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Daveyboy Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 143
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: Knackered press |
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I've just been checking out my reloading kit as I am picking up the bits to make some 6.5 x 55mm tomorrow. Horror of horrors, my redding boss press has been left somewhere damp and the ram has all rusted up.
Do you guys know of a way of cleaning it up or is it time to get a new one? the rust is pretty heavy on one side.
Oops
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: Knackered press |
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I hate it when that happens. The rust may come off with some gun oil and fine steel wool. If the rust is really bad, then some fine sandpaper should take it off. Then leave a film of gun oil and gun grease on the ram to protect it. Hope this helps. All the best...
Gil
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Blaine Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: 260 Location: Maine
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject: Re: Knackered press |
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Break Free or Kroil should cut through the rust pronto. Then keep a light coat of break Free or similar oil on it from now on.....but you probably have figured that part out. The light coating of oil makes the press work better too........the strokes will be more consistent and the loads also more consistent.
Blaine
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popgun Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 735 Location: Mitchell, GA, U.S.A. (2007 pop. 191)
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Knackered press |
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If you have access to a bead blasting cabinet using glass beads that would get rid of all of the rust then a good coat of grease should keep it from rusting again.
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Daveyboy Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 143
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Knackered press |
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Thanks all.
Silly ol' me
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Daveyboy Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 143
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Knackered press |
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Dear all
Press cleaned and 6.5 x 55 swedish is on the way. WD40 and wire wool cleaned everything and then coated with some butch's gun oil.
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