sifu128 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Hey guys I have a fast question. After using my Dilion tumbler all of the brass has the residue from the media. Is there anything special one can do to polish these up a bit and remove that media dust? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeeler Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 (edited) put them in a big beach towel put the corners together on one side then put the other two corners from the other side together and lift one side then the other. Like cleaning the oil off a bowling ball. hope that made sense. Edit to add: I also do this with loaded rounds to get the excess of One shot off them. BK Edited May 20, 2009 by bkeeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I get no dust because I use NuFinish car wax in with my corn cobb media and rice. It has the added benefit of no dust / lead floating around when run through the media separator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Many folks use cut up strips of those fabric softener/antistatic cloths (used). They pick up the fine dust pretty well. Some use mineral oil to bind up the dust. I found that it dulled the finish a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ BAD Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I use Frankford Arsenal Brass Cleaner sold by Midway. It has a nice citrus smell, has no ammonia and doesn't leave any residue. My brass shines like jewelry when I'm done. Best part is it only takes a little bit to work well. For media I use walnut shells I buy from Petsmart sold as reptile bedding. It's the same stuff the guns stores sell only cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscbigdawg Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I throw in a little bit of Dillon brass polish and after about a 15-20 minutes they come out sparkly. I have found that as the media gets older it gets more fine and has yielded longer tumble time to be "dust" free. I tried the dryer sheet thing with results that weren't appreciably better. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifu128 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 I use Frankford Arsenal Brass Cleaner sold by Midway. It has a nice citrus smell, has no ammonia and doesn't leave any residue. My brass shines like jewelry when I'm done. Best part is it only takes a little bit to work well. For media I use walnut shells I buy from Petsmart sold as reptile bedding. It's the same stuff the guns stores sell only cheaper. Sweet, that is cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UW Mitch Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I use drier sheets in my tumbler - at first I was using old drier sheets thinking the cloth would act like a filter and pick up the dust, but found that new drier sheets work better - the dust really sticks to whatever is on the drier sheets. I also treat my media with NuFinish. Additionally when they come out of the tumbler, after separating you can blow them off with air (if you have a small compressor or tank) then to the beach towel - that serves two purposes - to get the remaining dust (if any) off and to inspect the brass (get out the strays from other calibers the you missed before). ~Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolina flatfoot Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Have any of you guys used Dillon's Rapid Polish 290? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 +1 nu finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggieMM Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 +1 on NuFinish and +1 on cut up dryer sheets. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tier1mike Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 +1 on dryer sheets. use new ones and cut into 2 inch by 2 inch squares. Dillon polish works and cuts down on cleaning time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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