Inside case cleaning without a tumbler.

DOCSpanky · July 3, 2000, 02:35 PM

What do you use, and or how do you do it?

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TexasRusty · July 3, 2000, 04:56 PM

I never have and never will. I do not think that it is necessary.

I clean all my brass and then resize and start loading it.

bk40 · July 4, 2000, 12:43 AM

I use gasoline... but only to remove grase/lube used when I neck turn cases.

For your purposes, tumbling will work fine. Don't have a tumbler? Watch for Midway to run a sale on their's, usally +/- $40.

stuckatwork · July 5, 2000, 02:07 PM

You can clean brass in a mild solution of phosphoric acid and water. Only dip them on, leaving them in too long will turn the brass a nasty pink color. I don't remember how much acid to water, but a little experimentation will help you figure it out. Always, add the acidto the water.

Another possibility is put the cases in a pair of your wife's old panty hose and pop them right into the dishwasher. Do not do this with the dinner dishes. The brass will come out clean and dry. Run the dishwasher empty afterwards with a little bleach instead of the liquid dish soap. This will strip any lead from the interior of the washer.

Good luck.

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tonyz · July 6, 2000, 10:01 AM

To clean the inside of my brass after it has gone through the tumble. I use a 45cal or 410 gauge felt bore cleaner and put it in my electric drill. Then I can clean the inside of my 38/357 and 9mm also 380 brass. I spray a little gun scrubber on the felt bore cleaner and then turn on the drill inserting each piece of brass into the felt bore cleaner and the brass is shinny as new Inside.
I know this doen't need to be done. But I like clean cases.

Tony Z

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saands · July 6, 2000, 03:25 PM

I tried the phosphoric acid trick last night .... WOW!!! No tumbler in my near future! I did get a little of the pink mentioned above (about 50% of the cases had some), but some fine steel wool takes it off in literally 5 seconds. I'll have to experiment with lighter doses of acid and more controlled dip times ... 50 .308's at a time made it a little difficult to get the same exposure for all of them.

Thanks for the tip.
Saands

July 3, 2000, 02:35 PM	#1
DOCSpanky Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 1999 Location: Ashland City, TN Posts: 779	What do you use, and or how do you do it? ------------------ I thought I'd seen it all, until a 22WMR spun a bunny 2 1/4 times in the air!

July 3, 2000, 04:56 PM	#2
TexasRusty Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2000 Location: Frisco, Texas, Collin Posts: 108	I never have and never will. I do not think that it is necessary. I clean all my brass and then resize and start loading it.

July 4, 2000, 12:43 AM	#3
bk40 Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 1999 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,004	I use gasoline... but only to remove grase/lube used when I neck turn cases. For your purposes, tumbling will work fine. Don't have a tumbler? Watch for Midway to run a sale on their's, usally +/- $40.

July 5, 2000, 02:07 PM	#4
stuckatwork Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2000 Posts: 217	You can clean brass in a mild solution of phosphoric acid and water. Only dip them on, leaving them in too long will turn the brass a nasty pink color. I don't remember how much acid to water, but a little experimentation will help you figure it out. Always, add the acidto the water. Another possibility is put the cases in a pair of your wife's old panty hose and pop them right into the dishwasher. Do not do this with the dinner dishes. The brass will come out clean and dry. Run the dishwasher empty afterwards with a little bleach instead of the liquid dish soap. This will strip any lead from the interior of the washer. Good luck. ------------------ You can find the price of freedom, buried in the ground.

July 6, 2000, 10:01 AM	#5
tonyz Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2000 Location: Wa Posts: 922	To clean the inside of my brass after it has gone through the tumble. I use a 45cal or 410 gauge felt bore cleaner and put it in my electric drill. Then I can clean the inside of my 38/357 and 9mm also 380 brass. I spray a little gun scrubber on the felt bore cleaner and then turn on the drill inserting each piece of brass into the felt bore cleaner and the brass is shinny as new Inside. I know this doen't need to be done. But I like clean cases. Tony Z ------------------ Match grade Bullets at Kmart prices http://www.xmission.com/~chad/egs/co...hard_cast.html also for gun accessorys. http://gungoodies.com [This message has been edited by tonyz (edited July 06, 2000).]

July 6, 2000, 03:25 PM	#6
saands Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 1999 Posts: 1,573	I tried the phosphoric acid trick last night .... WOW!!! No tumbler in my near future! I did get a little of the pink mentioned above (about 50% of the cases had some), but some fine steel wool takes it off in literally 5 seconds. I'll have to experiment with lighter doses of acid and more controlled dip times ... 50 .308's at a time made it a little difficult to get the same exposure for all of them. Thanks for the tip. Saands