bullet lube for cast bullets

[ebb]

Please save me from myself, there are so many home made and store bought concoctions i have no idea where to start. My first batch were tumble lubed with Lee Liquid Alox and they are still sticky and gooey. I want something that dries!!!

 

[jsn]

Were they designed as TL bullets or are they normal with lube grooves?

If they haven't dried after a day you probably used too much.

 

[ebb]

They are normal groove size, not the tumble lube mold. I am sure you are right.

 

[Louisiana Shooter]

Cast BOOLITS forum...........pan lubed. Saves a LOT of trouble and with very little learning curve.

 

[WayneShaw]

Powder coat.

 

[Fuj]

Time honored Alox and bees wax thru my Lubri sizer.....Not a fan
of any lube that dries, but I always wondered if Dri-Slide could be
used on a experimental basis.

 

[JSH]

FWFL aka Felix lube

 

[243winxb]

I want something that dries!!!

Lee Said- "Best results in applying liquid Alox are when the Alox is heated before applying, or thinned with mineral spirits to maximum of 1 part mineral spirits to 10 parts Alox. This makes it flow more easily, and results in a more even coat. One technique is to boil water and pour it into a coffee mug, and then drop the bottle of liquid Alox into the mug for about five minutes.

Place your freshly cast bullets into something about the size of a Cool Whip bowl and drop a few drops of liquid Alox on the bullets. Mix the bullets around until they are all coated. Lay the freshly coated bullets on some wax paper to dry. Liquid Alox will usually dry enough overnight to reload the next day, depending upon the humidity.

If you subscribe to the "more is better" line of thought, your coated bullets may never dry. Don't go for a "golden" color but rather just a light varnish. If you discover that your bullets are sticky the next day, you can get by with using a little less the next time. Keep reducing until the "stickiness" is gone by the next day. Tacky bullets can be dusted with powdered graphite.

If you are sizing your cast bullets, it is necessary to lube them first. Because the sizer will remove some of the surface of a larger diameter bullet, you may need to re-lubricate the bullets after they have been sized.

Many of our bullets are of the "TL" or Tumble Lube design. These bullets have many shallow grooves that are perfect for allowing Liquid Alox to adhere to a great amount of surface. It has been reported that the accuracy of these bullets is high."

https://support.leeprecision.net/en/knowledgebase/article/liquid-alox-application

Heat only the small amount that will be used, not the whole bottle. I place bullets on wax paper, on top of warm furnace. 110 degrees. Over night. Roll them around next morning. 1 more over night. Done.

Have heard of placing in oven to dry. Lowest setting. I have not tested it. Bad Idea?? Oven 170 degrees, 20 minutes.

 

[C_Ackley]

Lots of lube recipes for cast boolits, hopefully the link works. Credit to Ralph Schneider, Steve Hurst, and those who researched before.

 

[rockhound78]

Google Carnauba blue from LsStuff.com. Pretty well all what I use nowadays thru my Star sizer. They have a Lee Liquid Alox replacement also. When I have used LLA, I dilute with mineral spirits about 4/1 MS/LLS. If you don't have a heater for your sizer, then think about LsStuff's BAC lube. Good prices and good guy to deal with.
You want to make your own lube, then Google "Bens Red". It will work very well also

 

[stork]

Lee Said- "Best results in applying liquid Alox are when the Alox is heated before applying, or thinned with mineral spirits to maximum of 1 part mineral spirits to 10 parts Alox. This makes it flow more easily, and results in a more even coat. One technique is to boil water and pour it into a coffee mug, and then drop the bottle of liquid Alox into the mug for about five minutes.

Place your freshly cast bullets into something about the size of a Cool Whip bowl and drop a few drops of liquid Alox on the bullets. Mix the bullets around until they are all coated. Lay the freshly coated bullets on some wax paper to dry. Liquid Alox will usually dry enough overnight to reload the next day, depending upon the humidity.

If you subscribe to the "more is better" line of thought, your coated bullets may never dry. Don't go for a "golden" color but rather just a light varnish. If you discover that your bullets are sticky the next day, you can get by with using a little less the next time. Keep reducing until the "stickiness" is gone by the next day. Tacky bullets can be dusted with powdered graphite.

If you are sizing your cast bullets, it is necessary to lube them first. Because the sizer will remove some of the surface of a larger diameter bullet, you may need to re-lubricate the bullets after they have been sized.

Many of our bullets are of the "TL" or Tumble Lube design. These bullets have many shallow grooves that are perfect for allowing Liquid Alox to adhere to a great amount of surface. It has been reported that the accuracy of these bullets is high."

https://support.leeprecision.net/en/knowledgebase/article/liquid-alox-application

Heat only the small amount that will be used, not the whole bottle. I place bullets on wax paper, on top of warm furnace. 110 degrees. Over night. Roll them around next morning. 1 more over night. Done.

Have heard of placing in oven to dry. Lowest setting. I have not tested it. Bad Idea?? Oven 170 degrees, 20 minutes.

This is exactly what I had to do with my 158 SWC Lyman mold for my DR ammo. After sizing with my Star they needed a liquid alox bath to make a very good shooting bullet.