I recently purchased a new Hornady LNL powder hopper. One annoying feature is that when I empty the hopper, ther is always a coat of powder clinging to the painted metal parts of the hopper. I tried cleaning with alcohol, but ther was no improvement. What should I do?
Powder clings to Hornady powder measure
- Thread starter pacobillie
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Yup
I coated mine with spray on graphite as soon as I set them up. After that, the powder coating just keeps it maintained.
Once you get enough powder "varnish" on it, the granules won't stick. The clear reservoir will discolour too. I know some guys don't like that and there are a couple of solutions to it, but it's an aesthetic problem, not a functional one.
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- Comox Valley
Maybe try this ;
Hornady recommends a complete disassembly and cleaning prior to first use. They ship their products with a coat of wax to protect the metal from corrosion. I did this to mine and it works great .
Hornady recommends a complete disassembly and cleaning prior to first use. They ship their products with a coat of wax to protect the metal from corrosion. I did this to mine and it works great .
This was a critical step I missed when I started reloading. Had a brand new Lyman 55 and I couldn’t stand how it was always so inconsistent. Turns out it says right in the manual in no direct quote “clean the f**king thing before use!”.
Cleaned it and rinsed with boiling water, dried immediately. Worked 100% ever since.
Likely the experience OP is experiencing if actually bought brand new.
As a typical male, I did not read the instructions before use. What should I clean it with (i.e. solvent)?
