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Household cleaners
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I am looking for household type stuff to soak tarnished brass in to remove the tarnish, I can then polish it in the tumbler.
What house hold chemicals will clean brass yet not damage it like ammonia does???? Will running it in the dishwasher do the trick?
What house hold chemicals will clean brass yet not damage it like ammonia does???? Will running it in the dishwasher do the trick?
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These will remove tarnish but will all leave a slightly red tint to the brass. It then buffs off pretty quickly once tumbled.
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http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/
Where do you see that you need a special tumbler for the s/s/ media?
You have to use a rotary type tumbler, not a vibratory tumbler like most "reloading" tumblers. Steel media is little cylinder type media of various sizes. It doesn't work very good in a vibratory tumbler. You put some water, your parts, and media in a rotor tumbler and it works pretty well. I haven't done brass, but machined parts, it works great.
A friend wore out a Lyman vibratory tumbler in short order with a load of wet ceramic media. The rotary is more durable with such a heavy load.
If it was an industrial tumbler, he would have been fine. But lets be honest here, a $50-$60 tumbler is no match for a $1000 + tumbler.
I suspect this is why BHAVIN's dill brine works well.
This a very old formula for cleaning brass or copper.
On other items the solution can be mixed with flour to form a paste;
then let dry and polish with a soft cloth. Be careful not to get near any steel or other ferrous metal. Rinse & dry well.