Just picked up a Hollywood Senior in outstanding condition and am wondering what to use to lubricate it with? This is not my only press, so I am interested in finding an optimum lubricant to oil and protect joints, exposed metal, and rams.

So the question is: What do all you use to oil your presses with? If I get enough responses, I might start a poll.

I use Break Free.

I used to use, when I had it, powdered graphite. I now just use normal A J Parker gun and rifle lubricating oil. When my stock of that is finished I shall have to think again!

Rem Oil is what I've been using.

I unmount the Press and lay it on it's side. Then put a drop of Rem Oil on each Linkage Attachment, work it a bit and let it set over night. Turn it over the next day and repeat the process. Then a bit of Rem Oil on a Patch to wipe the Ram with on the third day and remount it.

Best of luck to you.

3-in-1 oil

Not to sound smug, but whatever oil is closest. I have a couple rag bits that are moistened with ATF that most stuff gets wiped down with.

Amsoil High performance reloading press racing oil

I use STP to lube cases with, so I'll wipe any excess that is on my fingers on what ever part looks ignored.

Jim

Eezox oil for the firearms, dies, press and any other tools I don't want to rust.

Every year or so i give it a good spray with Gunscrubber. Then I oil it with any oil - 3in1, Rem, etc. I then use a small bit of the white grease on the shaft area that tend to dry out easily. I use this on my Lee & Redding single stage presses.

WD-40

I'm with Mark. Whatever oil is close to hand.

TEFLON TRI-FLOW or BoeShield T-9 which ever one I happen to grab first . BoeShield is a Wax so it's super

clean low residue building and nearly completely weather proofing . Tri Flow on the other hand is

more of a traditional Lubricant petroleum oils with PTFE . Another one of my favorite line of products

includes KanoLabs products . Nothing better for loosing rusted or carbon fouled parts or cleaning a

bore with than Aero Kroil !. Take your pick of any of their multi use lubrication products !.

http://www.boeshield.com/

http://www.triflow.co.uk/

http://www.kanolabs.com/

used Chevron or Castrol 20-50w.

Or 3 in 1.

Or WD 40.

Or Rem Oil.

Or motorcycle chain wax.

It's never seemed to make much difference in all honesty.

+1 for WD-40 or what ever i have handy

What ever I`m using on my guns goes on the press. I`m not too fussy, as long as they`re wiped and lubed with something every so often the presses seem happy too

Pennzoil 10W-30. Wipe it on with a rag.

Synthetic compressor oil. Had a couple 5 gallon buckets given to me and use it for everything.

Makes pretty good cutting oil too. The synthetic doesn't run from heat as bad as alot of cutting oils.

God Bless, Louis

Keven, the point being made is that lubing a press is non-critical. The moving parts are very low speed so any type of lubracating oil is fine.

I use FP 10 a lot and for my shotgun loaders I use what ever MEC says. 90 weight comes to mind along with anti-seize grease.

Greg

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Originally posted by Jim C. <><:
Keven, the point being made is that lubing a press is non-critical. The moving parts are very low speed so any type of lubracating oil is fine.

+1

jeffe's purple nerple .. or white lithium

Lanotec Heavy Duty Liquid Lanolin:
http://www.lanotec.com.au/?link=3

I just use auto trans fluid in a oil can seems to flow in and works for me.kurt

a light film of Mystik JT-6 HT/MP

or red military grease if you will. My jeep and press live on this stuff

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Originally posted by ted thorn:
WD-40

+2

Ken

White lithium on the press ram, Rem-oil on all other moving parts.

I might just switch to sprayed white lithium for everything, but cleaning is a little harder when the grease picks up particulate matter.