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Had a question on cleaning dirty brass is there any chemical Ie Alcohol or something to get brass cleaned up better before going into the tumbler ?
Just curious and still pretty new to reloading .
Thanks
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Hi All
Had a question on cleaning dirty brass is there any chemical Ie Alcohol or something to get brass cleaned up better before going into the tumbler ?
Just curious and still pretty new to reloading .
Thanks
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i don't know of any, some others might. i just clean it longer. run it overnight. the longer you clean it the better it looks.
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Thanks Frank didnt know if leaving the brass in the tumbler over night would hurt it.
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I run tarnished brass yhrough my guns, Never had any problems. I do inspect carefully after 3hrs in tumbler ; )
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I often forget to turn off my tumbler at night, and in the morning there's only brass-colored media remaining in the container. The cases are completely gone!
No, just kidding. I do leave it running all night sometimes, but the cases are fine, just a lot shinier than usual. You could wash the cases in simple dish detergent first, but I think that would be a waste of time, unless you suspected the brass was oily or otherwise contaminated with a substance that might affect the primer or powder. Dawn gets the grease out!
Most all my cases are range brass and I've never had an issue with cleaning them.
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If I have really dirty brass, I throw it in the tumbler overnight with a cap full of nufinish. Comes out like factory new.
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There chemical cleaners you can buy but they are really not needed if you have a tumbler.
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I believe Brasso or any ammonia based cleaner will make the brass brittle.Originally Posted by atctimmy
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Exactly what I do. I use the lizard bedding walnut for media, along with a little car polish. I have occasionally washed brass in dish detergent if it was real bad, but just leaving it in the tumbler overnight usually shines it up fine. I do change the media fairly often though. Fresh media works much quicker.
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I threw some 45 brass in a tumbler overnight,the next day all I got back was a buncha 22's.Seriously you can tumble it for several hours,I use the ground walnut litter for bird cages from PetSmart,25 pounds is around 12.00 IIRC
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[QUOTE=OldVet;1857270]I often forget to turn off my tumbler at night, and in the morning there's only brass-colored media remaining in the container. The cases are completely gone!
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I quit going for shiny. I am happy if the brass is clean so it doesn't scratch stuff up during the proccess. If I have brass that is really dirty I just throw it back in the tumbler and it gets cleaned again with the next batch.
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Exactly! Leaves the brass with that "new car" smell. The lizard bedding is ground so small it doesn't clog the primer holes either.
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There is another way. I use a sonic cleaner I bought this past fall and it works great. You can get several cleanings per solution / water mixter. Although if the cases are greyish black they will not get much better. How ever it does clean them really clean inside and out. I might mention that the primers are removed first using a universal decapping die. This also cleans the primer pockets saving you from having to do it.
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The walnut litter at pet smart really works? will give it a try.
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Old Paratroopers never die , we just regroup!!
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