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Offline Muddyboots

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Cleaning necks on brass
« on: July 13, 2003, 05:41:39 PM »
OK, I've tried about everything to clean the necks to rid carbon fouling on the outside and I think I've come across something that really works slick. I had some Wrights silver polish for trolling spoons and I happen to dip a patch into the paste and rubbes the outside of the neck . Voila! Neck was clean a baby bottom. Sent brass into tumbler and brass came out looking like new from mouth of case to base. All I did was twirl the brass in a patch that has some paste on it and it literally melted off the brass. Just thought I'd pass along if anyone is as anal as I am on how the brass looks. I feel like it is a crime to have such a purty bullet like the Accubond sitting there with carbonized neck on brass. I used to leave brass in tumbler for hour or so to clean neck but now only 5-10 minutes since neck is already clean.
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2003, 09:26:36 AM »
Why would you want to clean the inside of the case neck??? Other than running the case over a neck brush with a little dry lube on it no other preparation is necessary.
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2003, 02:22:27 PM »
Rich,
I am actually referring to the outside of the brass where blow back cruds up the neck. Tumbler takes so long to clean, this method really slicks them up fast and then I throw them in tumbler. Inside neck is brushed and dry lubed just as you say. I like brass to be purty so even it shoots like crap at least it looks good. :)
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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2003, 04:07:58 AM »
If you're not talking about a lot of cases, I just polish the outside of the neck with a green scotchbrite pad.  Takes about one swipe to get the crud off.  I then use a brush on the inside, and am good to go.  Forget tumbling, unless you have a lot of cases and a lot of time.  This all applies to bottleneck rifle cases, of course.... :-)
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Neck and general cleaning
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2003, 10:31:49 AM »
I've found an automotive refinishing item I use a lot when cleaning almost anything.
It is called Prep-Sol. Can't remember the number it goes by.
Basically a wax and silicone remover prior to sealer primer coat.
Pretty much the consistency of kerosene.
A word of caution however. If you use this on any ferrous material, make sure you put something on it afterward to avoid corrosion forming.
IT DOES REMOVE EVERYTHING!
FWIW DaveP
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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2003, 05:57:34 AM »
Muddyboots, you'd better take a look at the ingrediants in that polish. If there's any amonia in it, stop using it on brass. Amonia weakens brass, it will fail much sooner than brass that never was exposed to it.

If it's amonia free, then you've hit on a solution to a problem that plagued me for years.
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2003, 01:53:47 PM »
Snuffy,
No ammonia listed and I can't even get a whiff. I have pretty sensitive nose and nothing there. Usually you can smell even down to 0.5 ppm of ammonia so I don't think there is any. I will call them to confirm but I will bet there isn't any in it. I will be disappointed if there is since it works so good. Like you said, I have been searching for easy way to clean the necks and this stuff really works. I will try to post up by Wed. but am traveling this week so time will be problem. They actually expect me to work once in a while.
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« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2003, 04:44:19 PM »
Snuffy,
Called Wrights today and no ammonia so it is good to go. Using the psate so i don't know how good the liquid works or if it has ammonia in it.
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2003, 01:27:33 PM »
tominboise was right.  Quick twist of the green scotchbrite then run them over the stainless bore brush in your electric drill/screwdriver.  Only thing I ever found that stainless brush good for.
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