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Posted: 3/17/2014 12:29:35 PM EDT
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Is it possible to use anything other than lanolin to make
my own spray lube? Will paste/wax style lubes like Hornady's Unique dissolve and work as a spray lube? |
| I made some this weekend using a tube of Lee Precision Resizing Lube, and 16oz of 91% isopropyl alcohol. Shake it up real well. You'll have some chunks suspended in the mixture, but the majority of it will dissolve. It worked fine for me, once I figured out the proper amount to spray onto the cases. |
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Quoted: I made some this weekend using a tube of Lee Precision Resizing Lube, and 16oz of 91% isopropyl alcohol. Shake it up real well. You'll have some chunks suspended in the mixture, but the majority of it will dissolve. It worked fine for me, once I figured out the proper amount to spray onto the cases. |
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Never used Unique, but when I was playing with the lanolin based home brew I couldn't find liquid lanoin, so I tried a product made by Medela which had some wax in it to make it solid. I had to warm it up to make it liquid to be able to mix it with the alcohol. After mixing the two, there was a layer of wax that settled on the bottom and would not dissolve unless the bottle was warmed again. I ended up pouring out the liquid part into another spray bottle and using it. I discarded the wax.
I've found a source for liquid lanolin and stay away from wax based products. |
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Quoted: Never used Unique, but when I was playing with the lanolin based home brew I couldn't find liquid lanoin, so I tried a product made by Medela which had some wax in it to make it solid. I had to warm it up to make it liquid to be able to mix it with the alcohol. After mixing the two, there was a layer of wax that settled on the bottom and would not dissolve unless the bottle was warmed again. I ended up pouring out the liquid part into another spray bottle and using it. I discarded the wax. I've found a source for liquid lanolin and stay away from wax based products. |
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look it up on amazon,,, they have it!! I found a "Natural Food" store 30 minutes away that has it in stock. Everyone locally has never heard of it. I tried the Medela product because SWMBO had some left over while nursing the last child. I don't think the wax separation was from old product because I Googled using it and others reported the same issue. |
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Quoted: I found a "Natural Food" store 30 minutes away that has it in stock. Everyone locally has never heard of it. Quoted: Quoted: look it up on amazon,,, they have it!! I found a "Natural Food" store 30 minutes away that has it in stock. Everyone locally has never heard of it. |
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Quoted: http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Liquid-Lanolin-Ounce/dp/B00028MLKC/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1395089767&sr=8-6&keywords=lanolin Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: look it up on amazon,,, they have it!! I found a "Natural Food" store 30 minutes away that has it in stock. Everyone locally has never heard of it. |
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ISO-Heet (the gas line anti-freeze) found in the auto section of
your local Wally World or hardware store is also 99% Iso. Supposed to work a lot better than the 90% stuff you get at the drug store for keeping lube in suspension. 90% works fine, you just have to shake it well before use. |
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I've dissolved RCBS Case Lube II in alcohol with good results. If you're going to make the lanolin-based stuff, get liquid lanolin; the solid stuff will work, but it's a pain. I know from experience.
Basically, the lanolin stuff works because lanolin dissolves in alcohol, and can be thinned out nicely, which gives you a great way to very thinly lubricate your cases without lots of hassle. |
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