What is the best procedure to doing this? Should I remove primer/size, then tumble or tumble then size, remove primer? I think what im getting at is will tumbling sized cases cause any need for them to be resized?

Tumbling sized cases will cause no need for resizing. I usually tumble cases before I resize them. That way I don't have to pick out the media that winds up in the flash hole. The primer pockets don't clean up all that well from tumbling anyway.

If there is a chance the Case "might" have hit the ground or gotten Sand on it from a pocket, out of the wind, or laying on something, then they go in the Tumbler before they go in my Dies. No need to let a bit of Sand ruin a Die.

Then I toss them back in the Tumbler after doing a Partial-Full Length Resizing to remove the Lubricant. The do end up with the media in the Primer Pocket as craigster mentioned, so I have to knock that out with a stiff piece of Wire stuck into a Push Pin Plastic Handle.

Best of luck to you.

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Originally posted by Hot Core:
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Then I toss them back in the Tumbler after doing a Partial-Full Length Resizing to remove the Lubricant. ...

Best of luck to you.

How many cases can you "clean" (remove the lubricant from) in a given batch of media before it is contaminated? Do you wash the "media dust" from inside the case? I usually just wipe the exterior of the case with a clean cloth after tumbling and do nothing with the interior of the case.

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Originally posted by cwilson:
...How many cases can you "clean" (remove the lubricant from) in a given batch of media before it is contaminated?

Hey CWilson, I don't know. I just look at the Corn Cob and when it appears to be what I consider dirty, it gets trashed. Nothing scientific about it or no way to tell someone else how it actually looks, other than - too dirty. I can begin to "feel" the lubricant which means to me it has soaked in all it can.

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Do you wash the "media dust" from inside the case?

No, I've not done that - yet. I bought some Birchwood Casey Liquid Cleaner 12-15 years ago and a nesting Bowl Set to do that exact thing. Just don't think about it when I'm going through the process, or I would try it.

I need to set it out where it reminds me. But so far, I've not "intentionally" washed any Cases. It might be the best thing going, because I've seen folks mention it here in the past.

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I usually just wipe the exterior of the case with a clean cloth after tumbling and do nothing with the interior of the case.

I've done that when I have only a few Cases to do too. Works as well as Tumbling, but I use the Heavy paper Towels instead of cloth.

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Originally posted by cwilson:

How many cases can you "clean" (remove the lubricant from) in a given batch of media before it is contaminated? Do you wash the "media dust" from inside the case?

Well I hope this is pertinent.

Using walnut hulls spray with a good degreaser like 409 orange. cut a fabric softener sheet into inchlings and of course put in vibro. Vibrate for four or five hours . Little difference if it is re sized or not. Thousands of cases roger