I agree. I use a Frankford Arsenal tumbler which is lined. When finished I rinse all of the brass in a bucket and the pins sink to the bottom. I drain the water out and pick up the pins with a magnet. Instead of pins they also make a wedge-style which are sized to not get stuck in the brass. Dry everything in a 200+ degree oven and bag it up. Done. But I do not leave dirty water and pins in the tumbler ever. Chances are your brown water was rust from the pins.Haha, can you repeat the question?
J/K - I do not leave any preservatives in the drum between cleaning cycles. Don’t believe it is necessary.
I agree. I use a Frankford Arsenal tumbler which is lined. When finished I rinse all of the brass in a bucket and the pins sink to the bottom. I drain the water out and pick up the pins with a magnet. Instead of pins they also make a wedge-style which are sized to not get stuck in the brass. Dry everything in a 200+ degree oven and bag it up. Done. But I do not leave dirty water and pins in the tumbler ever. Chances are your brown water was rust from the pins.
I'm in Oregon and it can be humid, hence the 200 oven. Works great for the brass and the pins.Yea I never leave water in the tumbler either; it all gets drained. I put a few shop towels in the bottom of my sifter for the pins to dry out on. I then leave them to sit for about ;-10 minutes or so while I put the cases themselves in another bin with shop towels to air dry...Out here (Vegas), we are at <= 10% humidity pretty much year round so water evaporates nearly immediately. I use the same shop Towels for several cleanings.
I use NuFinish car polish as a way to better lube and clean the brass.So... for those who do wet tumble using SS media... do you ever use any kind of preservative in the drum with the media when storing it?
It'd been a while since I'd used my wet tumbling setup, and when I cracked the lid on the drum after tumbling the first batch of brass, the water was more brown than black. No more rusty water thereafter, but there's still a pretty good rust spot/stain on the rubber liner at the bottom of the drum.
I use NuFinish car polish as a way to better lube and clean the brass.
A dry water tolerable polymer seems to do the job well.
I got this info from a world class shooter to also lube the bore after it is cleaned well first.View attachment 7431382
I think we found what dehydrator got rebranded for Frankford arsenal"Borrowed" permanently the wife's dehydrator.
Stackable trays come in handy.
Easiest way to dry I've found.
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So... for those who do wet tumble using SS media... do you ever use any kind of preservative in the drum with the media when storing it?
It'd been a while since I'd used my wet tumbling setup, and when I cracked the lid on the drum after tumbling the first batch of brass, the water was more brown than black. No more rusty water thereafter, but there's still a pretty good rust spot/stain on the rubber liner at the bottom of the drum.