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13 March 2013, 00:07
Hunter1234
Rusty Dies
Do to divorce my reloading equipment has been in storage for over 10 years and guess what, everything has a a little rust build-up.

The press is going back to the good folks at dillion but what can I do with my dies? The interior rust seems to be very miniscule so I was thinking about tossing them in the vibrator but that got lost in all my moving. Since I need to replace it, do you think an ultrasonic cleaner will remove the rust?
13 March 2013, 02:57
wistrapper
The ultrasonic will do nothing in regards to removing rust.


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13 March 2013, 03:28
craigster
0000 steel wool and some light oil should take care of the internals, and a wire wheel (fine) for the external.
13 March 2013, 03:40
ramrod340
quote:
0000 steel wool and some light oil should take care of the internals, and a wire wheel (fine) for the external.

Has worked for me.


As usual just my $.02
Paul K
13 March 2013, 04:54
ftg767
I threw mine in the vibrator for a day and they
cleaned up on the outside pretty good. Inside also looks good.
13 March 2013, 22:45
Reloader270
For cleaning the outside of the die sets you can use a wire brush in an electric drill.
Takes care of the rust in no time! Just oil afterwards.
13 March 2013, 23:48
Terry Blauwkamp
After you clean it with a drill and brush, wrap a patch around the brush and put a little Flitz on it and polish it once more.


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14 March 2013, 13:34
AFRICAN LEADWOOD
I agree with the steel wool, or even a very fine water paper on a die (but go easy and don't chuck it in a drill) and Flitz (which I have used on a dowel chucked in a drill). I've used all of these methods with success.

The rust removal sprays work to some extent.