Dirty brass

[NJRaised]

I’ve gotten away from wet tumbling and back to dry media. I’ve recently started running a lot of TAC powder, and it’s worked out great, but boy is it dirty. My corncob media just isn’t cleaning the necks well unless I tumble for hours and hours.

Is there anything I can add to my corncob to help out? I’ve tried nufinish car polish.

I can’t use anything with tree nuts (allergies), so no walnut or similar.

Thanks!

 

[jetjock07]

In the same boat with 6arc using LVR. I thought about trying some Iosso case cleaner and then adding some of their case polish to my dry media.

 

[Rodney65]

Sorry a little off topic but do you find much improvement in SDs after getting the necks really clean or does it make sizing smoother or anything?

 

[straightshooter1]

I’ve gotten away from wet tumbling and back to dry media. I’ve recently started running a lot of TAC powder, and it’s worked out great, but boy is it dirty. My corncob media just isn’t cleaning the necks well unless I tumble for hours and hours.

Is there anything I can add to my corncob to help out? I’ve tried nufinish car polish.

I can’t use anything with tree nuts (allergies), so no walnut or similar.

Thanks!

With pretty dirty brass, hot water and Dawn works really well without even tumbling. Try putting some of those dirty cases into a small bucket of really hot water with some Dawn and even add a little Lemi Shine and leave it sit for 15 minutes or so, then give it a little stir and let it sit for another 15 minutes. Then another quick stir with your fingers and rinse. You might be surprised how clean they turn out, leaving a little residual coating on the inside of the necks, which is beneficial. If you want to polish them up nicely, dry tumble with rice for ~1 hr. after sizing (medium size rice, not long grain).