How To Clean Lubrisizer?

[trky chsr]

I obtained a older used Lyman 450 bullet sizer and I would like to know how the heck to clean the old cruddy lube out of it. Any ideas? TC

 

[Abman]

Try WD-40, it will cut the lube and allow you to clean it up to almost new.

I obtained a older used Lyman 450 bullet sizer and I would like to know how the heck to clean the old cruddy lube out of it. Any ideas? TC

 

[donor]

Easiest way would be to disassemble it completely and place sizer in the oven on shallow tray.

Set oven to some low to medium heat and leave it there for and hour or so.

All old stuff will ooze right out.

Placing it in metal ,dark box in the sun does the same thing but it might take a bit longer(I left mine for a whole day-worked perfect).

 

[Polish-Jack]

You will need a heat gun or a hair dryer that runs very hot. If you have an oven that you can put it in then bake it at just over water's boiling point and let all the wax drip out.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Heat gun or boil it in water.

 

[amosfella]

brakecleen seems to work...

 

[brnolvr]

brakecleen seems to work...

Don't use brakeclean, breaks down the rubber O-rings in the piston.

Use the oven or heatgun method and melt it out slowly.

 

[trky chsr]

Thanks for the replies. I thought heat may work but I wasn't sure. TC

 

[reloader]

Easiest way would be to disassemble it completely and place sizer in the oven on shallow tray.

Set oven to some low to medium heat and leave it there for and hour or so.

All old stuff will ooze right out.

Placing it in metal ,dark box in the sun does the same thing but it might take a bit longer(I left mine for a whole day-worked perfect).

X2 That is how I cleaned up an old star, Put in on an old broiler tray at 150 175 and all the old stuff ran out then cleaned it out with varsol .

 

[pmatuk]

I just put it in a stock pot full of water and boil it in my bbq skim the top ,pull it out and spray some wd40 usually 98% of everything comes out and no need to tear down

 

[nanuk]

tear down and boil

 

[mwjones]

Waitwaitwait.... You're sizer came with FREE LUBE?!?!?