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I usually take apart my reloading dies and tumble them in walnut media and NuFinish polish to remove light surface rust. After about 1-2 hours, they come out shiny and lightly coated with polish to go back on the press.
A friend brought over his set of dies that were really rusty! At first glance, I said, "Oh my ... those look really bad." I wasn't sure how well they would come out, but I decided to take on the project.
These are Lee carbide 9mm/40S&W/45ACP dies with more than 10 years of use and neglect, hence the rust, even here in sunny California. I will post more detailed step-by-step pictures as the severe rusting required the use of a rust remover and some more tumbling.
Before tumbling (Note: I did not tumble aluminum/rubber parts):
After tumbling 10 hours + scrub with rust remover + 2 more hours of tumbling:
A friend brought over his set of dies that were really rusty! At first glance, I said, "Oh my ... those look really bad." I wasn't sure how well they would come out, but I decided to take on the project.
These are Lee carbide 9mm/40S&W/45ACP dies with more than 10 years of use and neglect, hence the rust, even here in sunny California. I will post more detailed step-by-step pictures as the severe rusting required the use of a rust remover and some more tumbling.
Before tumbling (Note: I did not tumble aluminum/rubber parts):
After tumbling 10 hours + scrub with rust remover + 2 more hours of tumbling: