Brass cleaning tips???

[SouthCoastTargets]

I have been cleaning brass for months and its driving me nuts that i can get them fairly clean, but not like brand new clean.

it has become an obsession of mine to have the nicest looking brass on the west coast. i want to show up at the range and have people tell me "holy siht, that is some clean brass"

so what do you add to your tumbling media to make those golden shells sparkle??? im using corn cob BTW

[J-Rat]

I buy the walnut shell media at petco. it's untreated, so I add 1 cap full of Nu Finish car polish and a little bit of mineral spirits. run the tumbler a little while to blend.then add your brass. brass looks better than new.

[SixPointEight]

Don't bother. If you must have the best. Use stainless media.

http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/

[Stoopy]

Don't bother. If you must have the best. Use stainless media.
http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/

This. Clean as new inside and out.

[SouthCoastTargets]

i will eventually switch over to stainless but cant afford to yet. id imagine that all that stainless is really loud when it tumbles too???

i will try the nu finish and mineral spirits

[03fatboy]

Until you go stainless, I wouldn't worry about having pretty brass

[SixPointEight]

Stainless is quieter than the walnut stuff. The water deadens the noise. The only way you'll have people ask, "why do you reload if you always use new brass?" Is by going stainless media. It's the baddest cleaning method on the block

[ExtremeX]

I buy the walnut shell media at petco. it's untreated, so I add 1 cap full of Nu Finish car polish and a little bit of mineral spirits. run the tumbler a little while to blend.then add your brass. brass looks better than new.

[Eat Dirt]

Don't forget to toss in a dryer Cling-Free sheet

It will pick all the fine dust in the tumbler
Works for me !

[SouthCoastTargets]

so you run stainless with water???? wow, im off to do some research because apparently i dont have a clue.

[SouthCoastTargets]

WOW!!!! holy crap that brass looks good.

but need to buy tumbler, and media. kinda starting from scratch..... looks very expensive but well worth it. i will definitely be getting into that at some point, but for now i will stick to the corn cob and will try the nu finish (think i actually have some with the car stuff)

[ExtremeX]

so you run stainless with water???? wow, im off to do some research because apparently i dont have a clue.

[ExtremeX]

but for now i will stick to the corn cob and will try the nu finish (think i actually have some with the car stuff)

Use walnut not corn cob for cleaning…. I never liked my results with corn cob; it’s more for polishing after using walnut.

I gave away my corn cob to another reloader, I get enough shine with walnut and nufinish to skip the corn cob all together.

[khw9mm]

$250 will get you going with stainless steel media tumbler. If you reload for precision, case mouth peening might be an issue for you unless you can trim it off with a Giraud or something...

[SouthCoastTargets]

anybody have tips for keeping brass looking nice after tumbling? does the nu finish keep it from oxidizing after being exposed to air again