White gunk on my 9mm seating die.

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CoalCrackerAl

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White gunk in 9mm seating stem threads. I couldn't adjust the stem. I had to use pliers to get it out.I had what almost looked like the white stuff from JB weld.I had the dies since new. So it's not something that some one else put on. It's a lee die with an aluminum seating adjuster.I got it cleaned up with acetone and a tooth brush. Any clue as to what could have caused it? Thanks Al.
 
How old are the dies and how were they stored? Do you live where there is hi humidity?
 
Dies are about 8 years old. I run a dehumidifier in the gun/loading room. I keep them in the turret on a shelf. I thought oxidation too at 1st. But is was tacky. Like JB weld the white part of the mix. It sure has me puzzled. I checked the rest of my Lee seating dies too. They were all ok.
 
Don't laugh or think i lost my marbles. But i swear i have a poltergeist in the man cave. Im always find stuff moved around. And im the only one with the key to get in. The key is around my neck all the time. It's on my vape pen lanyard.
 
3M also makes a spray on dry lube; when the carrier flashes off it leaves a thin film of dry lube.Screw the stem out and lube it then screw it in, get the lube into the die between the die threads and the stem threads. WD40 is not a lubricant, it is a water displacement spray; it dries wet contacts on relays and breaker points and a cracked distributor cap, for those of us old enough to remember breaker points.
 
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3M also makes a spray on dry lube; when the carrier flashes off it leaves a thin film of dry lube.Screw the stem out and lube it then screw it in, get the lube into the die between the die threads and the stem threads. WD40 is not a lubricant, it is a water displacement spray; it dries wet contacts on relays and breaker points and a cracked distributor cap, for those of us old enough to remember breaker points.
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Wd40 the original was original used on Edward's airforce base from what I was told to get condensation out of plane parts...
Wd40 is now a brand that makes a ton of products. I have a corrosion inhibitor product that is another of their specialty formulas.
 
CoalCrackerAl said:
Don't laugh or think i lost my marbles. But i swear i have a poltergeist in the man cave. Im always find stuff moved around. And im the only one with the key to get in. The key is around my neck all the time. It's on my vape pen lanyard.
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Same at my house, except we have silver ware disappear, then later show back up, weird.
 
PWC said:
3M also makes a spray on dry lube; when the carrier flashes off it leaves a thin film of dry lube.Screw the stem out and lube it then screw it in, get the lube into the die between the die threads and the stem threads. WD40 is not a lubricant, it is a water displacement spray; it dries wet contacts on relays and breaker points and a cracked distributor cap, for those of us old enough to remember breaker points.
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WD40 Dry Lube is not your father's WD40. Different animal.
They also have a very effective anti-rust product.
 
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