Thread: Diy case lube - isopropyl alcohol and lanolin

Originally Posted by 308

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Jaycar

It's funny, when we went into Covid, Jaycar completely sold their stock in one day, well the outlet I use did.

I got the iso alc from bunnings.
Was $14/1L 99% grade.
They have a 500ml in a spray bottle, but thats $19

Good thing with this mix is you dont need to clean it off. And as I'm doing thousands at a time, I'm trying to cut down on handling to speed up the process.

A mate worked at a chemical supplier, gave me 2 gallon jugs of iso for xmas one year. I'm down to the top of the handle on the first jug, he wasn't kidding about a lifetime supply! I made two variants: One sprayer is isopropyl and wool grease (lanolin) for case lube, as that's what the Dillon stuff is anyway. The other spray bottle is the same but with a hefty glug of Ballistol, which I use for wiping all my milsurp stuff that sleeps for long periods of time in the back of the safe. I spray it on a cotton rag which lives in a tupperware near the safe