Gentlemen,

I picked up a used Lyman 450 lubri/sizer from eBay awhile back. I'm now ready to put it into service, but it has old, black, hard lube in it. How the hail is the best way to get this stuff out? It seems harder than most lubes, but could just be old, and I'm pretty sure it's an alox lube (based on smell). I took the unit completely apart and started chipping the old lube out, even used a small torch to melt the lube out of the area around the sizing die. This may take a day longer than forever, and it's messy too.

Any suggestions for removing the rest of the lube so I can start with fresh lube? Is there a chemical (carb cleaner maybe?) that will take it out? WIll the lube melt out if I boil the unit in water? Is there another way?

All help is appreciated.

Thanks

SSB

singleshotbuff the way I do it is I have a old 1 gal paint can I just put it in there fill with water stick it on a hot plate then go cut the grass come back and pour it all out and if I need to boil it some more I do don't throw it away becouse it makes good flux when you are casting :cool: Forest Punch

Thanx Forest Punch.

Kinda what I was thinkin. I'll try it tomorrow night after work. I want to size/lube some bullets this weekend.

SSB

I would be very careful when putting an open flame near the lube. Hot water or chemicals sound like the way to do it if you haven't tried a lubricator/sizer heater first. Have you tried putting parts cleaner in the reservoir, letting it sit, them trying to stir it in? Of course the stuff would no longer be any good to flux with.