paulg
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Post by paulg on Apr 12, 2017 22:19:31 GMT -5
Here's a topic I don't see much. Maybe because it's stupid and has no business being discussed on an educated gun forum like this. I was doing some loading this afternoon and noticed a few pieces of my equipment like my RCBS 505 scale could use a little attention. Cleaning I guess? I don't have a lot of equipment like many here do. So what kind of maintence do y'all perform on your equipment? And is it on a regular schedule or just when you notice something needs attention? Just a thought. Paul
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Post by 2 Dogs on Apr 12, 2017 23:53:29 GMT -5
A paint brush works wonders for keeping accumulated dust off precision equipment...
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Post by Encore64 on Apr 13, 2017 0:00:18 GMT -5
I'm with Fermin. Very basic for me. I find a small paint brush and a tooth brush hard to beat.
Copper wire brush to remove scale and a silicone gun rag to wipe down with.
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dhd
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Post by dhd on Apr 13, 2017 5:13:41 GMT -5
Like previously stated, a paint brush, old tooth brushes, and paper towels stay on my loading bench. I will pull my powder measure down from time to time for a good wipe down and my Sartorius scale gets wiped down with a paper towel dampened with anti static spray.
Every reloading tool is kept clean and lubed. I spend too much money on good equipment to not take care of it. I suspect most feel the same way.
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Post by contender on Apr 13, 2017 8:02:56 GMT -5
I too use toothbrushes,,, and old makeup brushes swiped from Miss Penny to dust off & clean stuff. But I made cloth covers for a lot of my equipment many years ago. It helps keep my stuff cleaner & looking good.
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Post by oddshooter on Apr 13, 2017 12:02:44 GMT -5
OK, I get the cleaning and keeping covered part. But occasionally, poop happens. What to do then?
I found a die I hadn't used in a long time that had fallen down behind the bench. It has small rust spots and I was wondering what the best technique for cleaning would be. Naval jelly or just polish it out.
I live at the Beach right now with 70% humidity, salt spray atomized everywhere, and rust never sleeps. I need a protectant. No oils and nothing sticky. I am considering Renaissance Wax. I use it on all my guns and wood and it works great. It leaves the surface smooth as silk.
I keep all my dies in an air tight plastic tub, but if I leave one uncovered overnight, it has speckling in the morning.
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nicholst55
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Post by nicholst55 on Apr 13, 2017 18:34:56 GMT -5
OK, I get the cleaning and keeping covered part. But occasionally, poop happens. What to do then? I found a die I hadn't used in a long time that had fallen down behind the bench. It has small rust spots and I was wondering what the best technique for cleaning would be. Naval jelly or just polish it out. I live at the Beach right now with 70% humidity, salt spray atomized everywhere, and rust never sleeps. I need a protectant. No oils and nothing sticky. I am considering Renaissance Wax. I use it on all my guns and wood and it works great. It leaves the surface smooth as silk. I keep all my dies in an air tight plastic tub, but if I leave one uncovered overnight, it has speckling in the morning. I have found Evapo-Rust to work very, very well for removing rust from steel. It won't etch steel like some stronger products will. It WILL remove bluing and black oxide finishes, which are just controlled applications of rust, anyway. You dunk the part in the ER, and let it soak for a few minutes. Evapo-Rust is available at auto parts stores, and is very safe to work with.
I keep an old shaving brush with the bristles cut off about halfway wet (but not soaked) with CLP on my bench, and I wipe down steel parts with it as required. A silicone gun cloth also works well for reloading dies and such. You can try tossing some of the rust-blox tabs into your die boxes to prevent rust also, but they get expensive.
I try to clean my die sets - the ones that I actually use, anyway, at least once a year. The high-use ones more frequently. I clean reloading dies just like a gun - bronze bore brushes, bore solvent, and CLP. YMMV, but this works for me.
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dhd
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Post by dhd on Apr 13, 2017 20:14:01 GMT -5
I've had dies with light rust and always do the same thing. I chuck up the largest bore brush that will fit, wrap some 0000 steel wool around said brush, and give it a whirl. No more rust inside and polished to boot.
As for the rust not coming back, one product I've used that works better than all the rest. It's called Eezox. I keep the big spray can and at least a pint of the liquid on hand at all times. I've bought just about all of the rust protectants available, and for me Eezox beats them all. Your mileage may vary, but try it sometime, especially considering the environment you live in.
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Post by oddshooter on Apr 14, 2017 9:26:17 GMT -5
The beach is the toughest environment I've been in. Metal left out overnight will be covered in speckled rust by morning. Maintenance is required immediately.
I appreciate the ideas and product suggestions.
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