Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Added to Media?

Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.
For the past 20 years I have just used the Dillon rapid polish I first bought with my Dillon vibratory cleaner and media. Gives a nice final polish to the brass, and I only add a capful. (I have the old smaller CV-500). I also always drop in a used dryer sheet to help keep the dust down and clean the cases.
 
Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.
Dag Gonnit! !! Now here we go again,you know we gotta try it ! Sheesh!
 
I'm sure baking soda would work great. Super fine powder. Polishes all sorts of things. I wouldn't let it run overnight or anything like that but if you do it just till you get desired brightness you are good to go. Report back with pictures.
 
I'm sure baking soda would work great. Super fine powder. Polishes all sorts of things. I wouldn't let it run overnight or anything like that but if you do it just till you get desired brightness you are good to go. Report back with pictures.
I just tried general dollars brand of soft scrub added to my media, it was a 1.00, seems to work good also but will try baking soda also, why not.
 
 
During the development of the atomic bomb much exposure to uranium oxide occurred. A huge amount of this stuff was used to produce the much smaller amount of the isotope contained in the 1st A bomb. The uranium oxide, heavy stuff, stuck to cotton lab coats so strongly that soapy detergents would not remove it. Addition of baking soda to the wash made for cleaner coats.

Just thinking:rolleyes:, would baking soda help to remove the lead primer residue and other heavy metal products from cartridge brass.

Baking soda is not recommended for use on aluminum because it strips the protective layer of aluminum oxide from the aluminum. Not good if your tumbler had an aluminum bowl. Blazer aluminum cases are not intended for reloads but I have seen this done.
 
Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.
Be careful , I have had experience with products like Brasso imbedding in the barrel resulting in excessive copper fouling.
 
Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.
Have to give that a shot. Clean brass is happy brass..
 

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