I have a Lyman sizer that I haven't used in about 20 years. I need to clean it up so I can get the die out and clean it up in order to sell it. The lube appears to have solidified. It may be due to the cold weather now but I don't want to wait until it gets hotter here.

Is there any solvent that I can use to remove the lube or should I put it in from of a heater and heat it up enough to melt the lube.

Thanks

I'd heat it with a hair dryer as my first attempt.

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Use your oven. Just make sure you have a big drain pan. Tom.

Lvtex the easiest way to do that is put it into a pot of boiling water will clean it out real good I just cleaned my star out did not take long to do Forest Punch

Lvtex the easiest way to do that is put it into a pot of boiling water will clean it out real good I just cleaned my star out did not take long to do Forest Punch

Warning - don't use one of your wife's good pans to boil your Lyman in, depending on the lube it may ruin the pan (don't ask how I know)!!

I did consider the oven method but knowing my wife, I would probably not be around long enough to sell it.

I just kept pouring the hot water threw the lube/sizer till it was clean took out the die so the water and lube would run out the hole there I also did it in a place that I wanted to kill some weeds that were growing on my property did a good job on them to Forest Punch

I have a Lyman sizer that I haven't used in about 20 years. I need to clean it up so I can get the die out and clean it up in order to sell it. The lube appears to have solidified. It may be due to the cold weather now but I don't want to wait until it gets hotter here.

Is there any solvent that I can use to remove the lube or should I put it in from of a heater and heat it up enough to melt the lube.

Thanks



Hair dryer might do it , but be careful not to over do it . Water , no -> rust . Excessive heat -> screw up the O-Rings .

When I need to soften the lube in cold weather , I take a trouble lite w/ a 60 watt lamp , put if at the base of the lube sizer . Make a reflector from a disposable aluminum pie pan and wait about 1/2 hour .

You might substitute a 100 watt lamp ? Might wrap the whole thing in aluminum foil ?

Remember , you can always add more heat .

Once you have it loosened up , if you wish to clean it up more , I would use some pain thinnet . I have heard they also sell " odorless " paint thinner ?

God bless
Wyr

Why go through the trouble? Just sell it with the lube in it... Whoever buys it is just going to fill it up with lube again anyway.

IVTex, how much do you want for it in it's current condition? I might save you some work...

sundog

I just sent you a PM

lvtx

boiling water works the best ,,cleans them like new.

Got it claned up today with hot water and a little elbow grease. O-ring was shot anyway so I need to replace it.

lvtex, when you get all practiced up on yours, I have a Lyman Lubr-sizer you can swing by and do for me .... ;)

I have a Lyman sizer that I haven't used in about 20 years. I need to clean it up so I can get the die out and clean it up in order to sell it. The lube appears to have solidified. It may be due to the cold weather now but I don't want to wait until it gets hotter here.

Is there any solvent that I can use to remove the lube or should I put it in from of a heater and heat it up enough to melt the lube.

Thanks


Take yout turkey fryer and place it in the pot and emerse it with water then boil it. The grease, lube, etc should float to the top.

I would have added a rust inhibitor to the water. Most engine radiator flush products would have that and would be added directly to the water. Designed to do hot cleaning in a diluted condition and not cause corrosion. Prestone and the other anti-freeze brands have them. So does the Gunk brand, IIRC. Many others, I'm sure.