Thin NuFinish polish for tumbling brass

[retfed]

I routinely use Nu Finish in my tumbler. The bottle has thickened to alomst a jelly. I normally dilute 50/50 with mineral spirits for use, but this is a 50/50 combo that's jelled.
Any suggestions? (besides the obvious, throw it out & start with new.)

Retfed

 

[Cannibul]

I just add more mineral spirits. Stuff evaporates out.

Make sure you're using actual mineral spirits too.

 

[longdayjake]

Switch to Turtle Wax Finish Restorer. It works better and longer and is a couple dollars cheaper.

 

[longdayjake]

This stuff. It's awesome. Better than nufinish. https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-T...8-4-fkmr0&keywords=turtle+was+finish+restorer

 

[Rule3]

I think that bds should take on another in depth study and research the polishing coefficient on all the different media additives

Of course it would need to be a double blind study with control group

 

[Sunray]

Throw it out and don't buy a new bottle. Polish isn't necessary.
However, reports on other forums talk about the stuff clumping and the guys use mineral spirits with some success to smooth it out. Others say to just put it in the tumbler and run it for a bit.

 

[Phlier]

Polish isn't necessary.

You don't use any additive to your dry media at all?

 

[ArchAngelCD]

You don't use any additive to your dry media at all?

I don't know about anyone else but I don't use anything in my dry media except a used dryer sheet to clean up some of the dust and dirt in the media.

 

[Phlier]

I don't know about anyone else but I don't use anything in my dry media except a used dryer sheet to clean up some of the dust and dirt in the media.

Oh, I see. Honestly, I'd never thought to just run the media without polish.

I don't use mine much since I've switched to wet tumbling, but when I'm in a hurry, it still gets used. I've tried a bunch of different additives, and really like how Flitz makes the cases slippery, puts on a high gloss, and works fast... With fresh Flitz and fresh media, it's about 1.5 hours from grungy range brass to highly polished jewels.

It'll also sometimes get used after wet tumbling... Sometimes I'll forget about the case dryer, and leave the brass in overnight. Air drying at high heat turns the brass from yellow to a deep gold. When this happens, I'll sometimes throw them in the wiggler for a bit to bring the color back.

 

[Reefinmike]

I don't know about anyone else but I don't use anything in my dry media except a used dryer sheet to clean up some of the dust and dirt in the media.

Try some nufinish. Brass gets cleaner 3x faster and shines up to a high mirror polish- something thats not possible with plain ol dry walnut. 2 hours in the tumbler with nufinish gets brass cleaner and brighter than 24hrs without nufinish. The nufinish also leaves a protective film on the brass which keeps it from tarnishing. Also makes sizing pistol brass a bit easier.

 

[alexcue]

The biggest reason to use NuFinish, is that it does make sizing easier. I've tried it both ways, and have noticed a huge difference in some calibers. (usually longer brass, but even 9mm which is tapered can cause me issues).

I wish I had a suggestion but, I've never had it get dry on me. Just shake the hell out of it and it seems to work just fine on my corn cob media.

 

[Omaney]

If it's just gelled but will still squeeze out, use it as is. Just cycle it in the media a bit longer to ensure decent dispersion.

 

[mdi]

I started reloading pre-web so I didn't know what I "needed" to get good shootable ammo and just wiped my brass with a solvent dampened rag. When I did start tumbling, I used walnut media with nuttin' else, got excellent results. When I saw reloaders wanting a high polished, virgin looking brass, I experimented with a bunch of stuff. Nu Finish, "Scratch Away", most any auto polish, flake carnauba wax, and mineral spirits all work to some degree, but I settled on an old jug of Turtle wax polish. I don't need high gloss (ain't nobody to impress!) and just like a light coating of wax to help prevent tarnish on stored brass. I don't want/need glossy brass except for my Garand and 1911 brass, where shiny is easier to find in the dirt, rocks, etc. of the "range" where I shoot, but the wax left on the cases allow long term storage without tarnish...

I'd just add some more mineral spirits and shake it up...

 

[Jesse Heywood]

This stuff. It's awesome. Better than nufinish. https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-T...8-4-fkmr0&keywords=turtle+was+finish+restorer

The Turtle Wax website says this product is no longer available. It is not available locally.

 

[2011redrider]

The Turtle Wax website says this product is no longer available. It is not available locally.

Seems to be available online at Amazon and autobarn.net

 

[ericuda]

Use dryer sheet with walnut to clean up and lightly polish older brass. Nu finish and corncob is hard to beat for final polish, I wouldnt thin, just put in when running and break up with fingers when it comes to top. Do this for 2 minutes and you are good.

 

[Average Joe]

I stopped using NU Finish, and started using jewelers rouge, and I find they come out much cleaner.