Mouse Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I'm using the Dillon Rapid Polish and it really worls great but it's costing me an arm and a leg. At $1.00 an ounce before shipping it's getting to be more than I want to spend. I've got somewhere around 17k to 18k pieces of rifle brass that I need to start getting ready for some winter work so I'm going to need a pretty good supply of something. I've read elswhere on the web that Dillon Rapid Polish is really Blue Coral Car Polish, but after various net searches and trips to the local auto parts stores I can't locate the Blue Coral Polish product to compare. So what do you guys use? Anybody got any great tips or tricks for polishing up a ton of brass? Mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrawandDuck Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) I have been using Berrys brass bright polish.....I have been paying $1 an oz. and this stuff works GREAT!! Brass comes out looking better than NEW..... Randal Edited July 25, 2006 by DrawandDuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Met-al aluminum polish...great stuff...4 bucks for a 12 oz tin..a table spoon full does the trick for about 2000 rounds..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronson7 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Im using NuFinish liquid car wax mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits. Works great. Bronson7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Im using NuFinish liquid car wax mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits. Works great.Bronson7 I just use it straight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Im using NuFinish liquid car wax mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits. Works great. Bronson7 I just use it straight ditto! i'd thought about just using the Nufinish alone too, but haven't tried it yet. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al503 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Frankford Arsenal from midwayusa.com. 32 oz for $21. It goes on sale periodically also. I put in about 2-3 oz (for new, untreated corn cob) in a dillon cv500 tumbler and I can run about 4 loads of ~500 40 s&w brass before having to add anymore. After the 4th load, I'll add another oz or so and I'll be able to get 2-3 more loads, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cking Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I have friend who peanut husks, gets all he want for free uses them once and them dumps them for cows to eat. Brass is very shiny. He gets a pickup load at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmercury2 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 HE feeds his cows used husks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEDELLCUSTOM Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Flitz metal polish, it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 maguires liquid car polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Crushed peanut hulls are cow feed. I think that adding primer residue lead is a really bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mainus Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Flitz metal polish, it works great. +1 on the flitz. Made in my hometown of Waterford Wi. You see them at some of the bigger gun shows around here with tables. They know who is using there products. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Any cheap car polish I have laying around. I haven't noticed any difference in performance among the bunch. All seem to give me bright, shiny brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmercury2 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 BRASSO metal polish found at WALLYWORLD for about 3 bucks a can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cking Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Don't worry those cows won't be making into anybody food chain. Although it would be interesting to test the meat to see if it made any difference. He just dumped it over fence and found that cows like the husks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I'm using the Dillon Rapid Polish and it really worls great but it's costing me an arm and a leg. At $1.00 an ounce before shipping it's getting to be more than I want to spend. I've got somewhere around 17k to 18k pieces of rifle brass that I need to start getting ready for some winter work so I'm going to need a pretty good supply of something. I've read elswhere on the web that Dillon Rapid Polish is really Blue Coral Car Polish, but after various net searches and trips to the local auto parts stores I can't locate the Blue Coral Polish product to compare. So what do you guys use? Anybody got any great tips or tricks for polishing up a ton of brass? Mouse I used to shoot at Dallas PD quite a bit in the '80s. Back then they polished their .38 brass in a cement mixer with Dupont #7 car wax. I used it until about '99 when I couldn't find it anymore. (DPD shoots Bazer now) Dillon is great but high dollar. I know folks who use Softscrub and various stuff like Flitz (talk about high dollar!!) but I've been buying Turtle Wax at Walmart lately with good results. $4 a bottle or less?! I don't get the same shine I had with #7 but the stuff cleans well and the ammo runs in the gun. Mick A27257 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R/T Performance Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I been using some dillon got it free with my tumbler and some cabbelas. Seems about the same.I also have tried some mother mag polish but it's pretty pricey.I have some other car polish I got from bypass to use on my truck before I could wax it(You are suppose to wait at least amonth with fresh paint).Note for those looking for blue coral go buy you local dealer or clean up shop find out when there supply guy come by by-pass or other all carry blue coral. On a side note I just bought my first can of one shot lube and it made all my brass look like crap after reloading? The lyman case lube doesn't seem to do it and even smells better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 BRASSO metal polish found at WALLYWORLD for about 3 bucks a can. Isn't Brasso supposed to be bad for brass, containing ammonia and all? Seen any problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmercury2 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 MIXED about 4 tablespoons to a dillon tumbler full of corn cob ,used it for about 15 years, no problems . its too dilute to be deleterious to brass. DID initial chrono tests to check velocity variances which may be caused by degradation of powder by BRASSO. NO probs or variances determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 BRASSO metal polish found at WALLYWORLD for about 3 bucks a can. Isn't Brasso supposed to be bad for brass, containing ammonia and all? Seen any problems? I think brasso may have caused the nickel to peel on some 40 brass I polished way back when. I went through hell with scratched dies. Never used it again and have never had a problem again. Could be a coincidence...or maybe not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) turtle wax 2000 when I used corn cob. now i just use "lizard litter" reptile bedding (walnut) and it does the shining and polishing for me. Edited July 27, 2006 by vluc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Man Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Lizard Litter rocks for finished ammo too! It falls out of most JHP's. FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I've used all kinds of car wax with good results, but no longer have any wax in the garage One thing I found was that car wax seemed to be good for one use only. Flitz liquid polish works great, but just like actual media polish, I never remember to buy any. Here lately I've been using Brasso. I'm not sure about all the "Brasso will kill your brass" warnings seen all over the web, but I fill up the tumbler with media, add Brasso, then let it tumble for a few hours. Then I dump the media back in the bucket and I'm ready to go next time. I've found the Brasso works for up to 4 uses. I'm pretty sure any ammonia evaporated during the "prep tumble", so there's no danger to the brass. The best thing I've ever used is Lyman Tuff-Nut. Way too expensive and leaves a harmless residue on the cases for the first few uses, but it lasts a long time and the cases come out looking like little mirrors. I've definitely got a weakness for brass that looks like little mirrors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 WOW! Thanks for all the good ideas guys, I had blinders on for a long time when it concerned a cleaning or polishing product for brass. I never really gave much thought to what else to use, I'm going to try out some of your suggestions and see how they work for me. In addition I've spoken with the "Blue Coral" people and as soon as I can find the product that they reccommended I'll pass all of the info on to everybody. Thanks! M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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