Cosmoline
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How about not using that kind of nut shell you probably bought at the pet store or tumbling before decapping?
I used only media designed for tumbling brass. And it inevitably got dusty and nasty. Depriming after tumbling got both my hands and the dies covered in dust and more than once a stray bit of media got jammed in the die. Since going wet I've had nothing but smooth sailing. I drain and rinse in the sink with no mess left behind, and the brass dries easily in a day or two laid out on plastic liners and flour sack rags. There's very little residue if any on the brass when I handle it for priming and loading. I don't even need to use stainless media, though I'm sure if I wanted high shine I could.
Wash the brass in water and detergent for a couple minutes, then dry tumble for 45 min.
?? So you're already doing a partial wet clean.