Originally Posted By: bigtommyOriginally Posted By: CatShooterOriginally Posted By: DANNY-LI was experimenting this morning with some brass that was quite dirty. I removed the pins from my thumblers and I put in 500 cases,covered with hot water,added a little dawn and about a tablespoon of lemi-shine and a 1/4 cup of white vineger. Tumbled 3 hours and the brass was super clean. It didn't have the brilliant shine as it would with the pins but still shined as good as any dry tumbling. I didn't remove the primers either as I didn't want to run them through my die with them being dirty like that. Besides I was curious as to how well it would work.
I have boiled cases on the stove with liquid Tide clothes detergent - the cases look fantastic.
They do not get too hot when boiling? How long did you boil them?
As River said.. you can boil them for a week. I boil them for a half an hour, stirring them from time to time, in a big pot.
Then I rinse them in the pot until no bubbles form in the water (that is important).
Then I roll them back an forth in a huge towel (the're called "Bath sheets", for some dumb reason).
Then I put them in the oven at 220 degrees, for 30 to 45 minutes (or until tender
).
I could load them right there and they would look new. It does not remove the greenish oxide from range pick-ups, but all dirt, grease, and a lot of the inside black carbon-ish ash is removed.