what polish do you add to your cleaning tumbler media? - Page 2

Ohio Rusty · January 30, 2008, 09:20 PM

I didn't have any Nu-Finish, but I did have a bottle of Finish 2001 in the bright green bottle. A capful, then work it into the walnut media, then throw in the brass. It contains no ammonia as ammonia will weaken and damage your expensive pistol brass. I do like after cleaning the brass how much easier the empties go in and out of the reloading dies.
Ohio Rusty

zxcvbob · January 30, 2008, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toolman

pumice dry powder

Rottenstone might do a better job (it's a lot finer than pumice.)

mrawesome22 · January 30, 2008, 09:37 PM

Nu-Finish. It works amazingly well.

hikingman · January 30, 2008, 10:00 PM

A little Flitz....my sessions clean 50-150 cases per run. It takes very little of this stuff to do that qty. of brass. Very little!

I was an orange cleaner, and turtle wax man before going Flitz...

joerockt · January 31, 2008, 12:29 PM

^^^ Flitz? Really? The stuff is a pretty thick paste. How long to do you have to wait for it to disperse through out the media?

Sevens · January 31, 2008, 12:42 PM

Yeah, I'd like to hear more about how you use Flitz in the tumbler, too.

I bought a tube of Flitz and the stuff is terrific -- it's exactly what you need to clean the face of your revolver's cylinder. It takes off burnt crud that you thought was forever a part of your gun and it doesn't harm the finish itself.

But... the small tube I bought is a paste and I don't know how you'd mix it in with your media with success. Also... the stuff is flat-out horribly expensive, so I hope the amount you need is somewhere near a smidge. This stuff was like $8 a tube and the tube is maybe double the size of a trial-size tube of toothpaste.

If you need to polish some kind of metal, whip out the Flitz. But I just don't know about using it in the tumbler.

joerockt · January 31, 2008, 01:20 PM

I bet he's talking about this stuff:

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=816895

Its a liquid flitz...a bit on the expensive side though...

snuffy · January 31, 2008, 02:04 PM

I tried flitz, it'll knock yer eyes out shiny. But as said it's expensive. I switched to the midway/frankfort arsenal stuff, it works just about as well as flitz, but is cheaper. This is with corn cob, I think corn cob has more capacity to hold the polish than the hard walnut shell media.

gw45acp · January 31, 2008, 04:15 PM

I use Flitz Tumbler/Media additive. Just a few drops in my Dillon CV-500 is all it takes. I was using Dillon, but I ran out of it and Sportman's had the Flitz in stock. It works well enough.

January 31, 2008, 12:42 PM	#31
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,775	Yeah, I'd like to hear more about how you use Flitz in the tumbler, too. I bought a tube of Flitz and the stuff is terrific -- it's exactly what you need to clean the face of your revolver's cylinder. It takes off burnt crud that you thought was forever a part of your gun and it doesn't harm the finish itself. But... the small tube I bought is a paste and I don't know how you'd mix it in with your media with success. Also... the stuff is flat-out horribly expensive, so I hope the amount you need is somewhere near a smidge. This stuff was like $8 a tube and the tube is maybe double the size of a trial-size tube of toothpaste. If you need to polish some kind of metal, whip out the Flitz. But I just don't know about using it in the tumbler. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

January 30, 2008, 09:20 PM	#26
Ohio Rusty Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Location: Southeast Ohio Posts: 94	I didn't have any Nu-Finish, but I did have a bottle of Finish 2001 in the bright green bottle. A capful, then work it into the walnut media, then throw in the brass. It contains no ammonia as ammonia will weaken and damage your expensive pistol brass. I do like after cleaning the brass how much easier the empties go in and out of the reloading dies. Ohio Rusty

January 30, 2008, 09:37 PM	#28
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Nu-Finish. It works amazingly well.

January 30, 2008, 10:00 PM	#29
hikingman Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 302	A little Flitz....my sessions clean 50-150 cases per run. It takes very little of this stuff to do that qty. of brass. Very little! I was an orange cleaner, and turtle wax man before going Flitz...

January 31, 2008, 12:29 PM	#30
joerockt Member Join Date: October 2, 2006 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 67	^^^ Flitz? Really? The stuff is a pretty thick paste. How long to do you have to wait for it to disperse through out the media?

January 31, 2008, 01:20 PM	#32
joerockt Member Join Date: October 2, 2006 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 67	I bet he's talking about this stuff: http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=816895 Its a liquid flitz...a bit on the expensive side though...

January 31, 2008, 02:04 PM	#33
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	I tried flitz, it'll knock yer eyes out shiny. But as said it's expensive. I switched to the midway/frankfort arsenal stuff, it works just about as well as flitz, but is cheaper. This is with corn cob, I think corn cob has more capacity to hold the polish than the hard walnut shell media.

January 31, 2008, 04:15 PM	#34
gw45acp Junior Member Join Date: December 9, 2007 Location: West Jordan, UTAH Posts: 3	I use Flitz Tumbler/Media additive. Just a few drops in my Dillon CV-500 is all it takes. I was using Dillon, but I ran out of it and Sportman's had the Flitz in stock. It works well enough.