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The dullness comes from oxidation so the wax for the wet is not adhering as well as the dry wax is. I dry my brass on a towel in front of a heat/furnace register and just move it/ mix a couple times and it stays shiny. I'm not too concerned about shiny brass vs being clean inside outside and primer pocket. There are a few threads on the subject of shiny brass just have to search. Another issue you may have is if you use city water and the level of chlorine in it, it can contribute to tarnishing. The brass/food dryer at a lower temp than your oven can go will also help.I've tried both more and less Lemishine but didn't noticed a difference. I've tried as little a 1/2 tsp and as much as 3tsp in the FA 7-liter tumbler. I'm not sure how the Nu-Finish wax would do in water, but I did switch from Dawn to Armor All wash and wax and it did seem to help a little. It's not that my wet tumbled brass is coming out bad, the pockets are crazy clean and it's so much faster, but it just doesn't have the shine/polish as I can get with walnut. The brass on the left was wet tumbled with Armor All/Lemishine. The brass on the right was wet tumbled but I tumbled it a second time in walnut/Nu-Finish. There is a little more difference in person than the photo shows and the brass on the left will even darken a bit more over time. Stuff I've done in walnut/wax has never lost it's shine. Years later it looks just as good. I did a lot of research before I tried wet tumbling and everything I've come across just says it's amazing. I agree the inside of the cases and the pockets are so much better but I just can't get the same polish. I haven't found anybody saying that wet tumbled brass is more dull so I figure I must be doing something wrong. The only thing I can think of is maybe it's because I'm drying in my over at 175 instead of using a brass dryer/dehydrator? I'm curious if anybody has had noticeably better outcome using a brass dryer compared to an oven at a low heat?
Wet Tumble Brass Cleaning Material Recommendation- Guntap!!
I've been reloading for about 4 years now, and I feel like I've learned some great lessons including awesome products that I want to share. All you reloading vets will know this already, but sometimes I forget how many newer people are on this forum. Everyone will have a different view on...
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What do you tumble your brass with?
For all of you out there that reload a lot what do you tumble your brass with? I’ve always used a Hornady vibratory tumbler with they’re media and one shot case polishing compound but not all the cases come out clean and then there’s always the media that sticks inside that has to be blown out...
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Stainless steel tumbler or ultrasonic?
I am finding that my sinuses don't like the vibratory media dust when I go to separate my casings from the media. I wear a mask, but that's an annoyance. Additionally, the vibratory doesn't clean the inside of the brass, which is another annoyance... I am starting to dream about...
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