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  • #1
    captn-tin
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2008
    • 817

    brass polish

    Is there a home recipe for brass polish to add to corn polishing media used in a lyman mdl 1200 brass tumbler?
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      skipjack28
      Junior Member
      • Apr 2017
      • 32
      2 cap full nu finish clean and protects

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          bohoki
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          • Jan 2006
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          i like formula 1 scratch out

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            • #4
              Featureless
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              • Mar 2018
              • 2267
              Originally posted by skipjack28
              2 cap full nu finish clean and protects

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              Ditto on the nu finish. I use walnut media and used dryer sheets cut into strips - helps keep the media clean longer.
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                • #5
                  sonofeugene
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                  • Oct 2013
                  • 4422
                  Brasso?
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                    • #6
                      bigbossman
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                      • Dec 2012
                      • 11098
                      Originally posted by sonofeugene
                      Brasso?
                      Yeah, I've been using Brasso for Couple of decades now. Works great.
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                        • #7
                          Featureless
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                          • Mar 2018
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                          It is my understanding that Brasso contains ammonia which weakens brass, so I've never used it.
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                              anonymouscuban
                              Senior Member
                              • Feb 2017
                              • 1440
                              Originally posted by Featureless
                              It is my understanding that Brasso contains ammonia which weakens brass, so I've never used it.
                              I was told something similar but don't recall if it was because of ammonia. This was from a couple of guys at a USPSA match that I have no reason to believe are experts on the matter. Not sure how true it is.

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                                  Featureless
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                                  • Mar 2018
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                                  Originally posted by anonymouscuban
                                  I was told something similar but don't recall if it was because of ammonia. This was from a couple of guys at a USPSA match that I have no reason to believe are experts on the matter. Not sure how true it is.

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                                  There are lots of threads on the subject. Here's one:
                                  http://castboolits.gunloads.com/archive/index.php/t-206133.html
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                                      bigbossman
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                                      • Dec 2012
                                      • 11098
                                      Yes, Brasso contains ammonia, which technically is bad for brass. Practically speaking though there isn't enough in it to worry about. I've been shooting for decades and cleaning with Brasso the whole time. A squirt or two in the tumbler is nothing to be concerned with.
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                                          Donny1
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                                          • Jun 2010
                                          • 2341
                                          Originally posted by Featureless
                                          It is my understanding that Brasso contains ammonia which weakens brass, so I've never used it.
                                          Yes, it must be much worse than a 35,000 psi explosion

                                          Seriously, it's called Brasso, made for cleaning brass.

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                                            • #12
                                              oddjob
                                              Senior Member
                                              • Jan 2003
                                              • 2397
                                              I use Nu Finish with a couple capfuls of mineral spirits. Run it in the tumbler for five minutes then dump the brass in. A friend uses Lucas Oil brass cleaner and he swears by it.

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                                              Look under case tumbling media.

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                                                  skipjack28
                                                  Junior Member
                                                  • Apr 2017
                                                  • 32
                                                  Originally posted by Featureless
                                                  Ditto on the nu finish. I use walnut media and used dryer sheets cut into strips - helps keep the media clean longer.
                                                  Ss

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                                                    • #14
                                                      'ol shooter
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                                                      • Mar 2011
                                                      • 4646
                                                      What's in Brasso, per the MSDS:
                                                      brasso msds.JPG
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                                                          sirgrumps
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                                                          • Apr 2009
                                                          • 2494
                                                          Originally posted by Featureless
                                                          Ditto on the nu finish. I use walnut media and used dryer sheets cut into strips - helps keep the media clean longer.
                                                          And some mineral spirits to thin out the Nu Finish.
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