Lube removal

[euler357]

I wet tumble after sizing using Woolite which works great to remove the lanolin. Using other things didn't dissolve the lanolin and left a slimy coating on everything.

 

[teratos]

That's what I do. They aren't as "clean" as after wet tumbling but they are plenty clean for shooting. I pretty much only keep my dry tumbler for lube removal.

Yep. I deprime, wet tumble, size and tumble in walnut media with a little Nu-Finish.

 

[outrider58]

I wet tumble after sizing using Woolite which works great to remove the lanolin. Using other things didn't dissolve the lanolin and left a slimy coating on everything.

That's weird. Woolite isn't supposed to remove lanolin. That's why it's used on wool. You want the lanolin to stay in wool. It is a natural preservative for wool.

 

[John from MD]

Dry tumble in corn cob media. Add a couple ounces of (real) mineral spirits for really big tumblers (like the big Dillon). One ounce for more normal size tumblers. Helps cut the lube and also minimizes dust when coupled with a dryer sheet cut in quarters.

Been using this method for years. It only takes a couple cap fulls to treat a standard size bowl.

 

[outrider58]

Yep. I deprime, wet tumble, size and tumble in walnut media with a little Nu-Finish.

I cut back the Nu Finish with mineral spirits, then pour into the tumbler.

 

[MD66948]

I just tumble in corn cob. I do use Dillon Lube and I plan to make my own when I run out of their lube.