kawi kid Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 what kind of media do you use to polish your brass? i ordered a kit and recieved it today and it came with corn-cob media but i have seen other stuff out there what do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 diamonds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 sounds expensive........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Crushed walnut media is faster. You can mix corn cob and crushed walnut. Those are for dry tumbling. You can use corn meal if nothing else is available. That's the basics. Adding a few drops of polish or metal cleaner also works, but dry is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit12 Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 My Lyman tumbler died and I got a Frankford Arsenal and it came with a corn cob or something like it and their brand of polish. I must say it works pretty darn good. I used to use crushed walnut for really dirty brass and corn cob to just polish off the brass now I just use the corn cob polish for all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Crushed walnut or cobb are fine. I would suggest buying it from a pet store though since you can get a 5 or 10lb bag for a helluva lot cheaper then a gunshop. Its the same stuff they use for gerbils and other small pets bedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 The gf's father who has been cleaning it for me uses the stuff from pet stores but it was really coarse and i had a hellava time getting it outta my .243 casings. it took about an hour and an eye glass screw driver to get it all picked out like you said it worked really well but for someone starting out that is something to consider that i learned the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 Ive never had any problems. Maybe where he bought it at only had super course stuff. I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 im pretty sure that was the case. not doubting you at all, just saying make sure you get the fine stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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