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Gdawgs · April 26, 2013, 07:13 AM

No it's definitely not the belt. It's the bushings. The Squeal came back. Another little shot of silicone and it disappeared for a while again. Going to have to use something else.

So my hypothesis on the ceramic media was 1) it wouldn't clean dirty brass as well or at least as quickly as the pins 2)Once clean, it would polish better than the pins.

I was incorrect on 1, correct on 2. I put both batches (pins and ceramic) in for just over 2 hours. They are both perfectly clean inside and out, but the ceramic media gets the brass even shinier. It's brighter and more glossy. It's not a huge difference, not even sure if a camera will pick it up, but I'll try later.

The biggest down side to the ceramic media (besides cost) is that its a real pain to handle. The beads clump when wet and get everywhere. And unlike the pins, you can't pick them up with a magnet.

April 26, 2013, 07:13 AM	#103
Gdawgs Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2009 Location: MN Posts: 656	No it's definitely not the belt. It's the bushings. The Squeal came back. Another little shot of silicone and it disappeared for a while again. Going to have to use something else. So my hypothesis on the ceramic media was 1) it wouldn't clean dirty brass as well or at least as quickly as the pins 2)Once clean, it would polish better than the pins. I was incorrect on 1, correct on 2. I put both batches (pins and ceramic) in for just over 2 hours. They are both perfectly clean inside and out, but the ceramic media gets the brass even shinier. It's brighter and more glossy. It's not a huge difference, not even sure if a camera will pick it up, but I'll try later. The biggest down side to the ceramic media (besides cost) is that its a real pain to handle. The beads clump when wet and get everywhere. And unlike the pins, you can't pick them up with a magnet.