Silvo Metal Polish Wet Tumbling
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Paul Jacobsen
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Better google the contents....it has silica crystal in it....wicked stuff for lungs and worse in my mind that asbestos. If it has ammonia...don't use it on brass
It will work well for dry tumbling with corncob/walnut in my experience, but I couldn't say how well it works for wet tumbling. A quick perusal of the MSDS indicates that it is water soluble, so you could try adding a small amount to the water in addition to the usual detergent and Lemishine. I doubt you can improve on the results, but it might offer better resistance against tarnish.
You will certainly not have to worry about airborne silica prticles if you are wet tumbling and the amount of ammonia is not going to harm cases.
You will certainly not have to worry about airborne silica prticles if you are wet tumbling and the amount of ammonia is not going to harm cases.
Dishwasher rinse agent (e.g. Jet-Dry) is an alternative to Lemishine.
If you are getting discoloration, you may want to try a smaller amount of lemishine, say about a 9mm case of it. It is something of which you don't need to use a large quantity.
If you are getting discoloration, you may want to try a smaller amount of lemishine, say about a 9mm case of it. It is something of which you don't need to use a large quantity.
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I soak all my brass in pure citric acid 2Tbs per liter (5 pound bag amazo..)( plus a squirt of hand soap) and tumble them by hand for about 5 minutes then rinse in hot water. If something is tarnishing your brass it's the other stuff in the lemmi that's doing it. (I also shove them in the dry tumbler walnut and Nu-finish when dry) so they won't stick to the dies
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