Substitutes for brass polish

[smith629]

Hi guys I have some brass I want to polish with walnut media but I don't want to pay shipping from Midwayusa just to get a bottle of polish. Is there a homemade recipe you guys use as a substitute? I have heard that car wax works...

[Win231]

This works great. No extra shipping chg.

https://www.berrysmfg.com/item/brass-bright-polish

[Kings River Kid]

I've always just used a cap full of Brasso in every other load. dump the cap in and let it tumble for a bit to break up the clump before you add your brass.

[BajaJames83]

Need finish car polish you can get it at most autoparts stores and it will not weaken the brass.

[BajaJames83]

Nu Finish

[Top Cat]

Walnut media works fine without any additives.

I soak brass in detergent and water first and let it dry in the sun. That gets the dirt off and keeps the media cleaner and so it lasts longer. I can use a bowl of media for 100k cases.

I add a tablespoon of Rouge powder to the Walnut Media because it makes the media work faster and cuts tumbling time by 75%. Just let it run until it gets as clean as you want it to get.

Really corroded black brass will get clean in a few hours, shiny and new looking...I mean the really bad stuff! You can get a bag of Rouge powder locally at a lapidary supply for about $1.00 a pound when I bought it a decade ago.

You can then soak the brass in Citric Acid solution and it cleans and shines more. Citric Acid is available at the grocery store or Walmart for $3.00.

I use Citric Acid as the final cleaning step then rinse and let dry. Citric Acid changes the chemistry of brass to make it tarnish resistant in storage.

I re-use the Citric Acid solution and make a fresh batch basically when it gets low as it never really wears out.

[3006]

Chicken feed works for pistol case's.

[baih777]

Nu Finish

Walmart is the cheapest.
Add about three capfuls and let it run for 30 minutes before adding your brass.

[OpenSightsOnly]

I add a tablespoon of Rouge powder to the Walnut Media because it makes the media work faster and cuts tumbling time by 75%. Just let it run until it gets as clean as you want it to get.

Really corroded black brass will get clean in a few hours, shiny and new looking...I mean the really bad stuff! You can get a bag of Rouge powder locally at a lapidary supply for about $1.00 a pound when I bought it a decade ago.

Yep, I got some from CH4D and it does a darn good job of polishing the really bad/ugly once fired brass!

After about polishing about 1k of brass with the polishing additive, the walnut media is worn out.

[JackEllis]

Not to hijack the thread, but I'd be curious to know whether some cat litter "dissolved" in water or some Gojo hand cleaner with pumice similarly dissolved in water wouldn't do the trick.

[BEE]

I've been using Turtle Wax Premium All Metal Polish which I usually get from Walmart.

No ammonia or other harmful ingredients as far as i'm aware. It works.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Turtle-Wax-Premium-Grade-Chrome-and-Metal-Polish-11oz/16888949

[Revoman]

Yep, Nu-Finish works very well. Leaves a smidge of wax on the cases, making it easier when going through the dies. Slicker....and ooohhhh shiny!

[orangeusa]

Yep, Nu-Finish works very well. Leaves a smidge of wax on the cases, making it easier when going through the dies. Slicker....and ooohhhh shiny!

I must have used too much last time - the cob/NuFinish got all gunked up inside the casings... It was easy to fix, but a mess. I even mixed it in by hand.... I kinda like Brasso now...

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[Divernhunter]

All that trouble to save a couple of cents. Sorry but sometimes I do not understand some of the reloaders.
Yet I live on a small fixed disability income and manage just fine without trying to pinch the last penny into nothing.
Heck you are already saving money(???) by reloading yet you find a need to cut corners even where they are not really there to cut.

Sorry if you are offended but it is high time I spoke up----plus this is one of the few times I allow myself to get drunk
I have a bottle from midway I bought over 30 years ago and still have most left and yet I have used very little media. I still have about 10 lbs left of corn cob and 6 lbs of walnut. I would guess I clean more cases than 90% of the posters here. Yet I have spent very little on media. It is a wonder what dryer sheets will do to extend the life of the media.

My 2 Cents

[orangeusa]

All that trouble to save a couple of cents. Sorry but sometimes I do not understand some of the reloaders.
Yet I live on a small fixed disability income and manage just fine without trying to pinch the last penny into nothing.
Heck you are already saving money(???) by reloading yet you find a need to cut corners even where they are not really there to cut.

Sorry if you are offended but it is high time I spoke up----plus this is one of the few times I allow myself to get drunk

Give em hell ! hahaha