Connor Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Just curious as to what others are using for brass polish? I have never added polish to the crushed walnut I use in my tumbler, but may give it a try. I have read Nu Finish car polish in some of the other threads... How well does this work? Any information or comments welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck-IL Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 a couple caps of mineral spirits works quite well. /Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek45 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I use turtle wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I use either Dillon (my current favourite), Midway (Frankford Arsenal) or Lyman. I have looked at the car polish route but am leery as some car polishes contain ammonia and or petroleum distilates to help dry and also to cut through residues. Both of these will harm your brass. Ammonia especially. I don't see any advantage over the small cost saving (2 bottles of Dillon per annum) to bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoofy Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Been using Nu Finish and Lizard Litter (crushed walnut) for a year now. Real pretty brass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisStock Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Been using Nu Finish and Lizard Litter (crushed walnut) for a year now. Real pretty brass! +1 to the Nu-Finish, but I use rice in the tumbler. $5 for 25 lbs...cheap and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03k64 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I've been using Nu-Finish too. Nice shiny brass with no problems yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmercury2 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 BRASSO, buy it at WALMART for 3 bucks a can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout454 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 (edited) Nu Finish, mixed 2 to 1 with low odor mineral spirits. (Others will say one to one - both work). Brass is cleaner. Brass is brighter. Media lasts a lot longer than it does with other ploishers. Edited October 8, 2007 by Scout454 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Another Nu Finish and lizard litter user here. I charge new media with the Nu Finish and then only use more when the brass takes longer to clean than normal. I use a squirt of Mineral spirits every time I polish. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 1 bottle Nu Finish and 1 of low odor mineral spirits, mixed 1 to 1 Buy 25 lb walnut from harbur freight for 20 bucks and good to go for 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp78 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 +1 Nu Finish and PetSmart Lizard Litter (crushed walnut). Worked much better for me than corn-cob on dirty 9mm brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 (edited) Been using Nu Finish and Lizard Litter (crushed walnut) for a year now. Real pretty brass! +1 Works great for me....and cheap! Edited October 8, 2007 by Rocket35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 another nu finish user, but i like to use rice as the tumbler media. fyi, let the stuff tumble until it drys. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 +1 Nu Finish also. I tried it today on a batch of 45ACP brass for the first time and it came out great! Poured in a small portion of Nu Finish to new walnut brass, tumbled for nearly 3 hours, removed from tumbler BRIGHT with an added benefit... NO DUST RESIDUE! Wish I'd have tried this sooner! Thanks guys! Connor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx911 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 also +1 for nu finish. worked great on some very dirty brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I use NuFinish & PetsMart crushed walnut - the 25 lb bags are sometimes on sale for $14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I've found that basically any liquid car polish works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I was a big fan of Nu-Finish until I discovered how dirty my hand got handling brass and realized that car polish is designed to dry to a haze that is wiped off. Now I am back to Dillon/Midway brass polish and corn cob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I have been using it for years. I went to Wal-Mart and in the housewears dept got a small 10 Oz squeeze bottle often used for sauces in cooking. Filled that about 3/4 full of Nu-Finish and the rest with Mineral Spirits. Shake it up before use to re-mix it and you are good to go. I add the stuff to my crushed corn cob (PetCo, 25 pound bag for $17 with tax) and let it tumble for about half an hour before I add the brass just to make sure it is evenly spread around the media. Last week I finally empted out my bottle of Nu-Finish, time to get another bottle. lol I want to say I have been using it for about three years so yeah, a little goes a long way. Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aedavis Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I've used NuFinish, Turtle Wax, Lyman polish, and Midway/Frankford Arsenal polish. NuFinish seems to work as well as any of them, and it's easier for me to get locally. I use it with corn cob or walnut, whatever I can get cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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