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<blockquote data-quote="bigedp51" data-source="post: 1319795" data-attributes="member: 28965"><div style="text-align: left">Before getting my wet tumbler and using stainless media I would wash really dirty brass with a home made brass cleaner from the link below. It worked very well but didn't have the "bling" of wet tumbling.</div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Homemade Firearm Cleaners & Lubricants</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><u><u><u><u><a href="http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm" target="_blank">Homemade Firearm Related Products</a></u></u></u></u></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I used the third one down the list.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px">"A solution of 1 quart of water, 1 cup white vinegar, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup laundry or dishwashing detergent, 1/8 cup salt. Soak with some agitation for 15 to 20 minutes and follow with a rinse of soapy hot water and allow to dry. This may leave brass with a slight pinkish cast which will disappear with a short tumble in media."</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px">I went to wet tumbling with stainless steel media to clean the brass before sizing and not scratching my dies. Anytime you have a firearm that throws perfectly good brass away and it lands on the ground the case can pick up dirt and grit. And I got tired of polishing my .223/5.56 dies to remove the in-bedded grit in the die. And washing the brass with the home made cleaner above would not scrub the cases free of dirt and grit.</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px">Bottom line, in my opinion you have two choices, Dillon carbide .308 dies or wet tumbling. And wet tumbling works for any caliber with standard dies and cost less. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigedp51, post: 1319795, member: 28965"] [LEFT]Before getting my wet tumbler and using stainless media I would wash really dirty brass with a home made brass cleaner from the link below. It worked very well but didn't have the "bling" of wet tumbling. [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] Homemade Firearm Cleaners & Lubricants [U][U][U][U][URL="http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm"]Homemade Firearm Related Products[/URL][/U][/U][/U][/U] I used the third one down the list. [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [SIZE=2]"A solution of 1 quart of water, 1 cup white vinegar, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup laundry or dishwashing detergent, 1/8 cup salt. Soak with some agitation for 15 to 20 minutes and follow with a rinse of soapy hot water and allow to dry. This may leave brass with a slight pinkish cast which will disappear with a short tumble in media." I went to wet tumbling with stainless steel media to clean the brass before sizing and not scratching my dies. Anytime you have a firearm that throws perfectly good brass away and it lands on the ground the case can pick up dirt and grit. And I got tired of polishing my .223/5.56 dies to remove the in-bedded grit in the die. And washing the brass with the home made cleaner above would not scrub the cases free of dirt and grit. Bottom line, in my opinion you have two choices, Dillon carbide .308 dies or wet tumbling. And wet tumbling works for any caliber with standard dies and cost less. :) [/SIZE][/SIZE][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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