DO NOT use Hand sanitzer as case lube

[CADDIE5]

FORUM BOSS: Do NOT USE Hand Sanitizer for a CASE LUBE. NEVER EVER. This can result in stuck cases.

LINK to Making your own lube: http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2020/03/cheap-tricks-make-your-own-case-lube-with-lanolin/

I have very good results with Ballistol Spray Lube on smaller (6BR size) case. Clean, wipes right off. When use right after shooting, the same Ballistol will remove carbon on outside of necks. But apply again later before sizing.


Can hand sanitizer be converted to case lube since it already has active ingredient 70% ethyl alcohol, inactive ingredients:glycerin, hydrogen peroxide, diethanolamine,polyacrylate crosspolymer??
Store selling 16oz bottle for 25 cents reg price $5.24.

 

[457ciSBC]

Can hand sanitizer be converted to case lube since it already has active ingredient 70% ethyl alcohol, inactive ingredients:glycerin, hydrogen peroxide, diethanolamine,polyacrylate crosspolymer??
Store selling 16oz bottle for 25 cents reg price $5.24.

Alcohol might be a social lubricant, but normally isn’t an anti friction agent between two metal surfaces.....LOL

 

[JASmith]

Might want to add some lanolin or other known lube.

Even so, be prepared to remove a stuck case.

 

[Uncle Ed]

At least the stuck case in your die would be germ-free.

 

[457ciSBC]

At least the stuck case in your die would be germ-free.

Yes, in these uncertain times....LOL

 

[M-61]

I use RCBS case lube. On their pad. The pad wore out before I was out of lube.
I never kept records but I think I'm on my 3rd bottle in at least 15 years' I also don't know how many cases I've lubed in 15 years. But I'm not a casual shooter and on the same hand I won't compare to some folks on the site who reload more in a month than I do in a year.
Point is it's nice to use a product that was made for that particular purpose. I'm not getting a case stuck because I may have saved $5 dollars over 5 years using an off label product.

 

[GLShooter]

Not enough ETOH. Classic mixes use HEET that is over 90%. Sometimes a quarter is still not worth it.

Greg

 

[K22]

Why reinvent the wheel? A tin of Imperial Sizing Wax does an outstanding job if applied correctly and lasts a long - long - long time. I reload approximately 1,000 to 1,500 center fire rifle cases a year and a tin of Imperial lasts me about 5+ years.

PS: Never had a "stuck" case using Imperial.

 

[AckleymanII]

Caddies, you are definitely thinking outside the box!

+1

 

[Mikemci]

Caddie.....croquet mallets are cheaper than golf clubs. Would you use one on the tee?

 

[Mad_Charlie]

Kind of gives an idea about the profiteering involved with these "covid supplies"

 

[Lone Hunter]

I use the Heet in the red bottle. I believe the higher the alcohol content the better the lanolin mixture works. 12-1 ratio with the mixture. That said, Imperial Wax is really hard to beat. I use the lanolin for large lots of brass. I don’t think the hand sanitizer carry’s strong enough alcohol.

 

[AckleymanII]

On tough resizing and forming, the Lee Sizing wax in the tooth paste tube beats Imperial hands down.

 

[bozo699]

Why reinvent the wheel? A tin of Imperial Sizing Wax does an outstanding job if applied correctly and lasts a long - long - long time. I reload approximately 1,000 to 1,500 center fire rifle cases a year and a tin of Imperial lasts me about 5+ years.

PS: Never had a "stuck" case using Imperial.

100% spot on!
Wayne

 

[Iowa Fox]

On tough resizing and forming, the Lee Sizing wax in the tooth paste tube beats Imperial hands down.

It sure does.

Another good one that I got from a old guy that is gone now is 50-50 anhydrous lanolin and vaseline melted together double boiler. A spoonfull of each melted together goes a long way.

Cases are a buck to a buck and a quarter each so I'm not going to risk them to questionable lube.

 

[dkhunt14]

A can of Imperial sizing lube lasts for years. It is about as good as you can get. The other thing I like about it, is the fact it wipes off easily after sizing. Some lubes are hard to get off cases after sizing. Matt

 

[ebb]

Doesn't sound too good as a case lube with out adding some thing oily. But maybe to clean barrels????

 

[rjtfroggy]

Go to dollar store and buy some chap stick will work just like imperial. And will cost a lot less.

 

[LVLAaron]

The ethyl alcohol being used in todays hand sanitizers is usually from distilleries and smells like rotten booze. You probably dont want to be anywhere near it unless it's an emergency.

 

[Ranger007]

Personally I use Frank’s Red Hot, I put that $#&% on eveything.