Hey folks
Dealing with an estate here and in the process of sorting and "fixing" what the hired help dented, broke, bent and combined in flimsy plastic garbage cans, what used to be an organized passion of a mans life for 60 odd years. The help was hired by the opposing sides attorney and they "ain't" happy with the way the case is going so you might imagine every bullet box, butter bowl, die case, primer sleeve, lube tube, drop tube, milk create, pocket, boot, game calls, butt plate/grip off every gun, hand loader magazine, envelope and reloading manual, looking for hidden cash. No exaggeration here at all. I've got one 110 gallon tote, 2/3 full of loose bullets anywhere from .219 to 50 Sharps both cast (several different sizes of each) and jacketed. It's a mess and slow going to get everything back the way he kept it. I've found over a hundred sizer dies so far and they are filthy. Any and everything is stuck too and embedded in the old lube, everything to include walnut media, dirt to feathers and spent primers.
Sorry for the long vent but what's the best way to clean these dies. Any cleaner out there that will cut Lyman, SPG or homemade lube. I've got an old oven I'm gonna try a little heat but that's gonna make its own problems. All this stuff was in good shape 2 years ago but you can guess the condition of everything after it took 3 court orders to get most of the estate turned over to the executor.
Any ideas or help on the dies?