Cartridge brass cleaner/polish preference

[leeshall]

Which cartridge brass cleaner/polish do you prefer for use in your tumbler with ground walnut shells and ground corn cob? Why? Which ones are better for performance and endurance? Which ones work & which ones don't? Midway's, Dillon's, some other commercial potion?

 

[Tulse Luper]

I use Nu Finish. Works as well and any of the polishes made for the purpose that I've tried.

 

[artabr]

Flitz

http://www.flitz-polish.com/index.php?page=Product.Product&externalId=538



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[Barney88PDC]

I use a little Isso case polish in my corn cob media. That is the only product I have tried as it gave me great results and I never had a need to switch. YMMV.

 

[Vigilante Sniper]

I use Berry's, huge bottle last long time. I also put a used dryer softner sheet torn in half with it, it helps collect some of the dust and contaminants and media last longer.

 

[sksshooter]

I'm using the cabelas polish that came with the tumbler it has worked pretty well so far

 

[toddrod]

Mother's car polish for me.

 

[jmcrawf1]

Im using Iosso polish with corn cob media from the feed store great results

 

[Storm52]

Cap full of Nu-Finish auto wax

 

[BayouSlide]

My buddy Barney88pdc converted me to Iosso without even trying...one look at his gleaming cases and I was hooked. I like shiny brass...at the brass table after matches I generally can spot mine before I even see my Sharpie stripe on the base...if it's that shiny with a smudge of burnt Titegroup at the mouth, it's gotta be mine

I generally add a capful of paint thinner, as well, to the mix when I tumble.

 

[FTRrookie]

My buddy Barney88pdc converted me to Iosso without even trying...one look at his gleaming cases and I was hooked. I like shiny brass...at the brass table after matches I generally can spot mine before I even see my Sharpie stripe on the base...if it's that shiny with a smudge of burnt Titegroup at the mouth, it's gotta be mine

I generally add a capful of paint thinner, as well, to the mix when I tumble.

What does the paint thinner do? And oh yeah, What is Iosso? Googled it and came up dry

 

[FTRrookie]

Oops, misspelled it IOsso

 

[jmcrawf1]

Oops, misspelled it IOsso

They sell it at LA gun and reloading in BR. I got mine from midway

 

[BayouSlide]

What does the paint thinner do?

A little low odor mineral spirits (paint thinner) helps the media work a little better and controls dust a little...maybe gilding the lily, but when it comes to shiny brass I'm a diehard lily gilder.

 

[smith625]

Nu-finish and low odor mineral spirits. Sometimes i just use brasso too. I think commercial polish's are a little pricey for the amount you get.

 

[scooterj]

Meguiers liquid cleaner/polish and a shot of mineral spirits. Any liquid auto polish should work well.

 

[leeshall]

A note to SMITH625 (and the rest of you are encouaged to chime in here), it's really a bad, bad, BAD idea to use Brasso on cartridge brass. The ammonia in Brasso will chemically attack & weaken cartridge brass.

 

[ForrestB]

A note to SMITH625 (and the rest of you are encouaged to chime in here), it's really a bad, bad, BAD idea to use Brasso on cartridge brass. The ammonia in Brasso will chemically attack & weaken cartridge brass.

Been using Brasso for many years and never had any problems.

 

[scooterj]

A note to SMITH625 (and the rest of you are encouaged to chime in here), it's really a bad, bad, BAD idea to use Brasso on cartridge brass. The ammonia in Brasso will chemically attack & weaken cartridge brass.

May be true with high pressure rifle rounds but I think it's a non-issue with pistol ammo. There won't be enough ammonia in a cap full to hurt much of anything and the Brasso should be applied to just the media and the tumbler run til no clumps are visible. Tumble brass in the mixture until your desired shine.