what do people treat walnut media with for tumblers

[philschoppers]

I'm curious to see what some of you might be treating your walnut media with when your using it in your tumbler to clean brass ?

 

[boone3380]

I'm using Flitz media additive in mine.

 

[broncman]

I have used mineral spirits with good results...cheap.

 

[Milo 2.0]

I have used mineral spirits with good results...cheap.

Interesting!

Any residue on cases? How shiny?

 

[expiper]

1/2 mineral spirits and 1/2 liquid car wax (Turtle wax--Lot # 5479),,,Roger

 

[M-61]

I use jeweler's rouge and a shot of Lyman Turbo cleaner. Only add these occasionaly.It works to my satisfaction.

 

[jonbearman]

Just buy lyman tuffnut walnut coated with rouge from them.It lasts a long time.

 

[brian427cobra]

NuFinish car wax

 

[DuckHunt]

Eagle One Never Dull Wadding Polish. Just add some to the tumbler and let it run. Beautiful job on brass. Got is at walmart, but i'm sure you can pick it up about anywhere.

 

[Luke_NL]

A spoon of that Lyman turbo stuff. Seems to last a while. I'm sure there are cheaper alternatives, but I don't want to accidentally get ammonium near my brass and I use litle of it anyways.

 

[bigedp51]

I use Zilla Ground English Walnut Shells Reptile Bedding...........

http://www.petco.com/product/102881/Zilla-Ground-English-Walnut-Shells-Reptile-Bedding.aspx?cm_mmc=bazaarvoice-_-RLP-_-102881-_-productname_link

When I clean the cage I put the used media in the tumbler and the lizard urea and excrement helps polish the brass. The downside is lizard poop gets stuck in the flash holes and the cases smell real bad after they have been fired.

 

[Luke_NL]

BigEd,

Please tell me that is a joke - for some reason I find the thought of prying lizard dung out of flashholes very troubling. Just in case you are serious, I would also be troubled by the chance that lizard pee would adversely affect brass (ammonia? no idea) and that the sticky dung in your flashholes could also be on the inside of your cases, limiting volume in some.

I would suggest changing the order of use but your pet dragons might not enjoy the metallic flavour ;D

 

[cognac jack]

I use a teaspoon of brasso, and do not add again until I change walnuts.

 

[37Lincoln1]

JFYI, Brasso contains ammonia.

 

[bigedp51]

And leaving out my dry humor this time...........................

I can't believe the crap some people add to their walnut media.

I wet tumble my cases with stainless steel media and don't have a pet lizard. (or put crap or lube my cases) :

 

[gilream]

I use Zilla Ground English Walnut Shells Reptile Bedding...........

http://www.petco.com/product/102881/Zilla-Ground-English-Walnut-Shells-Reptile-Bedding.aspx?cm_mmc=bazaarvoice-_-RLP-_-102881-_-productname_link

When I clean the cage I put the used media in the tumbler and the lizard urea and excrement helps polish the brass. The downside is lizard poop gets stuck in the flash holes and the cases smell real bad after they have been fired.

LMAO!!!

 

[Immike]

I run it dry. I have used a few polishing mixes before but leave it dry now for getting oil out of freshly neck turned cases.

 

[lightman]

I'm using mineral spirits and NuFinish car polish. It seems like the car polish leaves a protective coating on the brass, so it does not tarnish or show corrosive finger prints. I've used lots of different kinds of polish, many from the reloading tool manufactures, and it all works ok. I'm set up to do the stainless thing now, but I'm caught up on my loading for now, and don't have anything to play with! Lightman

 

[philschoppers]

Anyone see a difference or have a preference as far as fine or course walnut media ?

 

[thumper4fun]

NuFinish, about a cap full will do the trick. Cheap and effective.