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Someone gave me a bunch of once-fired 222 brass and a few of them have a bit of green corrosion. What kind of cleaner do I need? Would an ultrasonic do the job or do I need to tumble them? A stupid question; should they be cleaned AFTER sizing, or before? Thnks. I've read the current thread on tumblers. jmbn Old and in the way | ||
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Give them a wash in some warm water with some citric acid powder dissolved in it. Can buy citric acid from supermarkets. Cleans up brass real good. The acid concentration is not critical just enough to clean up the brass. | |||
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Before. Definitely and always. You don't want that crap in your sizing die. Vinegar will remove verdigris. Tumbling or vibrator; makes no difference. I use a vibrator, walnut shells, and case polish from midway. | |||
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. A friend gave me something like a thousand 308 / 7.62 cases in varying states of dirty that got cleaned with walnut hulls and car polish. My routine is to clean cases upon return rom the range. After resizing they get another cleaning to remove the lube. I bought my tumblers from Harbor Freight, mt walnut hulls from a pet supple and the auto polish from Walmart. "Whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force." --Thomas Jefferson | |||
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A wet rotary, a squirt of dish soap with Southern Shine SS media has NO equal in terms of speed and finish.....however Wet requires dry time ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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I throw it in the dry tumbler to dry my wet tumbled cases. the little bit of water helps the wax coat the cases better anyway. | |||
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I do the same thing. ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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I use a vibrator. I use a "universal" decapper to remove the primer as my first step and examine every case for flaws while I've got it in my hand. Then in the tumbler it goes. I use ground walnut shells from the pet store with a little bit of car wax (Nu Finish) mixed in. | |||
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Thanks guys- it all makes sense to me. I knocked the primers out, then boiled them with Pledge added, got the majority of the water out by knocking them on a towel, and they're in the oven now at 225 degrees, just above boiling. after drying I'll size them. jmbn Old and in the way | |||
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I do this: http://forums.accuratereloadin...141040332#3141040332 Now, I clean it before, if dirty, in soapy water. Doesn't use ultrasonic much now. Jiri | |||
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Sir, Are you using this method to lube pre-sizing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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I use a viberator and walnut shells, I only want to clean, not shine like the factory..I clean mostly to protect the reloading dies I suppose..I don't see it as critical or complicated, just over played.. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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