Dry Polish?

[IM_Lugger]

In the manual for the tumbler I have (Frankford) it says not to use any liquids in it...

I would like to add polish t the media to give the cases more shine. Is there any dry polish I can use? (never used any before dry or 'wet')

 

[bcsteve]

You can add some of the cream polish (car wax, Flitz, etc...) to your media without problems. Some case polisher have a different design and actually use a liquid solution to polish the brass, that's what Frankford is refering to.

 

[sunray]

Brass doesn't need to be shined. Just clean. Car wax is the last thing you want to use. Leaves a film on the brass.

 

[Janeau]

Sunray is 100 % right. I use Dillon rapid polish 290. I have tried almost any recipe that can be found on the web. Some work great also, but using Dillon is a no brainer.
With really dirty brass, let run your tumbler a bit longer..2-4 hours...I like mine shiny

 

[dan belisle]

I've thrown Brasso in mine for really bad brass, with no problems. Been doing that for 30 years or so. - dan

 

[Glock4ever]

I use LYMAN walnut (rouge) media and it makes the brass really shine. It is the best media I have ever used. The worst media (Hornady media that comes with M2 Tumbler).

 

[Rod B]

I have heard that the ammonia in "Brasso" will weaken the brass.

I use NuFinish auto polish. A capful of this product about every four times I use the tumbler & my brass comes out clean & shinier than new brass.

 

[dan belisle]

"I have heard that the ammonia in "Brasso" will weaken the brass."


True, and if you left it in a bowl of Brasso for a year or so, you'd have some reall issues. - dan

 

[ontgunner]

I have heard that the ammonia in "Brasso" will weaken the brass....

True, and if you left it in a bowl of Brasso for a year or so, you'd have some reall issues. - dan

 

[CyaN1de]

In the manual for the tumbler I have (Frankford) it says not to use any liquids in it...

I believe they mean Liquid case cleaners like RCBS Liquid Case cleaner. Adding a polish to your dry media is fine. I would have to say the reason for that is that the brass inlet at the bottom of the bowl may not be water tight.

Richard

 

[ben hunchak]

I would have concerns with some of the abrasives listed as I wouldn't want them scratching/wearing the smooth insides of my dies. Clean crushed walnut shells work good for me and have been using them since i had to crush my own in the 60s.

 

[pengmcic]

I add a small amount of "rouge" (bought in bulk at a rock shop). Also add a cap full of Iosso brass cleaner. The combination, along with crushed walnut shells (bought from a sand blasting suppy house for far less than at a gun shop) and an RCBS Sidewinder tumbler works wonders.