DustinI Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I have a Dillon CV-750 case cleaner and am looking for some advice on what mixture to use to get shiny brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 A good place to start would be a search on here....Hundreds of threads on cleaning brass, and thousands of opinions...walnut is quicker, corn cob is shinier. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) I use parrot bird litter, which is walnut media, from Petsmart - 25lbs for $30. I mix in a cap full or so of NU Finish car polish and 2 - 3 tablespoons of mineral spirits. Mix it all up with an old long screw driver while the bowl is on and vibrating. Then add brass. Once fired brass comes out brand spanking new! I have suggested the search button recently, and have been accused of being mean spirited. I guess some folks have girlie feelings. Don't wanna offend anyone. Edited December 24, 2013 by Red Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lef-t Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 +1 on the NuFinish & Mineral Spirits. I was surprised how well it worked. I currently do 1-2 hours of the NuFinish & Min. Spir. with corn cob and another hour with NuFinish & Min. Spir. and walnut. The corn cob gets all the gunk and the walnut gets it purty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 I use crushed crab and lobster shells, with some #32 oyster shell tossed in. Works fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgj3 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 How would the oyster shell work? Seems it would be plenty abrasive. What about sand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Mixture of 50/50 crushed walnut and corn cob media. Add 1 tablespoon of mineral spirits per pound of media and it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 How would the oyster shell work? Seems it would be plenty abrasive. What about sand? #32 oyster shell is very finely crushed. ...its not as abrasive as you would think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lef-t Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I use crushed crab and lobster shells, with some #32 oyster shell tossed in. Works fantastic! That's classy. Now I finally have a use for all of my empty lobster carcasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy kemlo Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I use crushed walnut from harbor freight with a shot of NuFinish in each batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Best method is to stainless pin the brass prior to the final touch with the fine grade of walnut hull (so it doesn't stick in flash hole) and Nu-Finish car polish. The fine grade of walnut hull from Harbor Freight works very well, lasts a long time and I've never had any stuck in flash holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Anyone ever tried a sand blasting media called "Black Beauty" (not sure what the technical name is) or ceramic media? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I use crushed crab and lobster shells, with some #32 oyster shell tossed in. Works fantastic!That's classy.Now I finally have a use for all of my empty lobster carcasses. Yep, I'm making some new media at lunch time today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 All we have in this area are Crawdad shells and I don't think they would last very long as tumbling media !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhhuber Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) I use 50/50 walnut and corncob with a cap full of polish for 12 hours in a dillon 750 vibratory cleaner. It works well enough for me to pick the brass out of grass its so shiny. Edited December 26, 2013 by johnhhuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I use 50/50 walnut and corncob with a cap full of polish for 12 hours in a dillon 750 vibratory cleaner. It works well enough for me to pick the brass out of grass its so shiny. 12 hours! Wow. I tumble my brass for an hour, two tops. But I shoot a revolver with moon clips so finding my brass is very easy . I'd love to see a picture of your shiny brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARD72977 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 i use both the s/s media and the Nu finish with corncob. I had to make some bearing housings for the S/S thumblers thumbler. Be aware that the plastic bearings do not like the added weight. If you keep it light it will work. I like the Nu finish with corn cob. I use a large vibrating tumbler from Harbor Freight. I had originally bought it as a ceramic media tumbler for machined parts. The biggest draw back to the Nu finish and mineral sprits is that if it sits for a day or so the mineral sprits evaporates. DO NOT BUY odorless mineral spirits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpie427 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I have the big Dillon case cleaner and use 2/3 Walnut to 1/3 corn with Dillon Rapid polish...I ran out of walnut and now using 100% corn and that is doing the job just fine for pistol (9 and 45) brass. When I remember I will als use a dryer sheet to keep the dust down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midvalleyshooter Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I also buy animal litter from the pet store. Lizard litter is what I can usually find. I also use the Nu Finish car wax just add a cap full now and then. We save dryer sheets and I add a couple to each batch and throw away the sheets after each batch. The dryer sheets collect the dirt and crude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttolliver Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 DO NOT BUY odorless mineral spirits. What's bad about it? Good timing that I ran across this thread since I was about to buy some more tumbling media. I usually bought it in small boxes at the local shop for cheap enough not to care. Maybe $3 or 4. Barely noticable when added to my normal bill, hehehe. But the price jumped to $9 or so recently -- enough to make me go hmmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimitz Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yikes! 12 hrs? 3 hrs in the tumbler with crushed walnut and a capful of Nufinish every other load and my brass is so shiny I have to wear sunglasses to reload .... U trying to scrap paint off your brass ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertl35 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Dillon's media last a long time and with their polish, works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBandit Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I have been using lyman treated corncob with a capful of NuFinish and about 4 hours in the tumbler. Brass comes out nice and shiny but the media sticks in the flashhole. I'll be switching to some of the parrot bird litter that Red Ryder recommends very soon. Oh and I'm gonna try the mineral spirits and dryer sheets too. Glad you started this thread Dustinl. Good info on here, thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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