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Brass Cleaner - Sonic or Vibrating?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1570682" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Good question Rick</p><p></p><p>All media is treated with an abrasive, if you use it many times it becomes ineffective and takes a long time to do any polishing. You can add this abrasive to revive your media by adding it to your media and bring it back to life Like this Lyman product. (There are many brands). <a href="https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1064672201/lyman-turbo-charger-media-reactivator" target="_blank">https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1064672201/lyman-turbo-charger-media-reactivator</a></p><p></p><p>The corncob or Walnut in it's self is only the media that carries/absorbs the activator and is not abrasive enough to do the job. I have left cases running in the vibratory polisher for 24 hours and it did not clean up the cases because the media was worn out and needed to be replaced or re activated.</p><p></p><p>The active abrasive is not flammable and does not burn up, so if not removed from the inside of the case before loading, will end up going down the barrel and increasing wear. The activators are the same as in the new media in many cases and if you look at the products in it, it is some form of polish that has to remove the corrosion in order to polish.</p><p></p><p>In a vibratory tumbler it is not under any pressure so it is not as aggressive as it is under 55,000+ PSI when fired.</p><p></p><p>To get an idea of how much is left in the case, take a Q tip and swab the inside of a polished case that has not been cleaned/washed after polishing. much of this debris is abrasives.</p><p></p><p>I have nothing against this process, in fact I use it in some instances</p><p>along with other methods mentioned.</p><p></p><p>My experiences also have been that truly clean cases inside and out perform better and don't contribute to barrel or chamber wear and with high volume shooting, any thing that can reduce barrel life is important to me.</p><p></p><p>I want something to clean the outside of the case, the inside of the case and neck and the primer pocket. for this degree of cleaning, vibratory cleaning would be my last choice if i were ask.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1570682, member: 2736"] Good question Rick All media is treated with an abrasive, if you use it many times it becomes ineffective and takes a long time to do any polishing. You can add this abrasive to revive your media by adding it to your media and bring it back to life Like this Lyman product. (There are many brands). [URL]https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1064672201/lyman-turbo-charger-media-reactivator[/URL] The corncob or Walnut in it's self is only the media that carries/absorbs the activator and is not abrasive enough to do the job. I have left cases running in the vibratory polisher for 24 hours and it did not clean up the cases because the media was worn out and needed to be replaced or re activated. The active abrasive is not flammable and does not burn up, so if not removed from the inside of the case before loading, will end up going down the barrel and increasing wear. The activators are the same as in the new media in many cases and if you look at the products in it, it is some form of polish that has to remove the corrosion in order to polish. In a vibratory tumbler it is not under any pressure so it is not as aggressive as it is under 55,000+ PSI when fired. To get an idea of how much is left in the case, take a Q tip and swab the inside of a polished case that has not been cleaned/washed after polishing. much of this debris is abrasives. I have nothing against this process, in fact I use it in some instances along with other methods mentioned. My experiences also have been that truly clean cases inside and out perform better and don't contribute to barrel or chamber wear and with high volume shooting, any thing that can reduce barrel life is important to me. I want something to clean the outside of the case, the inside of the case and neck and the primer pocket. for this degree of cleaning, vibratory cleaning would be my last choice if i were ask. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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