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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1494930" data-attributes="member: 28965"><p>At the shoulder neck junction of the die there are burs and rough areas. And these rough areas will pick up brass and then you have brass rubbing on brass. This can happen to any make resizing die, it has happened to my Redding, Forster and RCBS dies.</p><p></p><p>The problem is made worse with new brass or wet tumbled cases with a peened case mouth. Meaning cases that are not trimmed and deburred. It also happens if the case necks are dipped in powdered graphite and the outside of the neck is not wiped off.</p><p></p><p>Simple fix, use a snug fitting shotgun cleaning mop and chucked in a drill. Then apply J&B Bore paste, automotive rubbing compound, Mothers Mag and Wheel polish etc to the mop. Now polish the die and apply pressure pushing the mop hard into the shoulder neck junction.</p><p></p><p>You can also try to just put the body of the die into a dry vibratory tumbler with treated walnut media. Just let the die tumble all night and it will come out looking better than new. This method also works to remove rust and corrosion from any die and polish it like new.</p><p></p><p>And a special "Thank You" to Barrelnut for bringing up the graphite powder. It took me a long time to realize the dry graphite powder was adding to the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1494930, member: 28965"] At the shoulder neck junction of the die there are burs and rough areas. And these rough areas will pick up brass and then you have brass rubbing on brass. This can happen to any make resizing die, it has happened to my Redding, Forster and RCBS dies. The problem is made worse with new brass or wet tumbled cases with a peened case mouth. Meaning cases that are not trimmed and deburred. It also happens if the case necks are dipped in powdered graphite and the outside of the neck is not wiped off. Simple fix, use a snug fitting shotgun cleaning mop and chucked in a drill. Then apply J&B Bore paste, automotive rubbing compound, Mothers Mag and Wheel polish etc to the mop. Now polish the die and apply pressure pushing the mop hard into the shoulder neck junction. You can also try to just put the body of the die into a dry vibratory tumbler with treated walnut media. Just let the die tumble all night and it will come out looking better than new. This method also works to remove rust and corrosion from any die and polish it like new. And a special "Thank You" to Barrelnut for bringing up the graphite powder. It took me a long time to realize the dry graphite powder was adding to the problem. [/QUOTE]
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