How do you remove the sizing lube?

[firefly1957]

Depends! If I am doing loads one at a time I wipe it off before priming . If I am cleaning /sizing a large batch of brass the cases are run in a Ultra sonic cleaner with a bit of soap & citric acid and it gets rid of lube as well .

[gnappi]

trichlorethelyne would get the crap off fast.

methylethelketone would work ok

Where in the U.S can I get it? When I was a FSR at 3M and IBM I used tyrichlorethelyne only to clean rubber rollers of all sorts but it worked miracles on driveway oil!

[mehavey]

Good Lord -- stay way from either one of those chemicals where not absolutely needed -- and then only infrequently.

FWIW:
If lube is needed on sizing bullets --shoot as-is.
No need (or benefit) to clean off.

Ditto rifle brass.
(No, it doesn't cause more effective bolt thrust than a squeaky clean/polished chamber)
But it does dramatically minimize case growth.
See
https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...65&postcount=7
https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...70&postcount=9
https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=20
https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...57&postcount=5

[Rapier]

With commercial lubes on a bullet stye I want to PC and use. I put the bullets in a 3# steel coffee can then pour acetone over the top layer, allow them to soak over night with a sealed lid. Shake well in the morning, then dip out the bullets with a slotted spoon, wiping the bullets off as they are removed from the acetone bath with a shop rag. Acetone and rag are then added to the burn pile.
You should always wear chemical resistant neoprene gloves, they are available from Brownells. Acetone penetrates the skin, so do not use bare hands handling acetone.

If the lube on the bullets is adaquate for the intended velocity, just shoot them. I only change lube on bullets if I want to go over the velocity capability of the lube as applied.