lablover Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I ordered several thousand 9mm Speer brass from Brassman brass. I also chose the $5.00 option to polish the brass. I figured save me a step before sizing etc. Just got the brass today and I have never seen brass so darn clean......EVER. The inside of this brass looks brand new!! I see no powder residue or anything. The outside is polished to a nice sheen. I'm curious on what you all think he does to get the inside of these so darn clean? Ultrasonic maybe? I mean there is ZERO black inside. The insides look just as good as the outside. And, it's once fired brass. I gotta get more of this stuff. I think I'll call him as well on Monday. I gotta learn to get mine so darn clean. Look forward to any ideas on what he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mertbl Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 He might use wet tumbling and stainless steel pins for media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lablover Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 He might use wet tumbling and stainless steel pins for media. Stainless steel media? Man, I gotta do some more reading. I'm too old school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extremo Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Bought from him once without the extra option and they were still very clean. The quality was also top notch meaning no bulged Glock brass. ¨Bought from a handful of places and Brassman is the best so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Whenever i have bought bulk from Brassman I spring for polish, definitely worth it. Last batch I bought was .223 and they looked almost new. As others have said I'm pretty sure he uses a wet process with stainless pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'm sure he may be doing something special but in my experience Speer/CCI brass always looks like that after I clean it myself. A lot of the result you are seeing is due to that particular brand of brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lablover Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 I'm sure he may be doing something special but in my experience Speer/CCI brass always looks like that after I clean it myself. A lot of the result you are seeing is due to that particular brand of brass. Sarge, can I ask how you clean your brass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 about 3 hours in walnut followed by 3 hours in corn cob with a touch of diluted nu finish. Most of my brass looks like new on the outside but slightly black inside except for CCI/SPEER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lablover Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 about 3 hours in walnut followed by 3 hours in corn cob with a touch of diluted nu finish. Most of my brass looks like new on the outside but slightly black inside except for CCI/SPEER. Thanks a million Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Besides the brand of case and the use of SS wire wet cleaning, another possibility is some cleaning liquid the brass gets dipped in, like the solution sold by Iosso. I'm not talking about their brass polish, but an actual solution that you dunk the brass in. It chemically removes the powder/primer residue both inside and out. A water rinse and dry, and the cases look unfired, except for the spent primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lablover Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Besides the brand of case and the use of SS wire wet cleaning, another possibility is some cleaning liquid the brass gets dipped in, like the solution sold by Iosso. I'm not talking about their brass polish, but an actual solution that you dunk the brass in. It chemically removes the powder/primer residue both inside and out. A water rinse and dry, and the cases look unfired, except for the spent primer. I'm definitely going to look into this more. I will say it's the cleanest brass I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 (edited) I run my brass in corncob for about 45 min.to get dirt and powder off and reload !! looking at thier web site it says they clean with walnut media.. Edited September 23, 2012 by EEH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I don't like my brass too clean.....makes it harder to load....leave a little of the "soot" on the inside.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I run my brass in corncob for about 45 min.to get dirt and powder off and reload !!looking at thier web site it says they clean with walnut media.. Right you are! From the polishing options page: "We Use Walnut Media and Brass Polish." Would be interesting to know their process and what they use for polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Another thought. There's a lot of "nontoxic" ammo out there now, and a lot (all?) of them use non lead primers and bullets that are nonlead or at least have no exposed lead. Depending on the particular powder used, the case interior on these rounds can look pristine post firing. You get your brass from police ranges where they may be mandated to use certain kinds of ammo, regardless of the cost, you could end up with a lot of same branded brass (even the same lot), and, if it's nontoxic, a good cleaning in standard media will get you major bling, inside and out, that will impress the customer buying it from you. Edited September 24, 2012 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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