Die cleaning
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MallardAddict
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Brake cleaner first then WD40 or oil and a brass brush or wheel would be my attempt
M1A1ABRAMS
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I would try brake or carb cleaner. And then oil well. If it's only soot it should come off fairly easy. I would not be surprised to see warm water & dish soap work as well. Just be sure to dry & oil well. One shot would be the best I would think. Because you may use that when sizing cases. I have done some dies that sat out in a shed. They were in the dry. But they had old lube in them. Which helped to keep them from rusting I believe. You really don't have much to lose by trying to clean them.
Simple green in a hot bath ultrasonic might do it.
If not, I wouldn't toss them if the outside didn't come clean. I might be tempted to blue them to make the black color uniform.
If not, I wouldn't toss them if the outside didn't come clean. I might be tempted to blue them to make the black color uniform.
I've read that CLR works well for removing carbon in barrels but not for carbon steel. I'm guess it's just the die body? I'd dissemble it and try it on that. Maybe just a bit of the top?
Sorry to hear that you had a fire. I can't imagine...
Sorry to hear that you had a fire. I can't imagine...
ShtrRdy
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Please let us know what seems to work. We might need to do the same thing some day.
cdherman
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I'm kind of curious -- if they were in a case, did the cases melt? I keep my dies in their cases. I'd think for soot to get into the case, things must have been pretty bad. I cannot imagine that if the cases didn't melt, that very much soot got in?
Or was there water involved? Ugh....
Or was there water involved? Ugh....
They were in cases in a file cabinet, but the cases started to melt. The firefighters were keeping their distance from that room. There was a lot of ammo popping.
M1A1ABRAMS
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Just curious but did you try cleaning any yet ?
M1A1ABRAMS
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I got ya. I think I would try to at least get them soaking in some type of cleaner ASAP. Before the rust sets in. It won't take long. Just so you know. Here's a video that may help you out. The cleaning solution he used should be fine for you to use. I would buy some of that (VAPORUST) & a 5 gallon bucket & get them soaking.
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M.
P.S. sorry to hear about the fire.
