Wreck-n-Crew
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There are many fans of Lemi Shine for brass cleaning. I am one as well. For those that are curios as to how well it works there is a way to see the same results without buying the product. Essentially Lemon juice is a great brass cleaner that also removes tarnishing. Doesn't matter how dirty or tarnished the brass, lemon juice or LEmi Shine really makes old brass look like new.
I know this is not news to many but FWIW I felt it worth sharing.
This photo does not do justice to how well this brass came out:
The brass literally looks brand new. I used about 15-20 drops of lemon juice to 2-3 drops of dish liquid (off brand...doesn't matter) for 200-250 9mm brass in a small tumbler from Harbor Freight : http://www.harborfreight.com/3-lb-rotary-rock-tumbler-67631.html. Tumbled for 35 min, rinse, repeat. Some of the brass was heavily tarnished (almost black).
Now I have not compared the actual cost difference to using Lemi Shine but my goal was a temporary solution to being out of Lemi Shine. For fans of Lemi Shine, you now have an alternative If you get in a pinch and for those who want to try Lemi Shine, just try a lemon! same results.
Note: for heavy tarnish longer tumble or soak time may be necessary to get like-new brass results. 1-2 hrs. FME YMMV.
I know this is not news to many but FWIW I felt it worth sharing.
This photo does not do justice to how well this brass came out:
The brass literally looks brand new. I used about 15-20 drops of lemon juice to 2-3 drops of dish liquid (off brand...doesn't matter) for 200-250 9mm brass in a small tumbler from Harbor Freight : http://www.harborfreight.com/3-lb-rotary-rock-tumbler-67631.html. Tumbled for 35 min, rinse, repeat. Some of the brass was heavily tarnished (almost black).
Now I have not compared the actual cost difference to using Lemi Shine but my goal was a temporary solution to being out of Lemi Shine. For fans of Lemi Shine, you now have an alternative If you get in a pinch and for those who want to try Lemi Shine, just try a lemon! same results.
Note: for heavy tarnish longer tumble or soak time may be necessary to get like-new brass results. 1-2 hrs. FME YMMV.