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I use Walnut and NuFinish
+1 works great
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I use Walnut and NuFinish
I need opinions on what media gets your brass the brightest. Crushed walnut, stainless ect. I would like to get my brass as bright as possible. Thanks for the opinions.
Sandman
I suspect that is probable but I cannot imagine it being too aggressive - considering the small amount I add to the walnut shell. All I do is just sprinkle several drops into the media. One thing I discovered though I threw a bunch of nickle plated brass and tumbled it for a few hours and I noticed the nickle starting to wear off. I don't know if that is being caused by the brasso or just the action of the walnut shell. Anyone ever experience this?Brasso has ammonia which can break down the brass.
I suspect that is probable but I cannot imagine it being too aggressive - considering the small amount I add to the walnut shell. All I do is just sprinkle several drops into the media. One thing I discovered though I threw a bunch of nickle plated brass and tumbled it for a few hours and I noticed the nickle starting to wear off. I don't know if that is being caused by the brasso or just the action of the walnut shell. Anyone ever experience this?
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15 minute bath, shaken a few times during that 15 minutes. Rinse with water and air dry on a sunny day. Then 30 minutes in a tumbler with crushed walnut and nufinsh and the cases come out as close to new as you can get.
umrek
But are you just making the outside of the cases clean and shiny or are you actually cleaning the inside as well? Getting rid of all the old carbon buildup from previous loading/shooting cycles.
The only cleaning method that really does that is either ultrasonic or stainless steel pin tumbling. For me, just polishing the outside is like putting a fancy new dress on an old "hooker".
PS: anything harder than the brass will probably damage or shorten the life of the brass i would not use ss pins to tumble brass 25 + years experience making my own ammo.