Are there any alternatives to Case Lube?

[McCormickDeering M]

Are there any alternatives to case lube? I lost my old tub and I swear, its being hoarded like everything else...... Could not find it any where,. But does anyone know of anything else that could be used? The stuff I had could also be used as saddle soap, can saddle soap be used?

[joem]

I use to use Dillon Spray Lube then I started making my own. I use a product called "Fluid Film" and alcohol solvent. The fluid film costs $10.00 per can but you mix it with a little lacquer thinner to start the mix and then add the alcohol. I think a can of the fluid film would make maybe 5 gallons of case lube. Don't use around sparks or open flame. Just pour the mix in a spray bottle and coat the cases.

[broom jockey]

How about powdered graphite?

[Parashooter]

Plain cheap castor oil is one of the slickest case lubricants available. Small bottles can be found at drugstores, larger quantities at model airplane hobby suppliers. For those who like to spray, it can be dissolved in alcohol and applied with a common pump-type spray bottle.

[McCormickDeering M]

Thank you guys for the help. I am going to try the castor oil because I can find it. I would love to try the graphite, but the only place I have ever found it was napa and they are out. Thank you for saving my Sunday!

[PhillipM]

I've heard of people using Pam veggie oil spray, but never attempted it myself.

[13Echo]

Lanolin, STP, liquid soaps, some types of wax.

Jerry Liles

[BudT]

Crisco vegetable shortening, it's worked for me for years. Your wife probably has a can in the refridg or on the shelf.

[Maury Krupp]

PAM or any store brand equivilent.

Use sparingly; a little goes a long way. A light spray in a bag or over a tub; toss like a salad to distribute.

De-grease your die afterwards with any good solvent (eg, carb cleaner, mineral spirits, etc). The soybean oil will oxidize and gum up if left too long.

Maury

[musketshooter]

I use 80-90 gear oil on a stamp pad. A quart will last a lifetime. I have never stuck a case and it wipes off easily with a towel.

[Maury Krupp]

I've had one person tell me the mineral spirits he was using to remove the asphalt sealant from case necks worked well as lube.

He soaked the cases overnight to dissolve the sealant then ran them through the die while still wet.

I'm tempted to try this myself. Mineral spirits might be slippery enough when wet then would dry quickly on its own leaving no residue. No clean up of either brass or die.

Hmmm...

Maury

[Hefights]

Plain cheap castor oil is one of the slickest case lubricants available. Small bottles can be found at drugstores, larger quantities at model airplane hobby suppliers. For those who like to spray, it can be dissolved in alcohol and applied with a common pump-type spray bottle.

"Castrol" lubricant company got their name from Castor Oil. It is known as having a variety of industrial applications.

[LARscout]

Artillery lube. Where I found it...or why I have a couple lbs is a mystery to me.

[xausa]

Neats foot oil. It's great for leather, too.

[Maury Krupp]

Tried mineral spirits as a case lube today. No worky

The cases felt slippery enough but I could tell when they started to enter the die that it wasn't gonna happen.

Maybe I wasn't using the right stuff or maybe there's a trick to it.

Anyway back to PAM for me.

Maury