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How often should you change your media in your tumbler? I have cleaned about 2500 pieces that had been cleaned before and after about 4 hours the brass is somewhat shiny. | ||
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I rarely replace the media unless the pieces get very small, I just rejuvenate it with Mothers Mag polish. I also throw in a couple strips of used dryer sheet to help keep the dust down. | |||
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Just add more polish....whatever your brand. The polish is the key to quick shine not realy what media carries it. ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Ditto! I have a small jar of jeweler's rouge(sp?) paste, and when the media seems a little "weak", I add about 1/8 of a tea spoon. It takes very little to "freshen" it up. I use walnut shell media, and haven't bought any new for years. But then, I don't shoot as much as some on this forum. ______________________________ Well, they really aren't debates... more like horse and pony shows... without the pony... just the whores. 1955, Top tax rate, 92%... unemployment, 4%. "Beware of the Free Market. There are only two ways you can make that work. Either you bring the world's standard of living up to match ours, or lower ours to meet their's. You know which way it will go." by My Great Grandfather, 1960 Protection for Monsanto is Persecution of Farmers. | |||
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If you use your tumbler to degrease the cases (remove the sizing lubricant), it will eventually need replacing. How often depends on how much lube it has to absorb. The abrasive additives like Lyman's and commercial car polish certainly help "old" media work better and for longer and cases come out clean. I personally don't like the residue that jeweler's rouge leaves on the cases. | |||
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I know what you mean. I have found that when I wipe excess lube from the cases before I put them in the tumbler and leave them tumble for 3 hours or more, the cases do come out clean. I do enjoy all the choices we have... it keeps my attention!! ______________________________ Well, they really aren't debates... more like horse and pony shows... without the pony... just the whores. 1955, Top tax rate, 92%... unemployment, 4%. "Beware of the Free Market. There are only two ways you can make that work. Either you bring the world's standard of living up to match ours, or lower ours to meet their's. You know which way it will go." by My Great Grandfather, 1960 Protection for Monsanto is Persecution of Farmers. | |||
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Polish it is the. Thank You all | |||
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For cheap media go to PetSmart and buy a ten-pound bag of bedding for snakes and lizards and such. It's crushed walnut hulls and will cost you about eleven bucks. Beats the hell out of paying twice or thrice as much for "tumbling media" sold in gunshops. | |||
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