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How to get shiny brass out of stainless media tumbler?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D Texas" data-source="post: 2014832" data-attributes="member: 71221"><p>Since I bought my Rotary tumbler I rarely if ever use my vibratory tumblers. I hate the dust they produce and leave on the brass even when I use dryer sheets in the media. </p><p></p><p>That said I am on well water and it is filtered and softened so that in itself make a big difference. If you have hard water you will have spotting issues most of the time. </p><p></p><p>I just use HOT tap water (1 gallon) 1 TBSP of dawn and 1/4 TSP of powdered Lemishine. Be conservative on the Lemishine or it will tarnish your brass, especially if you happen to have any nickel brass. Depending on how dirty the brass is, I'll run it anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours. After the tumbling cycle is complete, I drain the water, brass and media using a gold prospecting pan with a fine mesh screen and wash it thoroughly with warm tap water. I then use a media separator to get the pins out. After that I place on a towel and roll/tumble within to dry the loose/excess water then I place the brass on an old tee shirt on a dryer shoe pan (front load dryer) and dry for 15-20 minutes on high heat setting. The brass comes out super clean and very shiny.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike D Texas, post: 2014832, member: 71221"] Since I bought my Rotary tumbler I rarely if ever use my vibratory tumblers. I hate the dust they produce and leave on the brass even when I use dryer sheets in the media. That said I am on well water and it is filtered and softened so that in itself make a big difference. If you have hard water you will have spotting issues most of the time. I just use HOT tap water (1 gallon) 1 TBSP of dawn and 1/4 TSP of powdered Lemishine. Be conservative on the Lemishine or it will tarnish your brass, especially if you happen to have any nickel brass. Depending on how dirty the brass is, I'll run it anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours. After the tumbling cycle is complete, I drain the water, brass and media using a gold prospecting pan with a fine mesh screen and wash it thoroughly with warm tap water. I then use a media separator to get the pins out. After that I place on a towel and roll/tumble within to dry the loose/excess water then I place the brass on an old tee shirt on a dryer shoe pan (front load dryer) and dry for 15-20 minutes on high heat setting. The brass comes out super clean and very shiny. [/QUOTE]
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