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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 2282321" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>For me:</p><p>In the past-</p><p>disassemble the new dies, grab a gun cleaning brush, Hoppe's #9 and scrub that metal preservative all off of new dies, then oil outside with "collector" oil by break free</p><p>inside I use a cotton swab filled with Dillon sizing lube</p><p></p><p>when dirty or starting to be sticky, </p><p>disassemble-put in a basket- 8 ounces of Methal Ethel Keytone in a small steel can with air tight lid. this normally takes everything off including wax and any sizing lube dried on. then rinsed off with very hot water then left to dry. I have found that by this time we have some scratches and I use 1,000 grit or finer to polish the inside of the sizing die and any part that is showing signs of excessive wear. then lube with graphite everywhere. I have found that graphite ground into the pours of the metal slows the wear on all parts so I have gone to doing this to new dies and have had excellent results. then lube back up and re-assemble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 2282321, member: 26227"] For me: In the past- disassemble the new dies, grab a gun cleaning brush, Hoppe's #9 and scrub that metal preservative all off of new dies, then oil outside with "collector" oil by break free inside I use a cotton swab filled with Dillon sizing lube when dirty or starting to be sticky, disassemble-put in a basket- 8 ounces of Methal Ethel Keytone in a small steel can with air tight lid. this normally takes everything off including wax and any sizing lube dried on. then rinsed off with very hot water then left to dry. I have found that by this time we have some scratches and I use 1,000 grit or finer to polish the inside of the sizing die and any part that is showing signs of excessive wear. then lube with graphite everywhere. I have found that graphite ground into the pours of the metal slows the wear on all parts so I have gone to doing this to new dies and have had excellent results. then lube back up and re-assemble. [/QUOTE]
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