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Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« on: March 11, 2017, 05:52:25 PM »
Anyone have experience with either or hopefully both of these methods for cleaning brass?  Looking at moving away from dry media and don't know which one is a better option.  I already have a huge rock tumbler that I can use the stainless media with so kind of leaning toward that....but not apposed to the ultrasonic if it is superior.

Pros and Cons for both would be helpful. 

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2017, 06:02:47 PM »
I have used both and ss pins are the way to go. If you have a big tumbler all ready that will be cheap to get into and it cleans so well.
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2017, 09:23:20 AM »
I have used both and ss pins are the way to go. If you have a big tumbler all ready that will be cheap to get into and it cleans so well.

Well, I bought the stainless media and all the goodies to go along with it.  With my walnut media I would polish then deprime and resize.  I am thinking now I need to deprime and resize then tumble, any reccomendations? 

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2017, 09:26:00 AM »
I have used both and ss pins are the way to go. If you have a big tumbler all ready that will be cheap to get into and it cleans so well.

Well, I bought the stainless media and all the goodies to go along with it.  With my walnut media I would polish then deprime and resize.  I am thinking now I need to deprime and resize then tumble, any reccomendations?
I use ss media and pop the spent primer out before I tumble. Then after it's done I size it.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2017, 09:45:55 AM »
Use both. The ultrasonic cleaner will clean the inside of the cases. No tumbler will do that.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2017, 09:49:31 AM »
Use both. The ultrasonic cleaner will clean the inside of the cases. No tumbler will do that.
The stainless tumbler will.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2017, 09:50:21 AM »
Use both. The ultrasonic cleaner will clean the inside of the cases. No tumbler will do that.

Stainless media in a tumbler will clean the inside very well
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2017, 09:52:36 AM »
I didn't realize the stainless media cleans the inside of the cases. Dang, something else I need to invest in now?   :bash:

Might have an ultrasonic cleaner up for sale soon! 

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2017, 09:54:28 AM »
I don't know that it does it any better than the ultrasonic since I haven't used ultrasonic. but it cleans Everything  from on and in the brass.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2017, 10:03:56 AM »
I am going to tumble my first brass today in the stainless.  I will take before and after.....most of brass is pretty clean already but it will show how well it cleans the primer pocket and inside of the case if I can get pics.  Kind of excited to see how this stuff works. 

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2017, 10:44:25 AM »
I am going to tumble my first brass today in the stainless.  I will take before and after.....most of brass is pretty clean already but it will show how well it cleans the primer pocket and inside of the case if I can get pics.  Kind of excited to see how this stuff works.
you will not be disappointed. It's absolutely amazing how well it cleans. They are literally like new.
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2017, 11:00:20 AM »
I am going to tumble my first brass today in the stainless.  I will take before and after.....most of brass is pretty clean already but it will show how well it cleans the primer pocket and inside of the case if I can get pics.  Kind of excited to see how this stuff works.
you will not be disappointed. It's absolutely amazing how well it cleans. They are literally like new.
:chuckle: blr sent me a whole bunch of brass to anneal last year so I cleaned it all up and then annealed it. When I gave it back to him he literally thought I lost all his brass and bought him brand new brass.  :tup:

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2017, 11:04:12 AM »
Agreed on the stainless pins. It cleans the inside of the brass as well as the primer pockets in most cases. I usually put them on and let them run while I'm at work.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2017, 11:42:26 AM »
I am going to tumble my first brass today in the stainless.  I will take before and after.....most of brass is pretty clean already but it will show how well it cleans the primer pocket and inside of the case if I can get pics.  Kind of excited to see how this stuff works.
you will not be disappointed. It's absolutely amazing how well it cleans. They are literally like new.
:chuckle: blr sent me a whole bunch of brass to anneal last year so I cleaned it all up and then annealed it. When I gave it back to him he literally thought I lost all his brass and bought him brand new brass.  :tup:
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2017, 11:52:03 AM »
Whatcha runnin for cleaner?  I've heard tblspoon dawn dish soap and tblspoon lemishine then rinse in hot water with scoop of lemishine keeps them shiny for a year ?

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2017, 12:00:54 PM »
Whatcha runnin for cleaner?  I've heard tblspoon dawn dish soap and tblspoon lemishine then rinse in hot water with scoop of lemishine keeps them shiny for a year ?
I use a squirt (precise measurement  :chuckle:) of dawn dish soap and a shake (another precise measurement) of lemishine.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2017, 12:26:03 PM »
I couldn't find lemishine so just go with an exact timed squirt of dish soap.  After cleaning I sift out media and rinse brass with warm water in the sink.  Toss em in the dehydrator on high for a while and have perfectly new looking brass.
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2017, 12:30:28 PM »
I couldn't find lemishine so just go with an exact timed squirt of dish soap.  After cleaning I sift out media and rinse brass with warm water in the sink.  Toss em in the dehydrator on high for a while and have perfectly new
looking brass.

Check Walmart.  I believe I have seen it there in the past!

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2017, 01:25:11 PM »
Bought my lemi shine at Safeway in the dishsoap isle. 

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2017, 01:33:01 PM »
I couldn't find lemishine so just go with an exact timed squirt of dish soap.  After cleaning I sift out media and rinse brass with warm water in the sink.  Toss em in the dehydrator on high for a while and have perfectly new
looking brass.

Check Walmart.  I believe I have seen it there in the past!

BI- Mart has it.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2017, 01:48:13 PM »
I couldn't find it anywhere here in town.  Oh well, at this point I've ran well over 2K pieces through it without using it.  I honestly don't see a point in adding it honestly.
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2017, 01:51:22 PM »
Whatcha runnin for cleaner?  I've heard tblspoon dawn dish soap and tblspoon lemishine then rinse in hot water with scoop of lemishine keeps them shiny for a year ?

Thats what i run as well.
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2017, 02:07:19 PM »
I couldn't find it anywhere here in town.  Oh well, at this point I've ran well over 2K pieces through it without using it.  I honestly don't see a point in adding it honestly.
It figures you couldn't find it. All you see at the grocery store is Diet Pepsi and sour patch kids. They do have other isles you know!  :chuckle:

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2017, 03:15:35 PM »
When I first started fiddling with better ways to clean, I used wet corn cob  :chuckle:

Probably spent an hour with a compressor getting it out of the cases
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2017, 03:25:11 PM »
First batch just came out, was washed and is now drying.  Looks AMAZING!!!!!  Pretty easy process and unbelievable how clean the brass comes.  The water was filthy and this was brass that I had already tumbled in a dry media.   :yike: 

The question begs....is it necessary?  Probably not.....but does it look amazing?  YES!!  Will I go back to dry media?  NO!! 

This is the youtube site that helped the most.  Also shows my recipe of dawn and lemi shine. 


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« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2017, 03:25:33 PM »
When I first started fiddling with better ways to clean, I used wet corn cob  :chuckle:

Probably spent an hour with a compressor getting it out of the cases
There's are some things you just don't post about online the Jon

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #26 on: March 15, 2017, 03:27:09 PM »
When I first started fiddling with better ways to clean, I used wet corn cob  :chuckle:

Probably spent an hour with a compressor getting it out of the cases
There's are some things you just don't post about online the Jon
hey why don't you go out in the yard and water some packing peanuts or something
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #27 on: March 15, 2017, 03:29:48 PM »
When I first started fiddling with better ways to clean, I used wet corn cob  :chuckle:

Probably spent an hour with a compressor getting it out of the cases
There's are some things you just don't post about online the Jon
hey why don't you go out in the yard and water some packing peanuts or something
It's raining they don't need watered!  :chuckle:

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #28 on: March 15, 2017, 08:48:35 PM »
Before and after.....this is about 4 hours worth of tumbling and they look great.  Most primer pockets look new....a couple have small burn marks visible.  Inside and outside of case is like new.   :tup:

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #29 on: March 15, 2017, 09:00:10 PM »
 Nothing better than loading up a bunch of squeaky clean cases with a proven load!
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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #30 on: March 15, 2017, 09:16:20 PM »
Before and after.....this is about 4 hours worth of tumbling and they look great.  Most primer pockets look new....a couple have small burn marks visible.  Inside and outside of case is like new.   :tup:

Jealous.  Now I am going to have to order some pins.

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #31 on: March 17, 2017, 11:09:37 AM »
Can you just use a regular Tumblr for this?

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Re: Stainless Steel vs ultra sonic brass cleaner
« Reply #32 on: March 17, 2017, 11:10:21 AM »
Probably not now that I think about it since you guys are adding liquid to it, chuckle.

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« Reply #33 on: March 17, 2017, 11:11:36 AM »
Can you just use a regular Tumblr for this?

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No, it has to be a rotory style tumbler.  An agitator tumbler will not work, the steel pins will sink to the bottom and not work to clean the brass.  (If I understood your question)

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« Reply #34 on: March 17, 2017, 12:01:32 PM »
You did, thanks.

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