+1 for One Shot for Cleaning and Lubing dies. A really loose nylon bore brushes like the ones that come with Glocks work good for cleaning out the innards.
Non-chlorinated brake cleaner is safer to use than carb cleaner and will give you the same fast results - I just used some yesterday on some shotgun dies and it flushed the grit and residue which was causing sticking problems right out of the dies.
When I first moved here to east Texas in 2002 I kept my dies in the garage which is separate from the house and several of them rusted. East Texas humidity got them. I had previously lived in the Ft. Worth area which is a much drier climate and had no such problems. Now they stay in a drawer in the house. I usually spray them with gun scrubber and then douse them with either kerosene or oil and them wipe them down and allow them to dry.
I also use chamber mops and q-tips.
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