Cleaning Brass - help!

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Hey guys, i just assembled my dillon 650xl and started to clean some brass before i start loading.

How do you guys clean your brass? I have the Dillon CV-2001 Vibratory Case Cleaner using corn cob media with dillon rapid polish. I left the cases in the case cleaner for over an hour, cases look clean, but don't look shiny polished like the reloads I buy from Canadian BDX, or any other factory reloader.

Does anyone know of a more efficient way to get the brass super shiny?
I saw (somewhere) on the web of this guy putting a bunch of brass in socks then throwing them in the washer, then in the dryer. anything wrong in doing that?

thanks for any replies!

florin
 
If you want it REALLY shiney....... Leave them in there for the weekend, with LOTS of polish in the media....

Then you will have OMFG Shiney!!! :D

If the brass is really badly tarnished, you can add some walnut to your corn, or go with walnut to start and finish it off with the cob.

Cheers!
 
Hey, just bought a 650 too! Looking for a tumbler. So you guys with quest for really gold looking brass. Is it just for cosmetic reasonsÉÉÉ (sorry, question mark fubar`d right now).
 
Yeah pretty much...... it's another excuse to spend my $$$ !:D

I found I was cleaning my dies every 100 to 150 cases, so I bought a tumbler.... Now I clean my dies every 1000 or so...... which reminds me ..... I have to clean my dies....!!
 
john777 said:
Hey, just bought a 650 too! Looking for a tumbler. So you guys with quest for really gold looking brass. Is it just for cosmetic reasonsÉÉÉ (sorry, question mark fubar`d right now).
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like notsorichguy said, you'll be saving a lot of time from cleaning the dies if you have shiny, clean brass.

That's one reason, the next is - I really like to "bling" my brass" ;) pimp that brass!
 
Funny, Dillon claimed that excessively clean brass is to blame for the "stickiness" I encounter at stage I after the re-sizing stroke. Since then, I put the timer on to run a max of 2.5 hrs and I'm done. Haven't noticed a difference in the stickiness, but I'm not going to aggravate the situation...:redface:
 
I use the Lyman tuff nut treated walnut media it does a great job with out adding anything to it in a few hours of tumbleing....I hate the way it sticks in my .223 cases though....:(
 
To get my brass super shiny, I install my Lee shell holder from the case length kit in my drill press. On slow speed, I take a cloth with a little metal polish and rub the case as it spins. Sounds risky, but on low speed there is little to worry about. The brass becomes mirror bright and it goes pretty quick after a few tries.
 
typically i use 4 hours in a lyman 2500 with the walnut - don't think i've ever cleaned the inside of my dies either, but i've tumbled from day one - that's almost 40 years ago, back in the day when we could shoot 20 round mags
 
Lyman Turbo tumbler, crushed walnut from the pet store, 1 capfull of nu-finish. Put in some cut up dryer sheets to cut down the dust. 3-4 hours and the brass looks as shiney as it needs to be for me.
 
t-star said:
typically i use 4 hours in a lyman 2500 with the walnut - don't think i've ever cleaned the inside of my dies either, but i've tumbled from day one - that's almost 40 years ago, back in the day when we could shoot 20 round mags
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20 round mags!? wow :( that must have been nice.

they had tumblers 40 years ago?
 
Elsewhere here, there are pictures of the results of wet cleaning using 1mm ceramic media. I do this too. You get shiny brass, the dirt goes down the drain with the water and you can throw your primer pocket scraper away. A good system but not for the frugal.
 
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