Removing Moly from my bullets...

[GotRDid]

Howdy All. I gave up on shooting moly coated bullets years ago but I could not resist buying a large quantity of partial boxes of component bullets at a local swap meet with the coating applied both by the original owner and by the factory.
I did not have the Iosso cleaner as recommended by others here, but my buddy said he cleaned his off with Go-Jo hand cleaner added to the corn media in his vibratory "tumbler", so the bullets came home with me.
I ran them for approximately one hour in the fresh corn media with 3 tablespoons of the Go-Jo, then 20 minutes in my second vibratory tumbler with more fresh corn media and two tablespoons of 92% isopropyl alcohol.
Bullets are now moly free and ready to find their way down range.
Hope this is of some use to others here.
GotRDid.

 

[M-61]

I also could not resist the purchase of moly coated bullets at an attractive price though I do not shoot them.
All I did was put them in a vibratory cleaner with just corn cob media. Maybe they ran a total of 3 hours. Came out totally free of moly. The kernel of media stuck in hollow point of about ½ of them didn't seem to do anything to accuracy.

 

[frankmueller]

Has anyone tried to remove moly with an Ultrasonic Cleaner?

 

[SierraCJ5]

Like others here, I recently purchased a lot of moly coated bullets at an attractive price so I began the search for ways to remove moly. After a brief period I ran across someone recommending a common household cleaner called Bar Keepers Friend, so I purchased a can. I mixed some in a plastic tub with hot tap water and added the bullets. I put the lid on the tub and shook it. After only a couple minutes the moly was gone! I was amazed. I rinsed the bullets in fresh water to remove the cleaning solution and placed the bullets on a towel to dry. I highly recommend Bar Keepers Friend for moly removal. By the way, I believe Bar Keepers Friend is actually oxalic acid.

https://www.barkeepersfriend.com/cleaning-products/cleanser-polish/

 

[RockyMtnMan]

Has anyone tried to remove moly with an Ultrasonic Cleaner?

It works ok, but you need a 50/50 mix of water and white vinegar. Throw them in a tumbler with corn cob media afterwards to really get a shine on them.

 

[frankmueller]

It works ok, but you need a 50/50 mix of water and white vinegar. Throw them in a tumbler with corn cob media afterwards to really get a shine on them.

Thank you! I do not own a tumbler, that's why i asked for the ultrasonic cleaner..

 

[rogn]

MSDS sheet states it is 5-10% oxalic acid. Dont mix with chlorine bleach type compounds! Makes one wonder if citric acid might be useful too.

 

[243Mendoza]

you may remove the surface moly but I doubt that you can remove the moly ingrained into the jackets.

 

[Zero333]

Do the bullets come out looking naked or do they still have a grey tinge after tumbling ?

I have 2 boxes of 6mm 105gr Amax that came coated from factory but I don't use molly bullets.

Have had them for at least 4 or 5 years so I might give this a try.

Thanks for the tips !

 

[Ketosan]

Do the bullets come out looking naked or do they still have a grey tinge after tumbling ?

I have 2 boxes of 6mm 105gr Amax that came coated from factory but I don't use molly bullets.

Have had them for at least 4 or 5 years so I might give this a try.

Thanks for the tips !

I have used a tumbler with stainless steel pins, water, and a little Dawn dish soap--tumble the moly coated bullets for about an hour and they came out looking like factory new.