EVILGTP98 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Sup guys, picked up a hornady sonic case cleaner, started cleaning a handful of cases, having mixed results. Picked up the hornady specific case cleaning solution, just picked up few gallons of distilled water today, havent tried it with distilled water yet but my problem is that I knocked out the primers and its getting em pretty clean but the cases are becoming tarnished. I took some scotch bright pads and buffed em, look good but after a day or two they start to look shitty, any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Who cares what it looks like as long as it is accurate? Just my though... KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Sup guys, picked up a hornady sonic case cleaner, started cleaning a handful of cases, having mixed results. Picked up the hornady specific case cleaning solution, just picked up few gallons of distilled water today, havent tried it with distilled water yet but my problem is that I knocked out the primers and its getting em pretty clean but the cases are becoming tarnished. I took some scotch bright pads and buffed em, look good but after a day or two they start to look shitty, any advice? I believe brass will oxidize when exposed to air, so unless you can keep it airtight, it will continue to do so. Just make sure they are clean prior to loading and forget about the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnstoermer1647545488 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I like pretty ammo too. Nothing wrong with a little elegance in your weaponry Just curious, are you tumbling them first and then sonic cleaning? When I did the research it seemed to me in reality this wouldn't replace a tumbler, but would provide some benefit as an additional step to improve the overall cleaning job. I think I had decided that I would tumble, deprime, then sonic clean if I got a sonic cleaner but it was a while ago I looked at this so that may not be right. I'm still just using a tumbler only now. And it's true brass will tarnish over time no matter what ... not sure if that's what is happening to you or not. I may or may not have taken brass polish to clean up a box or two of my .375 ammo after sitting on the shelf for a year or two. Some of the cases had gotten really dark for some reason, now that $60 box of ammo looks like it's worth at least $30 again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thumler Tumbler and stainless steel media. /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thumler Tumbler and stainless steel media. /thread This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thumler Tumbler and stainless steel media. /thread I have this setup in addition to my dry media tumbler. I only use it for my low quantity, precision rifle brass. It turns out great but is a pain in the ass to use for anything high quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have this setup in addition to my dry media tumbler. I only use it for my low quantity, precision rifle brass. It turns out great but is a pain in the ass to use for anything high quantity. Do you have the 15lb model B? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Do you have the 15lb model B? I believe that's what it is. Still, it doesn't do a whole lot of brass at one time and the drying part sucks. One spec of moisture and the round is toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVILGTP98 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I am just using a sonic cleaner, had some luck last night with a set of Hornady match brass, sonic cleaned for 25 min with heat, soaked after for 15 min, dried cases then hit with case lube and they looked great this morn, little tarnish on a couple cases but for the most part looked good. I may end up with a dry media setup as well, be the next step but I do like some pretty reloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I believe that's what it is. Still, it doesn't do a whole lot of brass at one time and the drying part sucks. One spec of moisture and the round is toast. A lot of guys are putting them on cookie sheets and putting the in the oven at like 250* for 15 minutes from what I have seen. I wonder how silica gel beads or rice in a vibratory tumbler would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1647545496 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 what is the advantage of a sonic cleaner? my tumbler and corn meal media works perfect. i clean them with the old primers still in so nothing gets in the primer pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMustangStampede Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Who cares what it looks like as long as it is accurate? Just my though... KillJoy Agreed, if you crack open a case on the range, while in the military they are not shiny brass like they just came from a factory. They are reloads, that look like they may have been wiped off at best. They typically look like they have been reloaded more than once, as the brass near the round itself starts turning blue from the repeated heat cycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 A lot of guys are putting them on cookie sheets and putting the in the oven at like 250* for 15 minutes from what I have seen. I wonder how silica gel beads or rice in a vibratory tumbler would do. I do that, again for the low quantity stuff. I'm not about to do that every time I load up 1000 pistol rounds, though. Too much work. If all I did was load precision rifle brass, I might consider just a stainless media setup. But, IMO, it really only fills a niche role. For time and effort, a dry media setup still reigns supreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 as the brass near the round itself starts turning blue from the repeated heat cycles. That's from the annealing process, not from repeated firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMustangStampede Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 That's from the annealing process, not from repeated firing. Oh I see. They are still very dirty looking though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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