[JeffC]

I haven't cleaned the red dust off my cases before I loaded them and haven't 'noticed' any problems due to that, except for the case holder gets a build up of the residue and needs a little tooth brush action from time to time.

Jeff

 

[Steve in PA]

Put a capful or two of liquid polish (I use Iosso and corncob) and you won't have any dust problems......plus your cases will look like a brand new penny

 

[Difranco]

can you use something like Brasso for a polishing agent?

 

[rwmagnus]

Difranco

Brasso isn't the best because it has amonia in it, breaks down case strength. Liquid car polish is the best/cheapest.

Semper Fi

 

[OcabJ]

Stick one of those fabric softener dryer sheets in the tumbler in the last half hour to an hour of the tumbling cycle. It will help with the dust on the brass.

 

[rlbgfish173]

I mix half walnut and half corn and get very little if any residue!

 

[imashooter2]

If the residue is red, it is from an additive, not the walnut itself. I'd tumble a half a dozen used dryer sheets to remove it from the media and then use liquid car wax as an additive.

The use or clean question is more difficult... Tough to say from here what the additive is. The red color leads me to think jewelers rouge, a very fine abrasive. I would not worry about running a few hundred to a thousand of those through my dies, but would definitely get rid of it for long term use.

 

[slughammer]

Sounds like Lyman TUFNUT

I used some Lyman walnut media when I started loading, sounds just like the polishing agent they use.

 

[Ralph]

Yes, it is a polishing agent, jewelers rouge, I use corn cob, but I feel this is one of those areas where it's a personal preferance more than anything, you might want to look in the phone book for someone who sells sandblasting supplys, you can get crushed walnut or corn cob, in #40-50 bags much cheaper than for what lyman sells their little jugs for, I use corn cob and some Midway polish as a polishing agent works very well and no red residue in,or on my brass for what you pay for a jug of Lyman tuffnut you could buy a #40-5- bag of media,add a bottle of midway polish, and you're set for for the next few years......

 

[JeffC]

Hey, those are great tips!

Now I want to go home and tumble more brass .

The drier sheets are perfect, I've got those things overflowing in my laundry room, and automotive polish sounds interesting, does it matter what brand, I've got more turtle wax than I'll ever use.

 

[imashooter2]

Turtle wax is fine. I use Maguire's, but just because that was what I had on the shelf.

 

[JeffC]

Turtle wax is fine. I use Maguire's, but just because that was what I had on the shelf.

Cool, I'll try it this weekend.

Thanks for the tips

JeffC

 

[ken_mays]

I had some of that rouge-treated walnut media, and I just threw it away. That damn rouge got everywhere, got the tumbler messy, and was just a pain to deal with.

Now I just use corncob, and throw in a little of Midway's polish now and then.

 

[El Viejo]

I tried NuFinish car wax and it works great. It does the job twice as fast at the "reloading brand" and the brass looks brand new.

 

[JeffC]

Thumbs up!

I did 300 45 cases over the weekend, used a cap of turtle wax per load(about 150rds) and threw in a couple drier sheets on the final 1/2 hour.

My brass looks PERFECT!