Wet tumble problem

[Walt Krafft]

Ditch the dawn, lemishine, pins, and chips. Get some Brass Juice and be happy.

 

[jwv2001]

If the brass comes out clean, what's the problem?

 

[IHMSA]

Ditch the dawn, lemishine, pins, and chips. Get some Brass Juice and be happy.

This ^^^^^^^^^. Ive used the same batch of Brass Juice as many as a dozen times with excellent results. Poured into a gallon milk jug and all of the grit and grime filters to the bottom. Pour all but the last 1/2" into tumbler and a tablespoon of new Brass Juice and your good to go. Over ten years and I'm only 1/2 way through a gallon jug of Brass Juice.

 

[TxBowHunter409]

Started wet tumbling with dawn and lemeshine and brass is coming out gold color? What am I doing wrong?

Too much Lemishine. Had mine do the same thing before I learned. Even gives the brass a totally different external texture. Almost rough feeling. Small batch of brass (<50) ⅛ teaspoon. Double it for large batch (>50) or really dirty.

 

[243winxb]

lemeshine

https://lemishine.com/pages/downloads

What one? Lemi Shine Booster?
Seems to be many types.

Google- "Dissolve two teaspoons of the booster in 1 qt cool water, add a squirt of dish soap,
Rinse thoroughly: Remove the brass from the tumbler and rinse it thoroughly with cool water. Hot or warm water can cause discoloration."

 

[243winxb]

https://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/reloading/clean-your-brass-4-videos-show-how/

4 videos on brass cleaning.

 

[243winxb]

Using dawn dish detergent and half teaspoon lemeshine. Using smaller frankford tumbler with pins.

 

[Rwfish]

Too much Lemi shine or/and too long tumble time. If your really bothered by it on this batch some time in a vibratory cleaner with walnut will probably bring the shine back…

 

[markm87]

The only reason I still use Lemishine is because I have some. I doubt I'd buy more. When I go too lean on Dawn, my pins get caked up like oatmeal. I probably put about a Tablespoon in my gallon sized Thumler's.

 

[Janeau]

Pins need also to be cleaned specially when using Lanolin lube on rifle case. Just run the pins without case in the tumbler with Lemishine & Dawn. This clean also up to a point the inside of the drum.

 

[Straightshooter1]

Started wet tumbling with dawn and lemeshine and brass is coming out gold color? What am I doing wrong?

As mentioned, it definitely sounds like your using too much Lemi Shine. I use very little of it when I wet tumble . . . like maybe a 1/4 teaspoon in my large Frankford Arsenal Platinum tumbler that's full of HOT water. And I only tumble for less than 30 minutes.

The Lemi Shine really doesn't do much of the cleaning. It's the Dawn with its very effective demulsifier that really does the work. And using very hot water adds to that.

So, if you're not already doing it, try starting with really hot water from the tap, a little bit of Dawn, and not much Lemi Shine. The tumble for ~ 30 minutes and see what you get.