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How to get shiny brass out of stainless media tumbler?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhawk" data-source="post: 2010749" data-attributes="member: 105459"><p>If you refer to previous posts you will find your answers.</p><p><strong>What I believe is the culprit is that your brass cleaning mixture itself, as well as your rinsing time. Add the following two ingredients to this your water itself. How do I know this because I have encountered the same issue and learned to overcome it.</strong></p><p><strong>There are other factors involved here but I'm certain this is a big part of your problem.</strong></p><p>In that light, I will tell you the way I tumble my brass using steel pin media.</p><p><em><strong><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"> Buy the following two items and ditch your current brass cleaner.</span></strong></em></p><p><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><strong><em>1) Lemishine powder. (adding more than this amount may cause a pinkish discoloring of the brass)</em></strong></span></p><p><em><strong><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)">2) Dawn dishwashing liquid</span></strong></em></p><p><em>Here are the quantities that I add to my drum</em></p><p><em>1/4 teaspoon of Lemishine</em></p><p><em>1/2 teaspoon of Dawn liquid</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Before I proceed here in South Western Florida we have very hard water and to that end, I use water that has been run through our water softening system. Because of this factor, your results may vary and you will need to experiment.</em></p><p><em>Continue On, please.</em></p><p><em>Add pin media to your drum and fill with enough water to cover your media leaving enough water to add your Lemishine, and then your Dawn while mixing them thoroughly in your drum.</em></p><p><em>add your brass hulls and fill your drum. ( the water will agitate enough in the drum while filling to thoroughly mix up the Lemisshine and Dawn )</em></p><p><em>Seal your drum and tumble as per usual. When done bring to a sink and flush out your drum by letting hot water flow into and out of your drum. Now tilt your drum and drain water. Repeat this process several times</em></p><p><em>When you have done this it is time to separate your brass hulls from the steel pin media.</em></p><p><em>When you have just your clean shell cases lay them out and rinse them again to remove any residual soap or water.</em></p><p><em>( I mean rinse the good for at least a minute ).</em></p><p><em>Now what I do is using air from a compressor tip over each case shake them to remove any pins that are still logged inside and from the primer side shoot a blast of compressed air into the cartridge case and set them aside.</em></p><p><em>When I have completed this task I set my case dryer @ 158 degrees and insert all my brass. ( time will depend on quantity )</em></p><p><em><span style="color: rgb(97, 189, 109)"><strong>The end result for me is a clean shiny water spot-free case.</strong></span></em></p><p><em>I must confess I am a little anal about cases with dark water spots on them.</em></p><p><em>They just bug the crap outa me!</em></p><p><em>if you don't want to try my method and still want to use your old cleaner please reduce the amount of cleaner that you are using.trail and error is the onlyway to solve your problem.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhawk, post: 2010749, member: 105459"] If you refer to previous posts you will find your answers. [B]What I believe is the culprit is that your brass cleaning mixture itself, as well as your rinsing time. Add the following two ingredients to this your water itself. How do I know this because I have encountered the same issue and learned to overcome it. There are other factors involved here but I'm certain this is a big part of your problem.[/B] In that light, I will tell you the way I tumble my brass using steel pin media. [I][B][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)] Buy the following two items and ditch your current brass cleaner.[/COLOR][/B][/I] [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][B][I]1) Lemishine powder. (adding more than this amount may cause a pinkish discoloring of the brass)[/I][/B][/COLOR] [I][B][COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]2) Dawn dishwashing liquid[/COLOR][/B] Here are the quantities that I add to my drum 1/4 teaspoon of Lemishine 1/2 teaspoon of Dawn liquid Before I proceed here in South Western Florida we have very hard water and to that end, I use water that has been run through our water softening system. Because of this factor, your results may vary and you will need to experiment. Continue On, please. Add pin media to your drum and fill with enough water to cover your media leaving enough water to add your Lemishine, and then your Dawn while mixing them thoroughly in your drum. add your brass hulls and fill your drum. ( the water will agitate enough in the drum while filling to thoroughly mix up the Lemisshine and Dawn ) Seal your drum and tumble as per usual. When done bring to a sink and flush out your drum by letting hot water flow into and out of your drum. Now tilt your drum and drain water. Repeat this process several times When you have done this it is time to separate your brass hulls from the steel pin media. When you have just your clean shell cases lay them out and rinse them again to remove any residual soap or water. ( I mean rinse the good for at least a minute ). Now what I do is using air from a compressor tip over each case shake them to remove any pins that are still logged inside and from the primer side shoot a blast of compressed air into the cartridge case and set them aside. When I have completed this task I set my case dryer @ 158 degrees and insert all my brass. ( time will depend on quantity ) [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)][B]The end result for me is a clean shiny water spot-free case.[/B][/COLOR] I must confess I am a little anal about cases with dark water spots on them. They just bug the crap outa me! if you don't want to try my method and still want to use your old cleaner please reduce the amount of cleaner that you are using.trail and error is the onlyway to solve your problem.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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