[FGWinFLA]

Loaded my tumbler up with a few hundred 9mm & 357 mag brass this afternoon. Started to add a few drops of Lyman polish and had a brainstorm.

I took a heaping tablespoon of DuPont Polishing Compound, plopped it in a large pill bottle, added about 2 ounces of water and shook it vigorously.

Looks just like the Lyman stuff.
So, added a few teaspoons of the concoction to the corncob media, covered tightly and hit the switch.

An hour later I have some of the shiniest brass I've seen in a while. Gave it another hour and the stuff looks great.
Did I happen upon a good idea of are some of y'all using polishing compound already?

 

[unclebob]

Yep Nu-Finish car polish mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits. Also add steel BB’s to the mix and also add a sheet of fabric softener sheet cut in 3 pieces.

 

[FGWinFLA]

Geez Uncle Bob, that's quite a concoction you got there.

Definitely will have a go of it. Nothing shoots better or is more accurate than reloads made with shiny brass.

Also makes 'em easier to find in the pine needles and leaves on the ground...

 

[unclebob]

Geez Uncle Bob, that's quite a concoction you got there.

Definitely will have a go of it. Nothing shoots better or is more accurate than reloads made with shiny brass.

Also makes 'em easier to find in the pine needles and leaves on the ground...

https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-12-ft-mesh-all-purposeweather-resistant-tarp-60576.html

Or bigger.

 

[usnret]

I have found that the dryer sheets actually help keep the media clean.

 

[FGWinFLA]

Tarp???

Naahhh...
Too easy that way.

 

[FGWinFLA]

I have found that the dryer sheets actually help keep the media clean.

I've heard of that before but never tried it.
Next load I will, though.

 

[9x45]

I run walnut with a couple teaspoons of mineral oil, then corn with a couple teaspoons of NuFinish. The additives load the media up, so there is not dust, I run them open top. Turns the nastiest range brass into clean and shiny, slippery and ready to load without case lube.

 

[poodleplumber]

What do the BBs do?

 

[doughauldren]

BB's will polish them like steel pins in a wet tumbler

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[Superzuki]

Brasso....

 

[Turn4811]

Brasso....

Never, ever use Brasso. The ammonia breaks down the metal.

 

[unclebob]

Brasso....

NO.

 

[gooffeyguy]

I do almost the same as unclebob stated above, except for the BBs (I may give them a try though).
I use a 50/50 mix of walnut/corncob media though.

Brasso....

I've always heard that Brasso would weaken the brass because it contains ammonia, but don't know how much brasso would affect the brass and to what extent, but I don't use it since there are plenty of other cleaners without ammonia.

 

[racer11]

BBs,,,, any special kind of BBs. Do use them stand alone or mixed with corn cobb or walnut. Currently I use 50/50 cobb/walnut with nufinish

 

[rangerhgm]

I use ~1000 .177 steel bb's in my tumbler with 50/50 cob & walnut

 

[unclebob]

You can use the BB’s with any media or just about anything else you want to add to your tumbler.
I use 50/50 mixture of corn cob and walnut,
50/50 mixture of Nu-Finish car polish and mineral spirits.
Steel BB’s
Dryer sheet cut in 3 pieces.
When you need to replace your media, just use a magnet to remove the BB’s to add to your new media.

 

[Kwesi]

unclebob: how many steel bb's do you put in?

 

[unclebob]

unclebob: how many steel bb's do you put in?

I have no idea. I had a jar full of BB’s that I used a long time ago to do moly coating of bullets. A rough guess I would say 1 to maybe to 1 ½ cups. Put to many and it bogs down the tumbler.

 

[racer11]

Where do we get .177 steel BB's