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Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:23 pm
by hitchphil
Arrrgggg - Am going to run out of lube & have this weekend only to prep a pile of cases.
What else can I use?
Margarine?
Hair conditioner?
Shampoo?
Cases can be washed & dried afterwards - any ideas to a generally available household lube material ...........
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:25 pm
by Christel
Hair wax
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:27 pm
by hitchphil
christel wrote:Hair wax
Eh ? Got hair gel but that is a sticky as belucht spit spit.
Trade name - brylcream?
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:28 pm
by mag41uk
Lanolin I believe can be used.
Quite where you get it from or what its in not sure!
Edit .... as above!
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:33 pm
by phaedra1106
VO5 or Shockwaves hair gel works very nicely or any hair gel really, about £2 to £3 at Superdrug etc. and you only need to use a tiny bit
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:34 pm
by Christel
Hair wax is just that, wax...brylcream does one but it is called wax.
Erm, not sure what else can be used tbh.
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:36 pm
by Christel
Can hair gel be used? Thought it was too thin...
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:42 pm
by phaedra1106
So I've been told, I don't have enough hair to buy any to try it though!. Apparently Alberto VO5 Hair Dressing works as well!.
For future use just make your own, about 12% liquid lanolin and 88% Isopropanol (99% or better!) both available off Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161025517221? ... EBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Now-Foods-Sol ... 41658a0d22
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:47 pm
by ovenpaa
Cheap hair wax. My son who knows about such things picked up my Imperial sizing wax one day, prodded and smelt it and said it was the same as his hair wax at 99p a tin. I keep meaning to try the concept out one day however I still have enough Imperial sizing wax to last another 30 years...
Re: Run out of lube to resize cases
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:47 pm
by hitchphil
Loreal Kids Hair Conditioner seems to work rather well! :goodjob: put a calibrated 'dollop' in a curry tray, pour in 25 or so cases, lid & shake till slimy, size & drop in bucket & wash & blow dry & trim as required.
Shoot yer heart out Vidal Sassoon.
500 done 1000 to go .......
.......... then the 5000 RG! I paid my lad 1p a case to deprime sign01