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Posted: 8/11/2017 5:30:11 PM EDT
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Wow. Usually dishwashing detergent does it for me. Maybe try a little stronger degreaser like Purple Powder.
I'd avoid the temptation to use anything much stronger. It may eat the plastic. Motor |
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Posted: 8/11/2017 6:12:42 PM EDT
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I just let them stay in the bucket and soak a little longer. They are much better, but I'll wait til they're dry and see what they're like.
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Posted: 8/11/2017 10:25:24 PM EDT
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I put some dawn on them, let them soak overnight with the dawn, then throw in a bucket of hot water, take them out and run them through the dishwasher, take them out and let them airdry before the heating cycle comes on.
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Posted: 8/12/2017 12:59:38 AM EDT
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My loading blocks don't get lube on them. I use a ziploc bag or ice cream buckets to lube my brass. It goes from the lube bag or pail, to the press, into another bag or pail, and then to the tumbler. By the time the brass is in the loading blocks, there is no lube to speak of.
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Posted: 8/12/2017 1:25:02 AM EDT
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Mineral spirits shouldn't hurt any of the common plastics. It is a very good solvent for oils, greases and waxes.
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Posted: 8/12/2017 3:25:36 AM EDT
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9mm/38Special factory containers work great for .223.
.45ACP for .30 cal. Chances are, you throw away good loading blocks. If the get sticky, throw them away and look in the range garbage can for more. 
Have never bought a loading block. |
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Posted: 8/12/2017 2:35:46 PM EDT
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9mm/38Special factory containers work great for .223. .45ACP for .30 cal. Chances are, you throw away good loading blocks. If the get sticky, throw them away and look in the range garbage can for more.
Have never bought a loading block. Well worth the small amount of time. You can make them to match the cases you reload. |
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Posted: 8/12/2017 10:07:21 PM EDT
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sonic cleaner.
I thing I'm the only guy left that loves mine. |
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Posted: 8/12/2017 10:54:06 PM EDT
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They came out pretty clean just soaking them in hot water with some dawn and vinegar. I do like the idea of using the factory conainers though.
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Posted: 8/12/2017 11:18:22 PM EDT
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I made my blocks from strips of red oak
the wax just keeps them from drying out, they don't get cleaned |
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Posted: 8/12/2017 11:23:40 PM EDT
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I spray my cases in a cardboard box, so never have to worry about cleaning a loading block.
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Posted: 8/12/2017 11:28:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
My loading blocks don't get lube on them. I use a ziploc bag or ice cream buckets to lube my brass. It goes from the lube bag or pail, to the press, into another bag or pail, and then to the tumbler. By the time the brass is in the loading blocks, there is no lube to speak of. |
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Posted: 8/13/2017 1:01:19 AM EDT
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I run them through the dishwasher a few times a year.
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Posted: 8/13/2017 10:21:58 PM EDT
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I use 9mm pistol trays (the kind that come with factory ammunition) to stack .223 cases. It works great. I use them for "loading blocks" too.
I have a bunch of .45 trays in plastic, not foam. I use them extensively as loading blocks or for similar duty. When they get too cruddy for me to tolerate, they go into the sink with hot water and Dawn, and I swish them around several times. After that, they sit in the water for a while, letting the Dawn do its thing. They rinse out nice and clean. |
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