Brass Cleaning

[dunc 7]

hi has anyone used a jewelry cleaning machine to clean there brass cases ???

[dunc 7]

brass cleaning ,, sorry

[GEOFF.223 83]

Yeah got mine from lidlw pal and got myself some lyman solution works a treat no flash hole or primer pocket cleaning anymore

[dunc 7]

Yeah got mine from lidlw pal and got myself some lyman solution works a treat no flash hole or primer pocket cleaning anymore

hi bud how many brass can it take

[GEOFF.223 83]

My cleaner is only small 30 to 40 .223 in it for best results.

 

This is large one's on ebay for £40

[dunc 7]

My cleaner is only small 30 to 40 .223 in it for best results.

 

This is large one's on ebay for £40

been looking at them on ebay and they look like they use water to clean ????

[GEOFF.223 83]

Water won't clean alone as it's the shit The solution that rubs against the surface like a mild abrasive

[Soulboy1857 3]

Very good results from mine it's from Maplin takes about 50 .222 or 30 .243.

I use 2/3 warm water,1/3 white vinegar and a few drops of washing up liquid,usually takes 3 or 4 480 second cycles,then a dry off overnight on the radiator.

[chocky14u 4]

I use a James Cleaner, same 480 second cycle about 3 or 4 times, I use cold water with Ecover washing up liquid and a touch of James Sea Clean. I use cold water because it heats up through the cycle use and if you start with luke warm water it ends up hot which stains the brass.

 

On completing the wash cycle I then bung the load into a solution of Ecover dishwasher rinse aid to remove any contaminants and towel dry the outsides

 

To dry internally I leave them either on the radiator overnight when on or into the fan oven on 130 deg c for 15mins and then air cool

 

seems to work for me when i'm in a rush and need a quick shell spruce.

[zx10mike 137]

my take if your buying one so you don't have to clean primer pockets dont bother.if you don't want carbon build up in your cases and want proper clean shiny brass go for it.

i clean my primer pockets then put them in the ultrasonic,dry them then tumble.brass ends up propper clean and shiny as i like it.like i say though rinsing them and drying them out takes longer than manually cleaning primer pockets.