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Bought a Lyman 1200 turbo tumbler a few weeks ago and have been tumbling .308 brass like a madman. Been using a 50/50 mix of walnut and corncob with the Dillon juice. Now....the brass I got was once fired and its pretty tarnished so its taken around 12hrs before it looks pretty good. Took some brass to a buddy's place to try out his RCBS tumbler and they came out like mirrors! The ones that I did out of the Lyman still look dirty compared to the RCBS. Am I doing something wrong? Right now I ain't too impressed with the Lyman.

Ante
 
Sounds like your media is to dirty ( you said been tumbling like a madman for a few weeks)....needs to be changed.Try putting a 100 at a time in.
 
Sounds like your media is to dirty ( you said been tumbling like a madman for a few weeks)....needs to be changed.Try cleaning 75 - 100 brass at a time
 
thats what I figured that it might be dirty so i changed the media to pure walnut media and 4 capfulls of the Dillon addative. 12hrs later, the 125 pieces of .308 brass look clean but not nearly as shiney as the ones my buddy did. Did some research on cleaning and most of the experts say that as long as the brass is clean its good to go...shiney isn't nearly as important.

But what the hell....how come this one doesn't work as good as the RCBS?

Oh by the way if you guys need cheap walnut media you can get a 50 pound bag at any media blaster supplier. Picked one up today at my Coquitlam supplier for $22 bucks.

Ante
 
I have a Lyman 1200,I use treated corncob media.2 or 3 hours is lots to clean brass to a mirror finsh.I keep my tumbler loads down to 100 to 150 brass.
 
Just a couple of points. I think you will find straight corn cob media will shine your brass better than walnet. As far as additives are concerned Nu Funish Car liquid wax is much cheaper that Dillon additive and does the same thing. Just add a capful every once in awhile. Not everytime. If you run your tumbler with a piece of used anti static sheets cut in quarters while you are doing your cleaning you can clean up your media and make it last longer. The pieces will come out black.

Take Care
 
For really dirty case I use Lyman treated- red Walnut. This stuff is great and cannot be beat. ( 4 hours of this ) Finish is very clean but do look more like bead blasted than shinny. If you want shine, follow up ( couple hours ) with the Lyman treated Corn. If you have to tumble 12 hours, your media is definitely wrong.

I tried many home brew and commercial product mixed with untreaded Corn cob and found after all, that I got better result with those two Lyman product.
 
By adding a little NuFinish liquid car wax the process is sped up and the cases come out a little shinier IMHO. works just as well as Dillon Case Cleaner ( Same Stuff if you go by smell) and costs a whole lot less.
 
Canuck44 said:
Just a couple of points. I think you will find straight corn cob media will shine your brass better than walnet. As far as additives are concerned Nu Funish Car liquid wax is much cheaper that Dillon additive and does the same thing. Just add a capful every once in awhile. Not everytime. If you run your tumbler with a piece of used anti static sheets cut in quarters while you are doing your cleaning you can clean up your media and make it last longer. The pieces will come out black.

Take Care
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Ever tried Brasso?
 
GILLY said:
Justa question boys, what benifit does corn have over walnut, and do you have to use an additive, or will you get a good cleaning with just media?
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Walnut is harder than Corn Cob. Last longer in my opinion. Remove heavy tarnishing and clean the inside of pistol case better. Additive speed up the process. Like different car compound, Walnut with rouge is more abrasive than Corn Cob with Brasso or any car wax or additive. I also found that walnut will not pack up inside pistol case as Corn Cob do. Corn Cob is also cheaper. You will have as many opinions as there is shooters on that matter !!
 
I have a Lyman tumbler and it works great. I use the standard corn-cob media and add half a teaspoon of Varsol for a full load, usually every other load. Takes about 3 to 4 hours with mixed brass. Excellent shine, no residue and I haven't burst into flames yet...
 
HKMark23 said:
Ever tried Brasso?
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Hell no! Don't put brasso in tumbler... it's ammonia-based and ammonia is known to weaken some metals, including brass.

On another hand, I've learned the used anti-static sheet in the tumbler trick about a month ago, and it was a true revelation. You can't imagine the all the dirt it took out of my media. I did put 3 sheets cut in quarters running alone in media for 1 hour (no brass) and the all came out pitch black.
 
Definitely stay away from Brasso...great for buttons but not your cartridge cases. Remember to do the replacement/replenishment of the cases and media out of doors in a well ventilated area....probably best to do your "vibratin" there too. Lead dust issues .. no joke particularly if you have youngsters around.
 
A 2/3 corn cob and 1/3 walnut mix with Dillon polish works well for me. A one or two hour tumble is usually good enough. I find that too much walnut doesn't give a nice finish and too much corn cob doesn't get the grime off. I once tried some finer ground walnut mixed with coarser walnut, but it left the cases duller than with corn cob and it gave off tons of dust. Didn't clean any better either.
 
What is ther name of that supplier in Coquitlam?

I use walnut for cleaning, CC for polishing. The walnut cleans inside and in the primer pocket. The CC holds polish better and gives a super good shine like factory brass.

My new favorite polish is http://www.peekpolish.com

It cuts the time to shine by 75%. I can do in 3 hours what used to take days. No I don't have shares in the company, but the queen uses it.

Chris
 
I called the company on this matter. The foam is easiest but expensive. So I asked them how to thin the paste to a pourable liquid. Water was the answer and if you goop the paste into a bottle or jar and mix with a little water it will thin out. I seriously thinking of having them package it as a tumbler polish for me.
 
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