Need advice regarding case lube removal

[marchboom]

When I clean brass I start by depriming and soaking it in a Lemishine solution then drying it. The brass then gets lubed and resized. When I spray the lube on the cases I try to get a very little in the case neck to aid the expander ball. Removing the lube before I do other stuff to the brass is the problem. I use a 12:1 ratio of lanolin and HEET. Works great but when I put it in the tumbler (walnut or corn cob) I have to leave it in for about 2 hrs and the inside of the necks always have a little residue on them. I really don't want to have to brush out EVERY case neck but I don't like seating a bullet in that neck either.

What am I doing wrong here? Should I keep the lube out of the necks? Would an ultrasonic cleaner work better?

Thanks

 

[Keith Glasscock]

I just tumble in corn cob and call it good. The result on target is quite pleasing.

 

[retired]

quit washing them
tumble, process thru sizing, tumble again, load.
use fine ground corn cob(blasting media) and nufinish car polish.
quit making some work into more work.
if you have to wash so it last before loading...but add SOAP

 

[LVLAaron]

Consider wet tumbling... or dunking the brass in acetone, etc.

 

[Brians356]

Consider wiping off the outside of the cases with a rag, and be done with it. A separate forum might be launched for turning cases into jewelry, our fastest-growing hobby.
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[Dusty Stevens]

Consider wiping off the outside of the cases with a rag, and be done with it. A separate forum might be launched for turning cases into jewelry, our fastest-growing hobby.
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Exactly. A paper towel or shop rag is more than enough.

 

[josebd]

Paper towel,and qtip for inside neck

 

[ClassCat]

Micro Fiber cloth outside (Cheap at Sams) Q-Tip inside. When the micro's get dirty put them in the washing machine with Dawn.

 

[KenOath]

Another vote for tumble, size then tumble again..

 

[kolar55]

Paper towel,and qtip for inside neck

EXACTLY!!!!

 

[2506]

Change lube. I went to aerosol spray Hornady One Shot lube years ago. My process is, unless cases are nasty I don't clean before sizing. I place my cases neck up in a loading tray skipping a slot between cases. Those plastic pistol ammo box trays everybody throws away at the range work great for loading trays to do this with. Holding the can about 6 inches above I spray downward getting some in the case mouth as well as down the case then I give a light spray to the sides. I give a short shot of spray up into the sizing die. Then according to the directions LET IT DRY FOR A FEW MINUTES before sizing. I size the cases and drop them in my vibe tumbler with Lyman treated corn cob media with a little New Finish car polish added for a couple hrs of so. I then remove the cases from the media and check the flash holes and poke out any media then with a RCBS primer pocket brush I clean the primer pockets and if needed trim the cases. Then I load. No need to do any extra neck cleaning etc.

 

[Hoosier]

I bring the fired cases home from the range and put the in a tumbler filled with ground walnut shells. I squirt several small globs of liquid auto polish. Turtle wax liquid from Walmart has been the cheapest. The brass cases are cleaned first to keep from scratching or contaminating the sizing die. I remove the brass when clean, and spray the cases with a mixture of liquid lanolin and 90% rubbing alcohol. The mix ratio is about 10 parts of 90% rubbing alcohol to one part lanolin. I make sure some spray goes inside the brass case too. Then I full length size and de-prime, when the spray mixture is dry or close to dry. Next, I trim and deburr the brass cases. Finally, I run the completed cases through a sonic cleaner that is charged with a mixture of tap water, white vinegar, a squirt of Hornady case cleaner(not very much), and a heavy squirt of Dawn dishwashing liquid. After a couple hours, I wash the brass in a hot water rinse until the water becomes clear. Then place the cases in a colander to drain the fresh water off the cases. Lastly, I place the
cleaned cased in a dehydrator to dry them inside and out.
The cases are now clean inside and out. The primer pockets are like the were when new

 

[Flouncer]

Consider wiping off the outside of the cases with a rag, and be done with it. A separate forum might be launched for turning cases into jewelry, our fastest-growing hobby.
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Yes, and Dusty failed to add use Lee Lube as it wipes off clean with or without water.

 

[ireload2]

Just use 90% to 99% isopropyl alcohol to rinse the case lube off your brass. Roll the wet cases in an old towel and then stand them mouth down in front of a fan. They will dry in about 15 minutes. Even a caveman....

 

[Mozella]

I shoot exclusively one at a time, so I am able to put my expended brass on a clean towel. Since they come home clean, I can lube and deprime/resize immediately.
Then I wet tumble which cleans the cases and removes the lube in one step. Next I anneal (every time), prime, charge, and seat. I use Moly coated bullets more for their ability to act as seating lube rather than anything (good or bad) the Moly does to my barrel.

My procedure minimizes individual handling of the brass which happens only during weight-sorting, charging, and seating. Of course neck turning, case trimming, primer pocket uniforming, etc are individual steps, but they are either done once or only occasionally. The other steps are all done in batches of several hundred. I use a progressive press with a motor driven collator and automatic case feeder. The annealing machine has an auto feed system too.

Works good for me.