I'm planning on using 50/50 walnut cob. I have heard guys using nu finish wax in the media and guys not treating at all. Any comments...
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Media to treat or not to treat
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Re: Media to treat or not to treat
Both Midway and Dillon offer a very good liquid polish that doesn't cause a wax buildup. 1 teaspoon full and let it run 24 hours without brass before you actually use it. If you start brass without letting it disperse you'll have a yukky mess on the brass.
Good luck.
Both Midway and Dillon offer a very good liquid polish that doesn't cause a wax buildup. 1 teaspoon full and let it run 24 hours without brass before you actually use it. If you start brass without letting it disperse you'll have a yukky mess on the brass.
Good luck.
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Victor is dead right about mixing it well first! If you don't wish to pay shipping costs, you can get automobile polishing compounds at your auto-paint shop in various grades.
Victor is dead right about mixing it well first! If you don't wish to pay shipping costs, you can get automobile polishing compounds at your auto-paint shop in various grades.
Re: Media to treat or not to treat
I thought about dillon's polish. I have some 3m buffing compound. Don't know if it will mess up the media though.
I thought about dillon's polish. I have some 3m buffing compound. Don't know if it will mess up the media though.
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I use liquid Turtle Wax from Wal Mart. No buildup and it makes it very shiny. A definite plus if you're anal about your brass being shiny like me.
I use liquid Turtle Wax from Wal Mart. No buildup and it makes it very shiny. A definite plus if you're anal about your brass being shiny like me.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: locked&loaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm planning on using 50/50 walnut cob. I have heard guys using nu finish wax in the media and guys not treating at all. Any comments... </div></div>
First of all, what condition is your brass going to 'mostly' be in?
If it's ratty ass range pickups, that have been there for 20 years, then you might want to go 'full retard' with your cleaning methods.
If it's basically clean, once fired stuff, don't over-think things.
Corn: Generally a good cleaner for dirty brass
Walnut: Generally a better polisher, than a cleaner.
I have used Dillon polish and Flitz, as well as Lyman's jewelers rouge walnut and these three do a great job of cleaning/polishing brass up.
Of course, I don't pick up the ratty shit, but have cleaned some nasty stuff in the past--no thank you.
It's funny, but people really get anal about their brass cleaning regime. I try and keep it simple.
I have a Dillon CV-500 and if I have to go 2 hours to get a 'gold like' sheen on my brass, I've gone 30 minutes too long with relatively fresh (10 cycles plus?) media and some polish added every 3 cycles or so.
Funny story:
I used to buy brass off of Ebay and there was this nice fellow who was selling Pat's virgin RA61 cases with non-detonated primers. I bought about 600 pieces from him in 100 ct lots over a few weeks. Price in 2005 was $8-9 per 100 ct. (I'm loading up 200 for my 10th cycle BTW, with only 1 neck split!)
I get the first couple of bags in and this brass was the slickest, cleanest and (virgin, so go figure) most shiney brass I've ever come across. It was so 'perfect' I emailed the guy asking how he got his brass to be better looking than gold bars.
He replied with his method which was triple cleaning with lead shot twice, then typical media for the thrid and final try. He told me the times for each step and it was nutty.
The poor fucker blew whatever profit, on a $9 sale, in electricity getting that brass to be as clean as it was.
Fortunately, my pedestrian cleaning job shoots just as well and I'm not blowing out my motor and wasting electricity.
90 minutes with corn or walnut with a basic polish, is all you should need.
Primer pockets don't need to be whistle clean, either. I might do mine every third cycle if I have the time.
Rant off.
Chris
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: locked&loaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm planning on using 50/50 walnut cob. I have heard guys using nu finish wax in the media and guys not treating at all. Any comments... </div></div>
First of all, what condition is your brass going to 'mostly' be in?
If it's ratty ass range pickups, that have been there for 20 years, then you might want to go 'full retard' with your cleaning methods.
If it's basically clean, once fired stuff, don't over-think things.
Corn: Generally a good cleaner for dirty brass
Walnut: Generally a better polisher, than a cleaner.
I have used Dillon polish and Flitz, as well as Lyman's jewelers rouge walnut and these three do a great job of cleaning/polishing brass up.
Of course, I don't pick up the ratty shit, but have cleaned some nasty stuff in the past--no thank you.
It's funny, but people really get anal about their brass cleaning regime. I try and keep it simple.
I have a Dillon CV-500 and if I have to go 2 hours to get a 'gold like' sheen on my brass, I've gone 30 minutes too long with relatively fresh (10 cycles plus?) media and some polish added every 3 cycles or so.
Funny story:
I used to buy brass off of Ebay and there was this nice fellow who was selling Pat's virgin RA61 cases with non-detonated primers. I bought about 600 pieces from him in 100 ct lots over a few weeks. Price in 2005 was $8-9 per 100 ct. (I'm loading up 200 for my 10th cycle BTW, with only 1 neck split!)
I get the first couple of bags in and this brass was the slickest, cleanest and (virgin, so go figure) most shiney brass I've ever come across. It was so 'perfect' I emailed the guy asking how he got his brass to be better looking than gold bars.
He replied with his method which was triple cleaning with lead shot twice, then typical media for the thrid and final try. He told me the times for each step and it was nutty.
The poor fucker blew whatever profit, on a $9 sale, in electricity getting that brass to be as clean as it was.
Fortunately, my pedestrian cleaning job shoots just as well and I'm not blowing out my motor and wasting electricity.
90 minutes with corn or walnut with a basic polish, is all you should need.
Primer pockets don't need to be whistle clean, either. I might do mine every third cycle if I have the time.
Rant off.
Chris
Re: Media to treat or not to treat
I add a little bit of mineral spirits, and it seems to keep the dust down. Also, when I use Nu finish I mix it with the mineral spirits first to help it mix in faster.
I add a little bit of mineral spirits, and it seems to keep the dust down. Also, when I use Nu finish I mix it with the mineral spirits first to help it mix in faster.
Re: Media to treat or not to treat
Use a mix, any ratio. Use all cob. Use all nut. It all works. Nu-Finish isn't a "wax", it's a polish. Use any polish you like (except Brasso) or use no polish. It all works fine, not a thing about it is critical.
Use a mix, any ratio. Use all cob. Use all nut. It all works. Nu-Finish isn't a "wax", it's a polish. Use any polish you like (except Brasso) or use no polish. It all works fine, not a thing about it is critical.
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