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Shiny brass, not really my thing, but

It's been years since I wet tumbled brass but this was range pickup that had been aging for more than a decade outside under my deck. It cleaned up surprisingly well and it will be processed tomorrow.
Particulars, PMC brass, lemi-shine and Dial anti-bacterial liquid soap, SS chips, for an hour, rinsed, then another hour. Once clean, a couple of sprays of Meguire's spray wax and then dried on a bath towel.
 

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It's been years since I wet tumbled brass but this was range pickup that had been aging for more than a decade outside under my deck. It cleaned up surprisingly well and it will be processed tomorrow.
Particulars, PMC brass, lemi-shine and Dial anti-bacterial liquid soap, SS chips, for an hour, rinsed, then another hour. Once clean, a couple of sprays of Meguire's spray wax and then dried on a bath towel.
do not use a wax...it is a possible build up
nufinish car POLISH is not a wax
 
It's been years since I wet tumbled brass but this was range pickup that had been aging for more than a decade outside under my deck. It cleaned up surprisingly well and it will be processed tomorrow.
Particulars, PMC brass, lemi-shine and Dial anti-bacterial liquid soap, SS chips, for an hour, rinsed, then another hour. Once clean, a couple of sprays of Meguire's spray wax and then dried on a bath towel.
Wow, looks fantastic.
 
How much wax do you think gets left on there?
lets same some
and some gets left in the chamber everytime you shoot one...
then all the sudden..one does not fit
ask your self...who do you know that WAXES their ammo ???
ask your self who POLISHES their ammo///most every commercial company
there is a diff and a reason
 
I also use the "Wet" tumble method for all my brass , but without pins or chips . Lemmi-shine , Dawn and filtered water . Arizona tap water sucks , big time . The brass always comes out beautifully shiny . Because I have a reasonably large amount of brass for my TR rifle , I can rotate through the inventory , and I realized the brass was losing it's "Shiny", and wondered if this would affect the accuracy . So I tested it , and came to the conclusion that there really wasn't any difference between the really pretty shiny brass , and the brass that had oxidized and gotten dull . The main issue is / was , "CLEAN". Inside and out . If it's clean , you're half-way home . Shiny is pretty to look at , but I'll take clean brass over pretty-shiny any day .
 
lets same some
and some gets left in the chamber everytime you shoot one...
then all the sudden..one does not fit
ask your self...who do you know that WAXES their ammo ???
ask your self who POLISHES their ammo///most every commercial company
there is a diff and a reason

OK.

But I'll continue to use the wash and wax I've been using for the past 7 years.
 

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