Substitute for brass polish from reloading source

[Futo Inu]

Will some off the shelf, hardware store brass polish work for use in tumbler medium, or is there something special about polish sold specifically for this purpose? Thanks.

 

[Edward429451]

It has to be ammonia free so it won't attack and weaken the brass.

I use ammonia free turtle wax polish...

 

[Intune]

Along these same lines. I have just begun reloading. I just reloaded & fired 99 of 100 .45acp. One round was bulged on one side & wouldn't chamber. I thought best & didn't try to force it. My question, I don't own a tumbler, is there any way to clean this brass for reloading by hand? Thanks!

 

[Steve in PA]

In my tumbler I use crushed corn cob as media (its used for pet bedding/litter) and a few cap fulls of Iosso brass polish.......cases looks like a shiny penny.

Iosso also sells a kit......where you dunk the cases in a solution......for a few minutes....and the cases come clean. Can't verify the results as I don't use this method.

 

[Edward429451]

I don't own a tumbler, is there any way to clean this brass for reloading by hand? Thanks!

Try a 3/8" wooden dowel rod cut into about 4" sections. Chuck it in a cordless drill, brass over the top and hit it with some fine steel wool.

Different size dowels for different calibers. I shudder to think of how much brass I've cleaned this way.

Have fun!

 

[oscar]

Any good car polish works fine.

 

[Intune]

I hope this is not considered a thread highjack but I meant not polishing but cleaning them for reloading. I can't just pick my own brass back up & start reloading them again, can I? Stop shaking yer heads!

 

[50 Shooter]

I think it's Iosso that has a liquid cleaner, comes in a 3 gal. bucket with a dunk tray. Load your brass into it and let it sit for a couple minutes, pull them out and shake them off, let dry and reload.

http://www.iosso.com/metal.htm check out this link.

 

[Intune]

Thanks 50!

 

[Matt Dillon]

Substitue for brass polish from reloading source

Folks, before I could afford a tumbler, I cleaned my brass in a 1/2 solution vinegar and water by soaking the brass in the vinegar and water, shaking it around from time to time, then after a couple of hours I'd rinse the cartridges out with clean water and dry them over night. The vinegar changed the brass color a little bit but I didn't see any other adverse reaction to using the vinegar.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Intune,

You sure as heck can.

I rarely clean my cases before reloading, unless they're absolutely filthy from a muddy range.

Then I normally just wash them in a 5 gallon bucket with lots of hot water and Lysol.

Rinse very thorougly, and spread on a sheet behind the furnace to dry.

 

[Steve Smith]

You guys work too hard at this.