need help on cleaning once fired brass.

[ns3v3n]

hey guys, so far i dont have a tumbler yet, but i have a bunch of brass to clean, are there any other methods of cleaning without the tumbler?

[Santa Cruz Armory]

Scotchbrite

[C.G.]

Ultrasonic cleaner.

[JHC]

carborator cleaner mayby.

A tumbler is only $40 and it wont eat your liver.

[tteng]

Tumbling makes the brass clean and shinny. The latter is for cosmetic reason only- if you like your brass pretty. To clean, you can just put them in a pillowcase, tie the openning, and clean them in a washer w/ soapy-water.

[Anthony]

I've used Kool-Aid, the one in pouches with good success. Leave it there for a couple of hours, a little agitation, it'll come out nice and clean.

[24_minutes_to_1000]

+1 on the tumbler, and you can add liquid auto polish to the media to make everything shiny, and as an added bonus, water will bead up on your brass for a year.

[ns3v3n]

i heard using a tumbler can be dangerous, because all the lead stays there, and if you clean it once in a while it's a real hazard to your health. dunno if this true.

[jdberger]

i heard using a tumbler can be dangerous, because all the lead stays there, and if you clean it once in a while it's a real hazard to your health.

Yes it can.

Be sure not to eat the tumbling media......

[dwtt]

How much brass do you have to clean?
I'm in fremont and I can throw the brass into my tumbler, turn it on, and come
back in 4 hours. Not much effort on my part.

[brassburnz]

I use a rock polisher I bought from Harbor Freight for 25 bucks. It doesn't hold much brass, but it works. It uses water and a little bit of dishwashing soap. Dawn seems to work the best. All the crud gets thrown out when you rinse the tumbling container. No problem with dust and it's bery quiet.

Randy

[ghostwong]

hey guys, so far i dont have a tumbler yet, but i have a bunch of brass to clean, are there any other methods of cleaning without the tumbler?

Follow the link

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=49855

[ns3v3n]

thanks for the info guys.

[Ravenslair]

Here is an idea from someone over at The High Road.

[anotherted]

Dish soap and hot water in the sink. Its a wonderful high tech solution...