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I hate corn cob so much. Gets everywhere. It's a very good thing I have a dedicated room for this stuff. Does a surprisingly good job on .50bmg brass, too, though I suppose that's more of a commentary on the tumbler.a friend of mine uses citric acid and then tumbles in corn cob with nu finish wax. works great. i just do corn cob and nu finish. works great.
For rust removal, Evapo-Rust is amazing.
On the 4th day and as of so far the vinegar is sightly cloudy white but the brass and steel screw are very much intact. I'll give it a few more and if the brass is still there, I'll run it through a sizing die to see if it became brittleLet me know how the experiment turns out. This is a jar of vinegar/steel wool and the end result on some pine.
Vinegar has many uses but I'd probably not use any on my own guns
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Yes because acids transport metal ions, but on the other hand people have used a vinegar mix for a long time so... Use that knowledge to make your own decision. I never use vinegar but I also have no reason to.Its i the back of my mind that vinegar can make brass brittle. If this is true, not good for explosive containers.
I was just reminded of this thread after soaking a hose end sprayer in vinegar for three days. It was a last ditch effort to revive it cuz I did two deep cleanings with no luck. It ate right through the bracket that holds the lever onto the sprayer. View attachment 740380
Vinegar has many uses but I'd probably not use any on my own guns
Vinager is highly acidic.
Acid | Normality | pH |
---|---|---|
Acetic | N | 2.4 |
Acetic | 0.1 N | 2.9 |
Acetic | 0.01 N | 3.4 |
Alum | 0.1 N | 3.2 |
Arsenious | saturated | 5.0 |
Benzoic | 0.1 N | 3.0 |
Boric | 0.1 N | 5.2 |
Carbonic | saturated | 3.8 |
Citric | 0.1 N | 2.2 |
Formic | 0.1 N | 2.3 |
Hydrochloric | N | 0.1 |
Hydrochloric | 0.1 N | 1.1 |
Hydrochloric | 0.01 N | 2.0 |
Hydrocyanic | 0.1 N | 5.1 |
Hydrogen sulfide | 0.1 N | 4.1 |
Lactic | 0.1 N | 2.4 |
Lemon Juice | 2 | |
Malic | 0.1 N | 2.2 |
Nitric | 0.1N | 1.0 |
Orthophosphoric | 0.1 N | 1.5 |
Oxalic | 0.1 N | 1.3 |
Salicylic | saturated | 2.4 |
Succinic | 0.1N | 2.7 |
Sulfuric | N | 0.3 |
Sulfuric | 0.1 N | 1.2 |
Sulfuric | 0.01 N | 2.1 |
Sulfurous | 0.1 N | 1.5 |
Stomach Acid | 1 |