Brass cleaning

Bubba Jr.

October 21, 2009 19:43

I just put some new media ( tuffnut)
in the brass cleaner and it has left the inside of the cases with a red dust inside,i have always cleaned it out with rice or older media in the past but this time it is realy bad. Would you worry about it if it didnt come out completly clean ? Ive reloaded a lot of years and this seems to be the worst ever.

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  Bubba Jr.

  October 21, 2009 19:43

  Has anyone heard of or used a brass polishing item from the hardware store.

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  jonk

  October 22, 2009 04:46

  Ultrasonic cleaning with a suitable medium (detergent etc) will do that. If he's doing it commercially he must have a heck of an ultrasonic unit as the store bought ones in the $100 range handle up to maybe 30 rifle cases at a time.
  
  Soaking in a white vinegar/water solution will get the inside pretty clean, but it does leave everything slightly orange colored- if he went that route he'd have to tumble afterwards for a final shine up.

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  greystone

  October 25, 2009 15:28

  Here's a link to ultrasonic cleaning. I punch the primers out and then use ultrasound to clean my brass. They're clean inside and out before before I do any sizing. After they're loaded then they go into the tumbler-doing some right now-and they come out looking better than new. Dave
  http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html

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  Bubba Jr.

  October 25, 2009 18:08

  quote:Originally posted by greystone
  Here's a link to ultrasonic cleaning. I punch the primers out and then use ultrasound to clean my brass. They're clean inside and out before before I do any sizing. After they're loaded then they go into the tumbler-doing some right now-and they come out looking better than new. Dave
  http://www.6mmbr.com/ultrasonic.html
  
  
  
  Thanks for the link Dave. I have an ultrasonic cleaner that I used to use in my camera repair business. But unfortunately I let the smoke out of it several years ago. I might have to go shopping on that other auction site again.[:)]

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