Ben's Liquid Lube

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JWFilips

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It is funny: this stuff is so easy to use & quick. I find myself using it to duplex coat everything I am loading! ( even if it is redundant!) It is sort of a warm security blanket!
I have so much .359" commercial cast boolits stored away ( with the what ever it is blue lube) I have just rolled them all in BLL , hey it can't hurt!

My Wife is an avid shooter of the old .38 S&W cartridge ( in her S&W Terrier) I have a bunch of fat 125 grain TC rounds she uses for practice, A bit easier on her wrist then her service loads. Since going to BLL for the duplex coating I don't have to scrub leading out of her revolver!
 
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Jim,

People have asked me......" Why do you use Ben's Red and BLL both on a cast bullet "
My answer is, it works.
There is no leading and it makes for very accurate ammo.
Is it necessary and could it be done with only 1 of the lubes, possibly ?
My old granddaddy always said..." If it isn't broke, don't be trying to fix it."
So, if both work well, I'll just stay with what works .

Ben
 
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I would think that BLL would be good for bull storage of bullets over time to prevent oxidation. Cast em, give em a quick tumble, and store. They can get a size and lube at a later date. The BLL will also help ease the trip thru the sizer.
 
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Yes Brad,

A fellow recently told me in his basement that he had serious problems with rust on his reloading tools. He cleaned and coated the metal parts with BLL.

Problem resolved .
Yes, BLL creates a nice barrier to oxidation.

ben
 
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Would it help my father in laws memory? That is pretty rusty!
 
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Brad said:
I would think that BLL would be good for bull storage of bullets over time to prevent oxidation. Cast em, give em a quick tumble, and store. They can get a size and lube at a later date. The BLL will also help ease the trip thru the sizer.
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+1 on the anti-corrosion thing. I need to go get more of that wax before it's all gone. So here's what I did yesterday after doing a little project for the range and discovering that some of my saw blades had rusted in the shop over the winter: I got a pump spray bottle (I save all the old household sprayers after my wife has emptied their original contents) and put some BLL in it, did the old spray & wipe thing and coated two dozen hand saws of various kinds, all my router bits, jig saw blades, wood chisels, band saw blades, table saw and compound miter blades, and half of one of my cats who seems to like rubbing on me while I'm working out there. I'll report on how well he's water-proofed if it rains any more tonight.
 
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Ian said:
+1 on the anti-corrosion thing. I need to go get more of that wax before it's all gone. So here's what I did yesterday after doing a little project for the range and discovering that some of my saw blades had rusted in the shop over the winter: I got a pump spray bottle (I save all the old household sprayers after my wife has emptied their original contents) and put some BLL in it, did the old spray & wipe thing and coated two dozen hand saws of various kinds, all my router bits, jig saw blades, wood chisels, band saw blades, table saw and compound miter blades, and half of one of my cats who seems to like rubbing on me while I'm working out there. I'll report on how well he's water-proofed if it rains any more tonight.
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Ha :) :) :) , you and the cat ! !

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Ben said:
Which of the chemicals ( in the link above ) is , in your opinion, an exact match for Johnson's One step wax ?

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Not sure Ben, I know you are not a chemist but you did find the Johnson's and you pioneered this lube (which i want to try) i was trying to find an alternative.

What should I look for and i will send you a link. It may not need to be exact to still work great.
 
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I will look more later but some of those are not an actual wax but a polymer mix. Most are likely water based as the solvents wouldn't be good for industrial use.
 
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Trust me, so do I!

In this case it isn't just finding a floor wax but finding one that is solvent based. Something that actually contains wax instead of lots of polymers is good too.
 
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I don't know if this helps, but I already checked the Trewax product line and didn't find an equivalent to the Johnson's One Step. Trewax paste wax is similar to Johnson's paste wax, so it seemed plausible that they would have a competitive liquid floor product, but no dice. Apparently the "green" movement has taken away another useful product.
 
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JH76294 said:
Not sure Ben, I know you are not a chemist but you did find the Johnson's and you pioneered this lube (which i want to try) i was trying to find an alternative.

What should I look for and i will send you a link. It may not need to be exact to still work great.
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True.......If I could find an MDS of Johnson's One step that was near identical to product " B ", I'd be willing to try product " B ".

A lot of substitutes people have suggested so far are water base. I figure that would be a great waste of time and $ to try and mix a water based material with Alox.

Ben
 
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