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Any suggestions for a good DIY case lube? Does lanolin work?
 
Posts: 6 | Location: San Jose CA | Registered: March 12, 2025Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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10:1 Ratio - use 99% alcohol to Lanolin.

Spray bottle.

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The lanolin lube is the one I typically see/hear about most often. I am still more than happy with the One Shot water-based spray lube, so I haven't experimented much.

Some options I've seen/heard about before:

- Synthetic motor oil
- Pam cooking spray
- Hornady liquid case lube (P#050009) and 99% isopropyl alcohol


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Posts: 3410 | Location: Memphis, TN | Registered: August 23, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I was going to post something regarding this soon…

Is the lanolin mix simply with 100% pure lanolin oil?

Figuring I should buy some to have on hand.





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Posts: 7867 | Location: Wisconsin | Registered: August 10, 2009Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I mix 1 Tbs (15ml) lanolin in one 12oz bottle of HEET. Shake it up good and put it into a little pump spray bottle.

Works great.

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You can get pure lanolin at the pharmacy. Ask the clerk or pharmacist for the lanolin women use for their nipples when nursing, and use as high a percentage of alcohol as you can find.

BTW the lanolin works great for winter chapped hands




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I have been coming across bees wax recipes.
Cannot find them now.

I actually wanted to try bees wax for cases as well for lubing the sizing and neck expanding dies.
 
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Years ago I tried the lanolin mixture recipe but have gone back to Hornady One Shot




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