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Tumbling or vibrater?
26 March 2022, 23:44
jerrymontgomeryTumbling or vibrater?
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
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27 March 2022, 02:28
eagle27Give 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.
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.
27 March 2022, 03:59
arkypete. 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.
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27 March 2022, 04:21
ted thornA 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
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27 March 2022, 06:38
LamarI 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.
27 March 2022, 07:01
ted thornquote:
Originally posted by Lamar:
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.
I do the same thing.
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27 March 2022, 07:37
LeonardCI 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.
28 March 2022, 04:42
jerrymontgomeryThanks 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
I do this:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...141040332#3141040332Now, I clean it before, if dirty, in soapy water. Doesn't use ultrasonic much now.
Jiri
30 March 2022, 17:28
ledvmquote:
Originally posted by Lamar:
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.
Sir,
Are you using this method to lube pre-sizing?
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30 March 2022, 23:23
AtkinsonI 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..
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