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Does anybody have an easy 26 step process for cleaning brass?

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  • #16
    scotty99
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 1184

    1. Place brass in tumbler with treated corn cob.

    2. Go to bed.

    Sometimes I get super exotic and put part of a dryer sheet in the tumbler too.

    The other 23 steps would have to be drinking, taking a shower, etc.


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    • #17
      fx1974
      Member
      • Apr 2014
      • 412

      says my friend...

      22. deprime
      23. wash in ultrasonic cleaner
      24. rinse and dry (air-dry, oven-dry, sun-dry, you pick)
      25. resize
      26. tumble in corn cob with polish

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      • #18
        TAS
        Probationary Member
        CGN Contributor - Lifetime
        • Jun 2009
        • 1248

        1. Sort
        2. Dry tumble
        3. Run through a media separator
        4. Reload, which includes decapping and case inspection
        5. Shoot & repeat

        That’s it, can’t think of any other steps. The main reasons I clean the brass is to Allow for a better case inspection and to keep the dies cleaner, not just to make them shiny.
        NRA Life Member

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        • #19
          ysr_racer
          Banned
          • Mar 2006
          • 12014

          Here are my 26 steps

          1. Toss it in the tumbler
          2. Take it out of the tumbler/put it in the media separator
          3-26: Drink a case of Mickey's Malt

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          • #20
            Dooder
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2012
            • 1482

            Micky's huh, man you so fancy.

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            Man, this place has gone bonkers.

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            • #21
              bazineta
              Senior Member
              CGN Contributor
              • Jun 2015
              • 647

              I could maybe get it down to just 26 if the rules allow combination of certain tasks, e.g., steam distillation of the raw lavender buds as a precursor to the artisanal soap used during wet tumbling. It's come to my attention that some of you Philistines actually use store-bought soap for this. Scarcely can I even contemplate such horrors without giving myself a case of the vapors. I must go now, lest I swoon.

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              • #22
                SevenSixTwoNATO
                Member
                • May 2015
                • 196

                Do you consider picking up at the range step 1
                And annealing step 20?
                I have click bait problems

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                • #23
                  newbie1234
                  Veteran Member
                  • Feb 2016
                  • 3107

                  Here my 26 steps of cleaning brass with illustrated.
                  (1) I de-capped and sort at the same time, brass .45ACP will be de-capped and put to the black jar for wet tumbling, other brass will be put to another boxes, each box contain the same size of brass. you can see the 44SPL box, 38SPL box and 9mm box.

                  (2) Wet tumbling with hot water + dish washer liquid + Lime Shine , No stainless Steel media.

                  (3) Run 30 min with hot water, 1 hr. with tap water.

                  (4) After tumbling I dump it into a drain and pan (purchased at Daiso couple bucks).

                  (5) And wash it with tap water at the back yard.


                  Continue with part 2
                  Last edited by newbie1234; 05-21-2020, 11:35 AM.

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                  • #24
                    newbie1234
                    Veteran Member
                    • Feb 2016
                    • 3107

                    Part 2
                    (6) Dry it in the big tray and tower.

                    (7) Place the tray under the sun, on the raining day I put the tray in the garage overnight.

                    (8)..(26) Repeat the process with difference size of brass.

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                    • #25
                      Swagman00
                      Veteran Member
                      • Apr 2012
                      • 4149

                      Originally posted by Squ1dward
                      That's funny...I have a three step process...Wash it. Dry it. Load it.
                      Almost the same as me. Wet tumble, dry tumble, load.
                      Anyway...here's a dearth of reasoning to ponder: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Guns

                      Originally posted by movie zombie
                      and you guys wonder why women are fed up with bad behavior?!

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                      • #26
                        23's Dad
                        Senior Member
                        • Jun 2010
                        • 502

                        Based on some positive reviews on another forum. I have recently purchased "Brass Juice" to try wet tumbling without the pins. I hate separating the pins after running my FART. I haven't tried the Brass Juice yet. Anyone with experience care to chime in?

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