Does SS tumbling product less polished brass then vibratory?

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For Christmas I recieved a fancy new Thumbler model B with stainless steel pins and a bottle of lemi shine. Polished some brass today and it is very clean inside and out, just like all the pictures. However, the brass does not seem to be as shiny as my old vibratory tumbler- it's not dull, just not as polished. Have others found the same thing? I am wondering if i tweak the amount of lemi shine if I can get it gleaming.

I used, 1.5 tbsp of dawn, .5 tsp of lemi shine and filled the cannister with water until it was about 1.5 inches from the top.
 
Yes you can get your brass gleaming.

Try using less brass cases in your batch. For run times over an hour and a half try using 1/4 tsp of lemishine, only a few drops of dish soap does a great job and needs less rinsing.
 
I have a Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler and when I first started tumbling, I found it took a while to get the amount of Dawn, lemishine, and time tumbled right. Just experiment a bit with more lemishine and time and they will look like new. I also found that changing the water half way through helped, as it does get pretty black.
 
1. Did you tumble the pins "WITHOUT" any brass in the tumbler to wear down the cut ends of the pins?
2. Did you follow the directions below? Number 4 calls for 1/4 tsp of LemiShine

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I'm asking because I did not follow the directions for my first tumble, meaning pre-tumble the pins and had dull brass the same as your brass.

If you do not pre-tumble the pins and wear down the sharp tips the brass will look like a herd of beavers were chewing on your cases.

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I use Tide HE in small amounts 1 TBSP or less unless it extremely dirty it works better and causes less suds & rinsing (that's a key) be careful of lemishine a pinch will do.. don't over do it it will dull the brass if used in excess.
 
I find that Sunlight dish soap works better than Dawn. Cheaper as well. The harder your water is, the more Lemishine you'll need as well. I'm out in the country and use a .45ACP case of Lemishine powder for 2 pounds of brass. If I use too much Lemishine, the brass turns pinkish, still shiny as he77 but pink.
 
bigedp51 said:
1. Did you tumble the pins "WITHOUT" any brass in the tumbler to wear down the cut ends of the pins?
2. Did you follow the directions below? Number 4 calls for 1/4 tsp of LemiShine

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I'm asking because I did not follow the directions for my first tumble, meaning pre-tumble the pins and had dull brass the same as your brass.

If you do not pre-tumble the pins and wear down the sharp tips the brass will look like a herd of beavers were chewing on your cases.

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I followed instructions I found on the Sinclair website. Did not pre tumble, but did rinse the pins with soap and water prior. My brass does look a little like the "Beavers" got to it. Sounds like second time around results may be different. Thx everyone for your replies
 
silverfoxdj said:
I use Tide HE in small amounts 1 TBSP or less unless it extremely dirty it works better and causes less suds & rinsing (that's a key) be careful of lemishine a pinch will do.. don't over do it it will dull the brass if used in excess.
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Yup, found out the hard way I was using too much Lemishine when my brass was coming out dull looking. I thought it was too little at first and added more and then the brass had a pink tint to it, then went to half of what I was originally using and the shine came back. :p

Raton57 said:
When you rinse your brass does really hot water work to dry them faster after wards. The same as when you dry silverware.
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I find it does. I rinse my brass with hot water before shaking them dry and laying them out on trays in front of a fan. This time of year, they're usually dry within an hour.
 
Water temp doesn't really matter. I've done straight hot and right out of the garden hose in the spring when the water's almost too cold to drink.
 
yomomma said:
Said it before, shiny is over rated.
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It's not about the shine. It's about loading clean brass inside and out including the primer pockets. When I bring home 223 range brass I don't want any of that dirty sh!t near my reloading stations. I prefer to do a pre- cleaning before I start and once I'm done all cases will be put threw the tumbler again to remove all brass trimmings and lube.
 
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