Unchained Preppers
General Category => D.I.Y. => Topic started by: NOLA556 on February 16, 2013, 06:49:05 PM
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1 part lanolin to 4-5 parts 99% isopropyl alcohol
lanolin is a fatty oil from sheep with a consistency similar to vaseline. can be found at most pharmacies somewhere around the feminine care section. (most common application is a kind of ointment for breastfeeding mothers)
put your lanolin and alcohol (I used 91% and it seems to have worked fine, although all the recipes I've seen call for 99%) in a tupperware container and stick it in the microwave for a minute or so, long enough to get it good and hot. mix it well as it cools. put the mixture in a spray bottle and viola. bulk amount of case lube on the cheap.
I haven't actually used it yet, but I will as soon as this current batch of brass gets out of the tumbler. will update with results as soon as I can.
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Cool man!
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ok so here's the after-action report.
it works. quite well actually.
..... but....
it leaves behind an absolutely AWFUL residue that needs to be wiped clean from each shell casing.
I'm filing this one under "good to know, but I'll stick with the store bought stuff until it's no longer available"
like I said, it does the job, but the downside is just too much of a pain in the ass. it'll be a great little piece of knowledge if civilization ends up taking the big shit that it seems like it's going to take.
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I wonder if 100% alcohol would wash it back off the cases...
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I wonder if 100% alcohol would wash it back off the cases...
I'll give it a shot. well... all i have is 91%. it damn sure aint coming off with water. that shit is a damn oil slick.
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DIY case lube?.... is that like DIY KY?
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DIY case lube?.... is that like DIY KY?
ouch. you'd most likely have yourself one painful male member.... :o
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DIY case lube?.... is that like DIY KY?
ouch. you'd most likely have yourself one painful male member....
Somehow I see him enjoying that lol
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You and only one other know my dark secret oonw ;D