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tumbled brass

joesjoes Member Posts: 484 ✭✭✭
edited April 2008 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
I have tumbled brass using corn and rice and have found the brass comes up clean.......but not polished. The brass I tumble is outdoor range brass. I thought that I may have dirt in it causing the dullness, so I change the material to find the same thing happening. I then thought the bowl may be the cause ( from being stratched on the inside). I sanded the inside of the bowl with 220 sandpaper to remove any inperfections. I tumbled again using a polishing agent and still dull, clean brass. What the heck am I doing wrong? help
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  • joesjoes Member Posts: 484 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    After cleaning the brass what is the best way of keeping them shiny and from tarnishing?
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  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Try some treated walnut hulls.
    Is your corn cob treated. If not go to Wal-Mart and get some polish called KIT SCRATCH OUT, it's a very fine polish, and put some in the corn cob and run your tumbler with the top off untill it gets mixed through.
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  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I clean with walnut and polish with corn. I use Dillon "Rapid Polish" to treat the media. I tumble 2 hours in walnut and 1 hour in corn. The brass is usually brighter than new and when shooting with friends that reload I can always tell my brass apart.
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  • mrbrucemrbruce Member Posts: 3,374
    edited November -1
    Corn and rice are not aggressive enough to clean dirty brass, you need walnut media for that, or a good ultra sonic.......
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    try some POLISH in the media. I use waterbased stuff and a little dab will bring my cases up shiny to almost not even gold anymore.
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  • Jim the PA HunterJim the PA Hunter Member Posts: 87 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hi,

    If you want shinny brass then add some brass polish like the kind BHAVEN and JUST C is talking about.[:D] I get mine from Midway.

    http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=198878&t=11082005 [8D]

    I have already used Brasso. Anyone else try it?? I dumped it right in the media. A very small amount, maybe a tablespoon. Wipes up nice but I've wondered about it's effect on powder if the ammo sits around a while. Call this a piggyback question ???[:I]
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  • e8gme8gm Member Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've heard Brasso makes the brass brittle due to the ammonia in it. It does polish it up nice though.
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  • HandgunHTR52HandgunHTR52 Member Posts: 2,735
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by e8gm
    I've heard Brasso makes the brass brittle due to the ammonia in it. It does polish it up nice though.


    You are correct, sir! Use a water-based polish or some jewelers rouge and you will be just fine.
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,083 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Use caution with some of the pet bedding products. I tried some and the pieces of cob are small enough to enter cases but big enough to hang up inside the smaller caliber cases. I would only use the stuff I got in pistol cases or over .30 rifle cases and examine the inside of the case VERY carefully. Having a chunk of corn cob in the case could cost you a rifle and a trip to the E R.
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