9x45 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 My recipe is first tumble in walnut with a teaspoon of mineral oil followed by tumbling in corn with a teaspoon of nufinish. Run the tumblers open because there is no dust. And the loaded media lasts much longer than untreated. Since it's an off line operation, I just run them overnight on a timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockinator Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I tried something that no one has mentioned. In addition to the Nu Finish I put a little Brasso in that I had laying around. Works pretty well in walnut overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Used Brasso for a long time but when Brass went to the plastic bottle seems it was not as strong as it once was. Then Nu Finish worked better than Brasso still pleased but if I have some rougher brass use Turtle was auto polish. All the above in a large Dillon tumbler and corn cob. Tried mineral spirits along with the dryer sheets, but for the most part just use the polish and use the top. Ruined a motor once by leaving the top off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockinator Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Interesting, what makes you think the motor problem was related to leaving the top off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrispies Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Interesting, what makes you think the motor problem was related to leaving the top off? I suppose it's possible that over time the reduced mass transferred too much energy to the remainder of the mechanism. It's like if you dry fire a compound bow without an arrow, you can destroy the bow because the energy has nowhere to release. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 The reason the new Brasso does not work like the old is that they took the ammonia out of it. New stuff is very ineffectual !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 If reduced weight could kill a tumbler, then running half a load of brass would be a huge difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 When I ran mine with the lid off I didn't think it cleaned as well in the same amount of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) For me, lid off = brass just as clean, but with some spilled media, more noise and dust everywhere. Edited July 29, 2015 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallz Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Anything that will work in a wet tumbler? The Vinegar/salt/flower mix might work. I've been using lemishine and it works well, just wondering if there is something cheaper that I've already got laying around the house that I can use. Few drops of Dawn dish soap and .5oz of real lemon juice in my FA wet and turns out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc10mm Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Anything that will work in a wet tumbler? The Vinegar/salt/flower mix might work. I've been using lemishine and it works well, just wondering if there is something cheaper that I've already got laying around the house that I can use.Few drops of Dawn dish soap and .5oz of real lemon juice in my FA wet and turns out great. Add three drops of cascade rinse aid to the dawn dish soap and lemon juice and you are good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolton916 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 If it applies to your area the "every things a dollar " store here has the 8 oz lemshine, for all things a dollar Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc10mm Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 If it applies to your area the "every things a dollar " store here has the 8 oz lemshine, for all things a dollar So what you are saying is that I shouldn't have paid $7.99 on Amazon! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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