How do you guys store your dies? When I pulled out my .41 Mag dies that had been stored for 15 years I was treated to the sight of rust that looks like has ruined the dies. Same thing on some non carbide .30-30 dies from cira 1982.
I guess that it was the conditions of the crawl space workshop that took its toll. Now I have all my dies stored in their original boxes stacked in my glass front bookcase where I keep my other supplies in my bonus room / loading room. However, I have over a dozen and since I might go a year or more now before I pull a particular set out, I want to make sure they stay rust free.
I prep all my new dies by cleaning them with some Hoppes to remove the protective grease from the factory. Then using a cotton swab I apply a light coat of imperial sizing lube on them. Other than that, I clean my sizing dies periodically but I really dont lube or oil them up when I put them up for storage.
How do y'all prepare and store your reloading dies? Is there anyway to remove the rust build up that looks like it has etched or eaten into the metal on the couple dies that were stored for so long?
I guess that it was the conditions of the crawl space workshop that took its toll. Now I have all my dies stored in their original boxes stacked in my glass front bookcase where I keep my other supplies in my bonus room / loading room. However, I have over a dozen and since I might go a year or more now before I pull a particular set out, I want to make sure they stay rust free.
I prep all my new dies by cleaning them with some Hoppes to remove the protective grease from the factory. Then using a cotton swab I apply a light coat of imperial sizing lube on them. Other than that, I clean my sizing dies periodically but I really dont lube or oil them up when I put them up for storage.
How do y'all prepare and store your reloading dies? Is there anyway to remove the rust build up that looks like it has etched or eaten into the metal on the couple dies that were stored for so long?