How long do you tumble your brass?

[Spiff]

what kind of polish is acceptable to use?

Nu Finish car polish. Get it at wallyworld.

Dillon polish comes with a healthy dose of blue koolaid.

 

[_CY_]

thanks... got some Nu Finish polish laying around somewhere.
will try it next batch ...

Basically I usually just throw it in and let it go for a few hours, I've done it in 45 minutes with freshly fired brass and a full tumbler of brass. I don't usually pay a lot of attention to how long it's in there, just let it go till it looks like I want it too. I've been using Nu Finish car polish, seems to be doing a pretty good job.

 

[alank2]

Hi,

It helps to mix some mineral spirits 1:1 with nufinish to give it a more liquid, less clumpy application. I've been using nufinish/mineral spirits for a long time, it really shortens the time required to polish. I usually would do 3-4 hours.

Good luck,

Alan

 

[Roadking Larry]

3-4 hours mostly does it for me unless it is really cruddy. Forgot about a batch of .30-30 once in a tumbler full of corncob. left it almost 3 days, man was that stuff shiny.

 

[Madpap]

A little mineral spirits, a little Nufinish, 60/40 lizard litter and corn cob. 2 hours and brass looks like new.

 

[Honey Badger]

I generally don't go past an hour. I suppose you could let it go as long as you wanted.

 

[Gun$linger]

I toss mine in a crown royal bag then ziplock it and put it in the dryer w/ no heat for 1 cycle then its good to go. My gun doesnt know if it is shiny or not. If a brass tumbler would dry my cloths Id buy one but I dont see the need.

 

[dennishoddy]

I really don't know.
I put it in during the evening, and its bright by morning. Sometimes I forget and it stays in there for 24 hrs.
Mine must be the energizer bunny of vibrators.
I've been using it since the early 80's.
Its the smallest Lyman, and currently runs 20 of so hours a week.

 

[Spiff]

I toss mine in a crown royal bag then ziplock it and put it in the dryer w/ no heat for 1 cycle then its good to go. My gun doesnt know if it is shiny or not. If a brass tumbler would dry my cloths Id buy one but I dont see the need.

You obviously don't pick up the same brass I pick up.

In fact, right now I am washing brass because it's currently too nasty to sort and tumble.

 

[Gun$linger]

No probly not lol mine is all my stuff and mostly shot indoors.