I recently purchased a used Hornady Case Prep Center from a guy getting out of reloading. I had a significant savings, so I couldn't really complain about the state of the equipment, but it was a bit disappointing. All of the exposed steel components were rusted far worse than I like (I hate rust), and my primary cleaning methods proved ineffective...and then I heard about Evapo-Rust.
I decided to give this stuff a try. It's a magical substance as I cannot fathom how a product that removes rust can be safe for skin, eyes, non-toxic, re-usable and so on.
This stuff is truly amazing. I pulled off every part that wasn't aluminum (before finding out it's safe for aluminum as well), and dropped it into a deep plastic tray (repurposed frozen food tray), poured in the Evapo-Rust to cover everything, and let it sit for a couple of hours. I'd check it every 45 minutes or so, and I am thrilled with the result. All signs of rust are gone...some surface discoloration in the polished pieces remained, but it even pulled the rust out of the threads in the main drive shaft. My reloading room is in an upstairs bedroom, and thus, temperature and humidity controlled. The rust is unlikely to return. Nevertheless, I coated all of the parts with Ballistol and wiped it off. Gotta admit, seeing the prep center back together with out rust, and feeling how smoothly everything runs brought a wide smile to my face.
I decided to give this stuff a try. It's a magical substance as I cannot fathom how a product that removes rust can be safe for skin, eyes, non-toxic, re-usable and so on.
This stuff is truly amazing. I pulled off every part that wasn't aluminum (before finding out it's safe for aluminum as well), and dropped it into a deep plastic tray (repurposed frozen food tray), poured in the Evapo-Rust to cover everything, and let it sit for a couple of hours. I'd check it every 45 minutes or so, and I am thrilled with the result. All signs of rust are gone...some surface discoloration in the polished pieces remained, but it even pulled the rust out of the threads in the main drive shaft. My reloading room is in an upstairs bedroom, and thus, temperature and humidity controlled. The rust is unlikely to return. Nevertheless, I coated all of the parts with Ballistol and wiped it off. Gotta admit, seeing the prep center back together with out rust, and feeling how smoothly everything runs brought a wide smile to my face.