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Posted: 12/10/2016 11:07:41 AM EDT
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Ok its not THAT bad, but I took a while off (since last year when it was cool enough in the garage) and I definitely have some rust issues since I moved things outdoors (FL)
My question is, will One-Shot protect my stuff from future rust or do I HAVE to wipe down with some sort of CLR? I don't mind wiping down, but if One-Shot will do the trick it sure will get applied more often since its so simple and since I have a TON of reloading stuff 
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| I use Ed's Red as a catchall cleaner & preservative. The kerosene, acetone, and solvent make it a great cleaner. ATF has "wetting" properties that fill the pores of the metal and the high detergent properties complement the cleaning properties of the mixture. It doesn't gum up, hasn't proven to be temperature sensitive, and is cheap and really versatile. Did I mention cheap? This is truly Ed Harris greatest legacy to shooters. Eds Red Recipe |
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Birchwood Casey Barricade is great stuff. Costs about $9 for a can on Amazon. Use it on your dies and other metal surfaces. I may give it a try, there are just too many spots to continuously wipe down. If I have some sort of spray I have no problem doing it often and as I go along |
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people are going to jump on me for this post but...say what you will about froglube, it is an excellent rust preventative. No I don't buy into to the heating metal to open the pores etc. But heating it does allow it to thin out substantially, then clean all signs of it off with a microfiber towel. I know others have had some serious problems with froglube, thus far it's been great for me even in the cold. |
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Birchwood Casey Barricade is great stuff. Costs about $9 for a can on Amazon. Use it on your dies and other metal surfaces. Barricade is good but won't be good enough for Florida. It isnt for Austin but worked fine in dryer places I have lived... Two things helped me before I added AC to workshop... 1. Put everything you can in a box. Dont know why but my die in die boxes stayed untarnished but die sitting out would tarnish bad. 2. Wipe WD40 on outside (not in mechanisms or inside die. Its cheap and works: Brownell's Testing 3. take PM indoors.. they are expensive.. and a PITA if they tarnish too much. 4. Lastly, Dry Tumble small parts and die. Pic before and after my wife ran dryer without hose installed (after telling her not to of course): 
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Barricade is good but won't be good enough for Florida. It isnt for Austin but worked fine in dryer places I have lived... Two things helped me before I added AC to workshop... 1. Put everything you can in a box. Dont know why but my die in die boxes stayed untarnished but die sitting out would tarnish bad. 2. Wipe WD40 on outside (not in mechanisms or inside die. Its cheap and works: Brownell's Testing 3. take PM indoors.. they are expensive.. and a PITA if they tarnish too much. 4. Lastly, Dry Tumble small parts and die. Pic before and after my wife ran dryer without hose installed (after telling her not to of course): http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p727/djryan13/image_zps01635681.jpeg Thanks for the tips. I forgot about tumbling them, I remember reading that a while back. Another thing that's crazy is the die boxes keeping them untarnished. When I was outside yesterday looking I realized the same thing. The die boxes are FAR from air tight and you would think they would hold moisture but ill be damned if the ones in their original plastic die case where the lid just sits on top were perfectly fine. I don't have an attic in my garage but I believe I could still go through the roof, I am considering an a/c solution before it gets hot again but it wouldn't be on all the time so it wouldn't really help |
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Thanks for the tips. I forgot about tumbling them, I remember reading that a while back. Another thing that's crazy is the die boxes keeping them untarnished. When I was outside yesterday looking I realized the same thing. The die boxes are FAR from air tight and you would think they would hold moisture but ill be damned if the ones in their original plastic die case where the lid just sits on top were perfectly fine. I don't have an attic in my garage but I believe I could still go through the roof, I am considering an a/c solution before it gets hot again but it wouldn't be on all the time so it wouldn't really help I have NO idea why the box thing works but when I walked into my reloading area after wife used dryer, everything inside box was fine... That goes for die boxes that had gone through a couple summers in non- ac'ed room. Believe it or not, we get humidity in Austin too. If you can't afford ac, an exhaust fan left on is not a huge energy drain. I leave my split-mini in "dehumidify" mode 24/7. Not a huge energy cost. Just make sure you are well insulated. Good luck! |
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