Using the dish washer to remove lube and clean rifle brass after resizing

The sun works for me.

I'm pistol only at this time so I don't have the issue.
I use hornady one shot for lube. Bought a small can to see if I liked it. About 12000 rounds later the can was empty. I bought the big can this time. I bet I kick my 8lb sport pistol before I kick that can.

Never had to remove lube so I do my initial cleaning, dry, and good until dirty again.

Erief0g said:

I use hornady one shot for lube.

Never had to remove lube

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And I am happy to report that myth busting done on residual lube left on inside of case neck, One Shot did not experience bullet setback wet or dry - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...affect-on-neck-tension-bullet-setback.834035/

If you only care about removing lube, then just spray the cases with 90% or better alcohol and then rub them a few times in a towel. I lay two dozen at a time on a dish-sized bath towel, spray them with alcohol, fold the towel over them and rub them; clean as a whistle and quick drying.

Unless you are thinking about a second dishwasher, why are you reinventing the wheel?

I wouldn't use something intended for cleaning stuff you use to cook and eat with.

I put my cases back in the dry tumbler to get the lube off. Works like a charm.

I wouldn't buy a wet tumbler just to get the lube off after I had dry tumbled cases. And I definitely wouldn't buy a dehydrator. If you want to get the lube off with soap in water just put them in a big Tupperware container with some dish soap, shake it around and let them soak. The rinse and let them air dry. That should take off any excess lube. You could add Lemi Shine if you wanted to just like a regular wet tumble. I don't use Lemi Shine because it is an acid and I don't want it eating away at my cases. There are a lot of reports of people not being able to get cases shiny after multiple washing in Lemi Shine. I am sure I will get grilled for that comment but that is my opinion.

berettaprofessor said:

If you only care about removing lube, then just spray the cases with 90% or better alcohol and then rub them a few times in a towel. I lay two dozen at a time on a dish-sized bath towel, spray them with alcohol, fold the towel over them and rub them; clean as a whistle and quick drying.

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This method works for me as well. I use the Dillon case lube and then load progressively on a Dillon 650. After that I follow the above process to clean off the lube.
When I wet tumble I just let the cases dry naturally in the sun . If I need to load right away I don't wet tumble I use corn cob.

tightgroup tiger said:

Mine take more than 3 beers. I see you have a tumbler out there, you must be knocking more water out of them before you throw them on your stand to dry.

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The blue basket is a Dillon media separator that comes with the tub on the right. It’s intended to be used for dry media but if filled with water gives a final rinse and reduces surface tension inside the cases, so I don’t get stuck pins.

Here the cases are not only dry but too hot to hold in a bare hand, from sitting in the sunlight.

I just don't get the whole wet tumble deal when I can put my brass in the tumbler with corn cob, Nu-finish and a dryer sheet and have clean shinny brass in about 2 hours. No water, wet brass or drying involved. But then again I guess I just don't care that the inside is all clean and shinny anyway.

No I don't have any dust coming out of my tumbler since I treat new media with the Nu-finish and dryer sheets for a couple hours before I start to use it so all the dust is either removed by the dryer sheets or soaked up by the wax.

As for using the dishwasher I would think there are just to many unknowns. How much lead is on or in the brass from the primers? Is it all washed down the drain or will there be lead residue left in the washer? I'm not an expert like some of the other posters on this thread so I just don't know how safe or unsafe it would be.

I did wash 1000 very dirty 20 gauge hulls is the clothes washer about 10 years ago, put them in a mesh clothes bag and ran the machine through the wash cycle. Not sure how smart that was but it sure cleaned them up all nice and shinny.

Good Bad and the Ugly said:

I was thinking about buying a wet rotary tumbler but after watching a few videos on how to use one and people buying a food dehydrator to dry them after I was thinking , what a pain in the keaster. There has got to be a easier way of removing the lube and clean them up some before throwing them into my vibratory tumbler. After some brain storming I came up with the idea , why not use my diswasher with a packet of cascade plainum. Not only will it clean and wash away the messy lube , it will also dry them with it's built in dryer. Between the upper and lower basket there are 120 nylon coated 3" spikes sticking up that work perfectly for each cartridege. Works like a charm. Thought I would pass this on. Makes life a little bit easier...

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I am a little late to the Mensa Party my IP service has been down for days.

Brainstorming? Wow!
Pain in the keaster?
Makes life easier?
How much of a PITA is putting each individual case on the spikes??
Plus you are using the WRONG detergent. If you used Lem Shine the cases will be nice and shiny as well

Fir those forward thinkers before you, they found that a mesh bag and the washer and drier was the way to go. Just wash them with you wife's undies,

Ten years ago I cancelled my membership at an indoor range.
My lead level was 29. 10 is considered max by the CDC.

I never used my dishwasher, but I don't think thats such a good idea.

Anyway the last time I had it checked I got it down to. 7.

Please stay safe my friends.

I bought a Harbor Freight rock tumbler and I use it with about 1/8 t-spoon of lemishine and a few drops of Dawn dish soap with very hot tap water. Any possible lead goes down the drain. Then I lay them out on an old bath towel to dry. After they dry I dry tumble with a cap full of mineral spirits or paint thinner and a cap full of Nu-Finish car polish, and they come out very clean and shiny. Some have said they don't need to be shiny, but I have found that cracks and blemishes are easier to see.

If you had a wet tumbler you could take "clean" brass out of your dry tumbler and run it through the wet one.
I believe you would be shocked at what the water looks like.
I have had blood lead issues in the past so I would sure not want that in my dishwasher that I use to clean things I eat and drink off of.

The clothes washer would be a better choice, but even then I wouldn't want the residue getting on my clothes.
Lots of people scoff at the lead issue but if you have had problems I can tell you it is not a joke.
Nothing fun down that road.

I used to shoot at an indoor range and when tested my levels were sky high, forget what they were at the worst but >60.
Caused alarm bells to go off, I got calls from the State (so much for HIPPA "public health issue")

Everyone has their own feelings on the matter but to me it's not a big deal to dry the brass.
Summertime where I am at it drys in about an hour or two in the back yard in the sun on an old towel, in winter I just put it on an old towel and set it in the corner of the room to dry.
If you keep the inside of you house a reasonable temp it is dry in < 2 days.

A FART and a dehydrater is all one needs.

I do like the dishwasher idea though. possibly an old one dedicated to gun stuff. it would be nice to just set it and forget it.

could be used for old milsurp stocks and glocks too.