quietgunner77 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Hey, guys! I'm fairly new to reloading ammo and I have a question for all the experienced reloaders. Mainly I'll be reloading 9mm. How clean does the INSIDE of the brass have to be? Does it have to be shiny, like the outside? Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 No, it doesn't have to be cleaned at all, but you will be ashamed of it. You can tumble dry, with corn cob or walnut hull or wet tumble with stainless pins. It's all up to what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armydad Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Nope. Generally tumbling it in walnut or corncob is sufficient. You just want to be sure there's no mud or debris in the case. Some folks claim to only inspect and not to clean their brass at all, but I can't bring myself to that. I'm a little OCD and stainless steel tumble my brass and then give the finished rounds a brief tumble in corncob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 a little carbon inside the case sure makes it easier to bell the case mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwbsig Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I've been using walnut/corn cob media for many years it pretty much cleans the outside and maybe a little on the inside and has been working great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietgunner77 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Sweet !! Thanks, guys. What about throwing some " car wax " inside the tumbler with the corn cob! I heard that makes the brass really clean and shiny. Would that be ok? Again; Thank you for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 A little spray lube in a large ZipLoc bag takes care of that and makes the cases easier to resize. But, it isn't necessary to load a cartridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Yes, that is what I do, after stainless pinning. But I'm retired and it gives me something to do. It all depends on what you want in appearance and how much time you want to devote to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dink Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I use a little Flitz when my media gets a little old. Shines them up real good.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dink Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I just squirt the Flitz in yhd media.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwbsig Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 4 hours ago, quietgunner77 said: Sweet !! Thanks, guys. What about throwing some " car wax " inside the tumbler with the corn cob! I heard that makes the brass really clean and shiny. Would that be ok? Again; Thank you for the help. Nu finish car wax a couple cap fulls is what I use works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 15 hours ago, quietgunner77 said: Sweet !! Thanks, guys. What about throwing some " car wax " inside the tumbler with the corn cob! I heard that makes the brass really clean and shiny. Would that be ok? Again; Thank you for the help. I use Nu-Finish. I tried the Flitz product but found it turns black just as regular Flitz does as it polishes. I have found you cannot over do Nu Finish and you want your media saturated with the stuff for the best results. I run at least 3 stripes around the top of a new bowl of media and let it run for an hour to dissipate clumps and let the polish get into the media. When you run your brass it comes out looking like new and the cases resize very easily without the need for case lube. Nu-Finish works really well and a single bottle of it lasts a long time in the media. It does not dry up or go away so a single 3 stripe treatment will go many cleanings without having to re-treat the media and it also eliminates any dust so you don't need to add anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GringoBandito Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 2 hours ago, bowenbuilt said: I use Nu-Finish. I tried the Flitz product but found it turns black just as regular Flitz does as it polishes. I have found you cannot over do Nu Finish and you want your media saturated with the stuff for the best results. I run at least 3 stripes around the top of a new bowl of media and let it run for an hour to dissipate clumps and let the polish get into the media. When you run your brass it comes out looking like new and the cases resize very easily without the need for case lube. Nu-Finish works really well and a single bottle of it lasts a long time in the media. It does not dry up or go away so a single 3 stripe treatment will go many cleanings without having to re-treat the media and it also eliminates any dust so you don't need to add anything else. +1000X on this..I have used flitz, lucas and nu finish and the Nu finish has a better finish and will not coat your media and make it black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broski Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I have a friend that puts a used dryer sheet in his tumbler with each load... when he pulls it out the dryer sheet is black as hell from all the crap it collects... e says it helps keep the media clean as well. Ever heard of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian guy Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 11 minutes ago, Broski said: I have a friend that puts a used dryer sheet in his tumbler with each load... when he pulls it out the dryer sheet is black as hell from all the crap it collects... e says it helps keep the media clean as well. Ever heard of this? I do the same as it seems to reduce the ammount of dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x45 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 My decades old method is tumble in walnut with a couple of teaspoons of mineral oil, and then in corn with a couple of teaspoons of NuFinish. Comes out shiny and slippery to load, no case lube required. Runs dustless, and turns crap brass into cool brass.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Stainless pinned. http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa376/SteveRA2/P1000288_zpsd13b58ef.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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