Quick cleaning question?

[FNP45]

I'm thinking about using this red rouge that I got from the guy I bought my tumbler off of. Do I need to clean the brass again before sizing?

Also, thinking about lubing the cases with spray lube for 9mm, read somewhere sence it's a tapered case it helps, to clean this lube off do I just retumble after sizing and if so how long?

 

[matrem]

Not sure what "red rouge" is, but all of the polishes I've used, (I've tried several) seem to be best wiped away by a dry or a slightly damp rag. A few are better removed with a damp one.

Tumbling may be quicker for large quantities, but certainly isn't necessary for most situations.

 

[jcwit]

Drop the red rough and put a teaspoon of auto polish such as Nu-Finish, Kit, Mothers, Meguires ect. liquid in the media. It will give you the finish you more than likely want, will not have to be wiped off and will deposit a light layer of wax/polymer finish to help end tarnish.

This has been discussed many times here.

I usually tumble after resizing to remove the sizer marks, not scratches there are none, but the marking. Some even tumble after the reloading is complete, take your pick.

 

[rcmodel]

Yes, you can use the red rouge powder.
That is what red treated media has on it to make it red.
But a little goes a very long ways.

Just put a pinch in the tumbler with untreated media.
Along with a squirt of tumbler polish or New Finish.
You only want enough to "color" the media without any excess to dust off.

You don't need to clean it off before sizing, as there won't be any left to clean off unless you used too much.


Use a light spritz of spray lube on handgun cases.
Not much is needed.
It is not necessary to even get lube on every case, as it will carry over from one case to 3-4 others in the sizing die.

Cleaning it off?
By the time you get done sizing & expanding them, most of it will be on your pants leg where you wiped your hand.

I wait and tumble my finished jacketed bullet ammo for about 15-20 minutes to get the remaining lube & fingerprints off everything.

Don't do it with cast lead bullets though!!

rc

 

[FNP45]

Thanks for the info rcmodel, that's what I was looking for.

I went ahead last night and used a little of the stuff. I poored out some of the straight corn cob and added about an 1.5" of walnut thathas already been coated in the stuff, along with a dryer sheet. I put some brass in that I had already tumbled previously to see how it would come out. It did great just after an hour and a half. It went from nice and clean to brand new. Didn't notice any red left on the cases either, so I think I'm in the right spot.

Thanks