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Thread: How do you clean lube out of a sizer?

  1. #41
    Boolit Master
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    Put the sizer in an old bucket upside down and put the bucket on the dash or in the back window of a hot car or truck in summer time with the windows rolled up.
    When it gets hot, just remove top off reservoir and let sit upside down in bucket.
    Cover bucket with doubled saran wrap or aluminum foil to trap fumes inside.

  2. #42
    Boolit Bub
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    Quote Originally Posted by JonB_in_Glencoe View Post
    I "had" always used a lube recipe/brand change as a time to completely empty and clean a lubsizer...and used a Heat gun, followed by MS and lots of rags.
    The first time I tried what Fred suggested, my old lube was green and the new lube was red. I had christmas colored lube boolits for one batch of about 200 boolits, before the red kicked 100%.
    Mine are ready for halloween, orange and black for awhile.

  3. #43
    Boolit Man
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    I just did what you are asking, changing from one lube to another. I used my heat gun on a medium setting to warm the sizer tube up to where you can just barely touch it. Had the sizer mounted on the bench and taped a small plastic container under it to catch the lube. After warming it up I let it drip and eventually cool off to a warm temperature. About 99% of the lube was out, another short run with the heat gun, and all the lube (Lyman Orange) was gone. Heat is your friend. Good luck

  4. #44
    Boolit Master
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    I bought a new 4500 several years back, looking it over I found a lot of machining chips in the sizer die chamber. Any sizer I buy, used or new will be cleaned out, plenty of good advice on that here.

    I have two, one with Orange Magic for pistols and one with 50/50 for rifles.

    Dave

  5. #45
    Boolit Buddy
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    Cheap Harbor Freight heat gun cleans up the inside and out side. Remove piston, stem screw, and die. Head from a distance so you don't damage the paint. if you want to repaint do as suggested above and wipe down with Acetone before painting.
    Hope this helps you.
    TF

  6. #46
    Boolit Master
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    gee, guys! 3 pages on how to clean lube out of a lube-sizer

  7. #47
    Boolit Buddy
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    Cheap heat gun from Harbor Freight. Under $10 when on sale.
    TF

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