Thread: Diy case lube - isopropyl alcohol and lanolin

Going to make some of my own case lube....
Have got the Isopropyl Alcohol 99% grade, but am struggling to find the Lanolin oil needed.
Anyone that makes this same concoction that can shed some light on where to obtain it please would be greatly appreciated

Originally Posted by cambo

Going to make some of my own case lube....
Have got the Isopropyl Alcohol 99% grade, but am struggling to find the Lanolin oil needed.
Anyone that makes this same concoction that can shed some light on where to obtain it please would be greatly appreciated

Try your local chemist. If no luck, consult with lab technician at local high school as Science teachers use lanolin in their labs. I sparingly use liquid lanolin on a small cloth for my lubing. Small amounts go a long way!
There is also lanolin advertised on T/M. Seller based in Canty.

I needed lanolin to make case lube. I could not find it as an oil, only as a solid.
It was readily available in industrial amounts. Not needing industrial amounts, I found
a Trademe seller was the best source/price: www.purefx.co.nz

https://www.prolan.co.nz Sell Lanolin in bulk and small amounts. Some are thick and others are liquid. There is a spray as well. I have used a lot to stop electrolysis.

I've made it with crc lanolin grease, it separates into different layers after sitting but a quick shake before use, it works good as.

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I make it. I just use normal lanolin it disolves in the iso anyway. I think its called beaver grease

Originally Posted by Davecbnz

I've made it with crc lanolin grease, it separates into different layers after sitting but a quick shake before use, it works good as.

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I actually tried Lanotec Lanolin grease as a lube straight out of the container.
Seemed to work pretty good on 30.06.

Why would you bother when Imperial sizing wax costs about a gazillonth of a cent per case?

Because you can?

theres a place in horny called lanocream i think, might be worth pursuing

Cheers for the tips guys. Got some coming from that place off TM.
Will see how it goes...

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Why would you bother when Imperial sizing wax costs about a gazillonth of a cent per case?

Been using all sorts of different lubes.
This the next step to see what works best for me.
I'm doing 1k - 2.5k cases at a time

it works well for me I just use the old dillon case lube spray bottle

I got lanolin grease from chemist, it’s a thicker consistency than nappy rash cream. Separates out when left to sit but mixes again with a quick shake. Does a good job.

After running out of Dillon spray I decided to try and make my own and won’t go back as it’s far far cheaper.

I bought lanolin from

http://https://nz.iherb.com/pr/now-f...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

I bought some spray bottles for bugger all from TM and mixed 10% lanolin, 90% isopropyl alcohol.

If your not sure how to do that, just use a ruler along the bottle… 1 cm of lanolin and 9 cm of isopropyl

I just put a bunch of cases in a plastic bag, spray a few pumps of the bottle, blow air into the bag so it’s inflated, roll and shake bag to get cases lubed and resize… way faster than applying sizing lube by hand which I also use to do.