any problem removing it from my brass with a simple swipe of a dry paper towel or 5 minutes in the tumbler, depending on how many I have to do.
Maybe you are using too much? If you can see it on the case you`ve enough for half dozen pieces of brass.

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09 March 2011, 21:28

Jim C. <><

quote:
Imperial “grease “ is just that, greasy. Hard to clean off your cases.

Imperial Die Wax case lube is certainly not a grease. It's quite easy to wipe off any tiny residual amount of the dry wax that needs to be wiped off. ??

09 March 2011, 22:33

wasbeeman

I bought 2 of the little bottles of RCBS case lube a long while ago. I'm sure I'll open the second bottle sometime before I die.... Maybe.