Brass Polishing Compound

Elk2901 · 05-20-2007, 07:45 AM

What do you use for polishing compound when vibrating/cleaning your brass in corn cob material? I ran out last time and bought some stuff that you dilute with water. What a mistake. I had used some Midway polish but ran out. It was good but I could not get some like it any longer.

RLoving1 · 05-20-2007, 10:09 AM

Crushed nutshell or the corncob! I have a big bag of it I'm going to have to get more of,reloading for the AR I use alot of it.Don't remember where I got it but need to find it agin!Seems like I saw something somewhere where there was some solution that it could be washed with and it cleaned the brass dust for reuse.

herman · 05-20-2007, 06:50 PM

Throw in 2 or 3 sheets of bounce and it will collect the dust well,then take them out and throw away.
If you can find some try the FLITZ,tumbler media additive it works really well for me

halcon · 05-20-2007, 09:45 PM

Midway polish or Brasso in a pinch if I'm out .I buy the fine grind corn cob at the pet store and it works great for polish media .

PaJack · 05-21-2007, 10:54 AM

I use corn cob and Cabela's Case Polish,2 or 3 capfulls work's execelent...

shewe · 05-26-2007, 12:11 AM

i use fine walnut media with a squirt of frankfort arsenal polishing compound. i was told by someone (don't recall who) that brasso contained ammonia and wasn't a good idea to use it on cases?[8D]

bronko22000 · 05-27-2007, 05:49 AM

So you guys add this stuff directly into your tumbler with the media? Does it work? I always used just the walnut shells dry and was wondering how to get rid of all that nasty red just/powder it makes.

herman · 05-27-2007, 01:59 PM

I haven't used the walnut in years but I would think that the bounce sheets would clean up some of the dust in the walnut also.I used the cabelas to for years,but think the flitz does better,I write all over my cases because I am trying out many loads and the flitz seems to get the magic marker off better.
The way I found it was at the gun shop and he had a bottle that was broken )plastic) and I asked the dealer if it was any good and he told me to take it and try it so been useing it since the first of the year.
I shoot every week and clean cases every time beforeI reload.

rem 700 · 05-30-2007, 01:56 PM

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ORIGINAL: shewe
that brasso contained ammonia and wasn't a good idea to use it on cases?[8D]

Think I heard something similar. Also I think that's the stuff I heard had a petroleum base? That could contaminate powder and lower performance...but I don't know for sure.

BOBCATT · 06-07-2007, 10:06 PM

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
I too make use of the walnut media, but the method of tumbling is with a plastic drumed - cement mixer. I get the media from a mill in Indiana in 40# paper sided drums. I used to make use of the smaller shakers and tumblers, but in all honesty, the cement mixer holds a greater quantity (cases and media) and any dust if simply 'fanned' away by the 18" opening and a fan set to one side.

bobcatt