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Offline tgschu18

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polishing brass casings
« on: March 08, 2008, 01:43:04 PM »
I just got a tumbler for Christmas.  Didn't have any media so I thought I would try some silicon sand on about 20 casings.  They seem a little gritty, but are very clean.  What can I use to take the grittyness off the casings? ???

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Re: polishing brass casings
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2008, 02:28:08 PM »
Try rice.  I switched to it years ago.  Cheap and readily available. 

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Re: polishing brass casings
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2008, 03:38:55 PM »
Thanks for the info, I'll give it a try.

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Re: polishing brass casings
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2008, 06:06:06 PM »
I tried rice, too. I want back to the corncob media made for cleaning brass. Not rat cage litter, not grits, or any other exotic stuff that can be imagined. It just doesn't work as well for me.
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Re: polishing brass casings
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 03:53:56 AM »
Corn cob media and the Dillon Rapid Polish 290 compound.

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Re: polishing brass casings
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 01:12:30 PM »
I would not use sand! Any of that ends up in your dies and it will reek havoc.   KN

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Re: polishing brass casings
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 03:57:56 PM »
Thanks for the info.  I'll try the media and polish

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Re: polishing brass casings
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2008, 01:30:58 AM »
Go to walmart in the pet department and get yourself a bag of walnute bedding its 5 or 10lb bag for under $4.00. Add your brass polish and your set. I add dillion brass polish 16oz bottle has lasted me over 5 years and it's still half full.


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