Cleaning brass

[O6nop]

Put a fresh dryer sheet (Downy or whatever) in your tumbler each time you use it and it will collect a lot of the residue. In dry areas like mine it eliminates static electricity. Just carefully remove it so as not to shake the residue loose and throw it away. Media will last much longer.

Makes your brass smell nice and fresh too!

Now THAT's something I have on-hand. (Dryer sheets are even in the same room with my press!) Did you know that they have many other uses? I don't use them in my dryer that often.

I put the used dryer sheets in there, whatever is on the new sheets, I'm not sure how they affect the brass or if they stick to the brass or to the tumbler parts. The used sheets are plentiful and you actually get two uses from it, for your clothes and for your cleaning media.
When I pull them out they are very filthy... that much less gook in the media.
I tear them into smaller pieces so they flow through the media easier.

[Charles L. Cotton]

BTW: Where is that bulk order sticky???

I deleted it; it wasn't really serving any purpose. Emails went out this evening confirming orders.

Chas.

[Venus Pax]

I put the used dryer sheets in there, whatever is on the new sheets, I'm not sure how they affect the brass or if they stick to the brass or to the tumbler parts. The used sheets are plentiful and you actually get two uses from it, for your clothes and for your cleaning media.
When I pull them out they are very filthy... that much less gook in the media.
I tear them into smaller pieces so they flow through the media easier.

I tried this yesterday when cleaning some brass, only I used new dryer sheets. I don't really put them in my dryer that often; I hear they gunk up the dryer over time. I just use them if I have an especially clingy type fabric, like my dog's fleece blankets.

The new ones worked fine. I just took one & cut it into three strips. The stips were black by the time the brass was finished tumbling. My corncob media was starting to turn black before this, so I think the dryer sheet got me a few more uses before I had to throw it out. Fortunately, I got all my .45 casings done. That's all I have dies for right now anyway.

Next time Charles drives into the part of town that's too dangerous for a lady with a .45, I'm going to take him up on his offer to pick up some ground wal-nut shells. I like buying in large quantities anyway, since I live out in the cow pasture/turf farm area and it's a bit of a drive to get anything.