brass sprayed or coated in stuff

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so i recieved a heap of brass with a 2nd hand rifle an when i got it out of the air seal, straight away noticed they were oily as.... inside and out, with what appears to be the same stuffs coated right over the rifle in big doses..
on te rifle its cool but the brass.....

whats the go with some spirits ? to get that stuff off? without usin a ultra sonic cleaner thingy majiggy ,

keen to hear, as even the primer pockets are soaked... :( powder an ignition will not like this
 
mmcintyre1220 said:
personally I would throw them in my wet tumbler but I assume you don't have one. The next best thing would be to wash them off with 99% alcohol and then dry tumble
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what abot petrol lol (gasoline) ? or kerosene or something like mineral turps etc? i can hit the hardware store tomorow, dont think il find 99% alcohol unless its a common thing? i never seen it haha
 
Dump them into a bucket, pour some of your gasoline onto them, swish them around a bit and dump the gas in a safe spot.

Then boil up as much hot water as you need to rinse the last of any residues left behind from the gasoline wash.

Set out in the sun to dry.

Careful, those cases, fresh out of the boiling water are HOT. They will likely dry on their own, without sunlight.

One thing, pour that hot water off quickly, so nothing settles back onto the cases. The oily residue will float to the surface but as you tilt the container, some of it will adhere to the brass. You may need to repeat the process. I've never had to. Don't go cheap and not use enough gasoline or you will have to repeat the process
 
bearhunter said:
Dump them into a bucket, pour some of your gasoline onto them, swish them around a bit and dump the gas in a safe spot.

Then boil up as much hot water as you need to rinse the last of any residues left behind from the gasoline wash.

Set out in the sun to dry.

Careful, those cases, fresh out of the boiling water are HOT. They will likely dry on their own, without sunlight.

One thing, pour that hot water off quickly, so nothing settles back onto the cases. The oily residue will float to the surface but as you tilt the container, some of it will adhere to the brass. You may need to repeat the process. I've never had to. Don't go cheap and not use enough gasoline or you will have to repeat the process
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Yo! thanks! thats the sorta one im after :)

will do this. thanks again mate
 
bearhunter said:
Dump them into a bucket, pour some of your gasoline onto them, swish them around a bit and dump the gas in a safe spot.

Then boil up as much hot water as you need to rinse the last of any residues left behind from the gasoline wash.

Set out in the sun to dry.

Careful, those cases, fresh out of the boiling water are HOT. They will likely dry on their own, without sunlight.

One thing, pour that hot water off quickly, so nothing settles back onto the cases. The oily residue will float to the surface but as you tilt the container, some of it will adhere to the brass. You may need to repeat the process. I've never had to. Don't go cheap and not use enough gasoline or you will have to repeat the process
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This is what I'd do, except I would add a bit of dishwashing soap to the boiling water, swish it around some and then rinse again with another batch of boiling water. Soap lifts the petrol smell better than water alone.
 
Ditto on the hot water and dish soap, except I use lots of soap, enough to really suds up in the bucket and give the whole thing about two minutes of stirring. Drain and fill the bucket again with cold water to rinse, then set aside overnight to dry.

The cold water seems to leave a very fine coating of soap that prevents tarnishing. Brass will be sparkling clean and ready to load.
Ted
 
Hard to beat above advice about boiling water and good dish soap - do not know what brands you have there - I rely on Dawn dishwashing soap. Cuts petroleum based grease very well - get a bucket of water boiling - good ounce of so of dishwashing soap and let it work on those brass. Suds are a good thing, just not all over the floor. Advantage of boiling water is you can not get hotter than 100 C so not going to hurt the brass at all. Re-boil as often as you think, to get good and rinsed - you want bone dry brass - no lube what-so-ever when using them (inside, primer pocket - of course you need lube when re-sizing, but then remove!). Store in plastic freezer bags to try to keep out air - will not tarnish or corrode if kept reasonably air tight - brass cases do not need any preservatives...
 
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bearhunter said:
Dump them into a bucket, pour some of your gasoline onto them, swish them around a bit and dump the gas in a safe spot.

Then boil up as much hot water as you need to rinse the last of any residues left behind from the gasoline wash.

Set out in the sun to dry.

Careful, those cases, fresh out of the boiling water are HOT. They will likely dry on their own, without sunlight.

One thing, pour that hot water off quickly, so nothing settles back onto the cases. The oily residue will float to the surface but as you tilt the container, some of it will adhere to the brass. You may need to repeat the process. I've never had to. Don't go cheap and not use enough gasoline or you will have to repeat the process
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This sort of thing. Gasoline followed by piping hot water is quite a good cleaner.
 
I would simply dump them in hot soapy water, should remove most of the oily stuff. Then dump them in isopropyl alcohol for 10-15 minutes... Should be clean of that yuck...

Once dry, do your thumbler cleaning...
 
DONE gents.

i gave them a good swish in petrol , an then hot tap water with soap an scrubbed, drained, left in sun to dry. but whilst doin so even gave thema scrub with some steel wool :) good as gold.

sized and primed. :) ready for the incoming mail
 
If you're gonna' use gasoline as a solvent (I prefer Varsol) - make sure you do it outside. A few years ago, a guy was using gasoline in a container, in his basement, to de-grease some car parts. Fire department figured the hot water heater kicked on and - the house was a total loss.
 
WhelanLad said:
what abot petrol lol (gasoline) ? or kerosene or something like mineral turps etc? i can hit the hardware store tomorow, dont think il find 99% alcohol unless its a common thing? i never seen it haha
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You can use gasoline, kerosene or even mineral spirits just make sure you do so in a vented area and away from ignition sources lol. 99% iso alcohol is hard to find sometimes but its out there. I buy mine from shoppers drugmart and use it to make homemade case lube.
 
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