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    WTB Easy case cleaner

    Whats a case cleaner or rinse that I can use after resizing, sometime the cases feel like that have some lubricant still on the outside. Would like my cases to be lube free, Any suggestions, Thanks

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    Well I don't Know about a Rince but I remove The lube with Acetone also Mineral sprits.
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    For RCBS case lube and quantities of 20-50 I use a spray bottle of isopropyl alcohol. I spray an area of the shirt with the alcohol, spread out the casings, spray again and then pick up the corners and rub the cases in the rag for a while. Safe and easy.
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    Dish soap and hot water. Same as you use to wash dishes. It will remove the lube. Then let the brass dry. This message was too short to post so I am adding words so it will be long enough to post.

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    Tumble them works for me.
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    You can tumble them but that risks getting a piece of media stuck in the flash hole, just have to check each one after tumbling. Also you can wipe each one with a rag moistened with alcohol or acetone. Quickest way I think would be to put them in a container and pour some alcohol over them then swish them around abit then take them out and let them dry, by using alcohol they will dry quickly.
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    Thanks for the reply's . Will try the recommendations and us which ever is the easyest

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    If I don't tumble them again I lay them on an old towel, spray them with brake cleaner and roll them around some.

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    Not to play "devil's advocate", but to perhaps add a thought: After (thanks to this site) learning about stainless steel pin tumbling with lemon-shine and Dawn -- the latest and greatest enhancement was/is to add Armor-All Wash'n Wax or similar to the mix -- the operative word here being "wax" -- as by having the remaining micron-thick coating of the wax on your bright, shiny newly tumbled brass -- its getting oxidized and/or getting tarnished and dull looking is greatly attenuated .
    This IS a hobby, and whatever any of us do or don't do (as long as safety's not jeopardized ) is more than cool.
    I'm just suggesting the remote possibility that, if it were me, and perhaps if -- to use YOUR words, "sometime the cases feel like that have some lubricant still on the outside" -- I'd check if that was not in fact WAX -- which, again, may be beneficial.
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    I really have a sophisticated setup. A clean 5 gal bucket and a smaller 2 gallon bucket with holes drilled in the bottom. Hot water, about a tablespoon of citric acid and a dab of Dawn dish washing liquid. I put the hulls in the smaller bucket, and then put the smaller bucket in the larger one holding the cleaning solution. About 10 minutes later they shine like new money.

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    I decap with a universal decap die, recently doing it in the living room with my Buchanan Hand press. Then wash in citric acid and dry with a towel and run through the vibrating tumbler with Lizzard Litter - I haven't knocked a piece of it out of a case in years. Then I resize with the primer pin in place, it will knock out any walnut that may be left, using a small amount of Bag Balm as lube. This wipes right off. With pistol ammo I lightly lube about every third case.
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    I just throw them back in the tumbler for a bit. I use drill spot media which will not get stuck in primer pockets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ickisrulz View Post
    I just throw them back in the tumbler for a bit. I use drill spot media which will not get stuck in primer pockets.
    Same except my media is fine crushed walnut from Harbor Freight.

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    I just load them up then give them a quick trip through some corn cob.
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    "Feels like", how much is really on the cases? A light film won't hurt anything and will protect the brass from tarnish. For small amounts I just lightly wipe with a paper towel as I don't want nekkid brass (no thin coat), but you have already gotten several methods to remove the case lube...
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