Lee Case Lube Made Easier To Use...

Smitty500mag

January 20, 2017 08:41

I've been experimenting making spray case lube lately mainly because I hate putting case lube on cases one at a time. Since the lanolin in 99% Isopropyl alcohol worked in a spray bottle I thought I'd try using some Lee Sizing Lube that I had in Isopropyl alcohol also. It works.

I took a 2 ounce tube of Lee Lube and dissolved it in 8 ounces of Iso Heet which is 99% Isopropyl alcohol. You can adjust it to the thickness of your liking by adding a little more alcohol.

I still think the lanolin is a little slicker in the die but the Lee spray works and is a little drier for people that don't like the greaser feel of the lanolin.

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  243winxb

  January 21, 2017 08:47

  Ethanol or Isopropyl alcohol can damage brass, making it brittle over time.
  
  http://s338.photobucket.com/user/joe1944usa/media/FirearmsReloading102/ethanolampcartridgebrass.jpg.html

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  Smitty500mag

  January 21, 2017 12:27

  quote:Originally posted by 243winxb
  Ethanol or Isopropyl alcohol can damage brass, making it brittle over time.
  
  http://s338.photobucket.com/user/joe1944usa/media/FirearmsReloading102/ethanolampcartridgebrass.jpg.html
  
  
  BS! Everything damages brass according to the experts. Brasso makes brass blow up like dynamite according to the chicken little's of the world.

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  noylj

  January 22, 2017 07:29

  IPA, ethanol, and methanol are a rather poor cleaners, but istill used in industry and have never harmed any metal.
  I prefer to dissolve Lee Case Lube in water. Easier, cheaper, and works.
  Ammonia is known to harm brass, as does acetic acid, but with many using them to clean their cases, it can't be that bad as used (but you won't find either being used in the aerospace or electronics industries).

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  Smitty500mag

  January 22, 2017 08:38

  quote:Originally posted by noylj
  I prefer to dissolve Lee Case Lube in water. Easier, cheaper, and works.
  
  
  
  Takes water a lot longer to evaporate then it does 99% Isopropyl alcohol and water will spot your brass which is no big deal unless you just like shiny brass.

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  noylj

  January 22, 2017 22:25

  Hasn't been a problem for me, but I only use it when I am having problems with 9x19 cases not sizing easily. Never seen a water spot, even with air-dried cases from the ultrasonic cleaner or SS pins. Non-issue for a non-problem.
  So, I wait two minutes for the alcohol in my Frankford Arsenal spray lube or Dillon spray lube to evaporate or I wait two minutes for the water in my Lee lube to evaporate.
  The critical issue with any spray lube is to give it enough time to completely evaporate and dry.
  For bottleneck, I still use my 40 year old RCBS lube pad without any problems.

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