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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by Mistered » Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:16 pm

or does it just fall out?
It's a good idea to rinse the brass after tumbling to remove any remaining media and dust.
I hand polish each piece of brass with Brasso one at a time.
You might want to seriously consider a tumbling system.
I recommend liquid with pins.
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Post by RanchRoper » Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:48 pm

I have a couple hundred going in the tumbler today...another hour or so and good to go.
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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by Grunt67 » Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:45 pm

Nothing prettier than a batch of bright shinny brass ( well, almost ).
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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Apr 05, 2020 8:17 pm

Oh ya, that's what I'm talkin' about... :D


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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by Mags » Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:50 pm

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I can't hold back any more. I like shiny brass!
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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by RanchRoper » Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:17 pm

I just put a few drops of brass polish in tumbler. Works pretty good. Walnut media.
That's about 500 in my reload drawer.
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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by Travlin » Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:39 am

One has to be careful about using any kind of brass polish that has ammonia in it as too much of it can weaken the brass.
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Post by RanchRoper » Mon Apr 06, 2020 6:32 am

Good point. Will check it.
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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by Headhog » Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:39 pm

I set a timer on mine just in case I forget. Trouble is I use a 24 hour time so It will start again the next day. :shock:
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Re: ooooh my eyes !!

Post by Team Roper » Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:53 am

That's why I add the auto polish, New Finish, to my media sometimes. I like them shiny too.
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