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[rmatchell]

Went to the scrap yard today to pick up some brass and found these in the barrel. Anybody know the best way to clean them up, dont think the tumbler will help this time.




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[LUBEDUDE]

Brasso

[Dale in Louisiana]

Fine (grey) Scotchbrite pad, then Brasso.

[flyingmonkey35]

Stainless steel pins might do the trick.

[arjacobson]

citric acid will work.. wanna sell one?

[41magjh]

Second the citric acid.

[rmatchell]

Ill have to try the citric acid. I think it will clean up nice. Im keeping on and sending the other to a member. It was spoken for before I could leave the yard.

[shaggybull]

check amazon for good price on citric acid just got 5 lbs for $16

[DeanoBeanCounter]

Vinegar and salt usually does wonders. Vinegar can cost as little as less than $2 a gallon at Walmart. Mix in table salt or rock salt until saturation (no more salt will dissolve into the vinegar). Then soak, agitate once in a while. Hold the open end up to clean the inside. Should take something like a half hour, if not clean enough, soak longer. Leaves a dull finish. Then use Brasso. If you're going to use then again then use 0000 steel wool. I've cleaned many range brass this way.
Dean

[fatelk]

Nothing in the photo for size comparison; are those .22 Hornet or 40mm Bofors? :)

I've seen some before where someone turned some projectiles out of wood to fit in Bofors cases for display; looked good.

[Hardcast416taylor]

A very light oil and #0000 (#4 ought) steel wool.Robert

[BrassMagnet]

40 Mike Mike

[rmatchell]

Just wish I had something to use it in

[MtGun44]

Replied to the other, identical thread. . . . . how'd you do that?
Looks like nobody is really using that version, so here is the post again.

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Lemishine solution overnight will take off most of the really dark brown tarnish,
then go to work with brass polish, it will leave a pinkish sheen due to the zinc
that has been leached out of the surface alloy. The dark brown is mostly copper
oxide, and the zinc has been partially removed from that surface layer, so when
the citric acid (harmless, like lemonade) reverses the oxidation you will have
a copper-rich (or zinc depleted, depending on the point of view) layer which
will be pinkish.

Bill

[rmatchell]

Im not sure how it posted twice i was trying to post from my phone. Then next thing I know it was attaching the same pic to anything i posted. After that I put the phone down and got on the computer.

[Frank46]

Check out the special projects section. Another member has posted about cleaning up a 40mm case like your two. Many suggestions and info there. Frank

[rmatchell]

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Well her is the finished product, I ended up taking to work and using the lathe and some scotch brite pads. It turned out decent.

[paul h]

Just wish I had something to use it in

Don't we all ;)

[Djones]

Just wish I had something to use it in


I wish I had a mold for that!

[WallyM3]

Anybody loan me a press for the one on the left?

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[rmatchell]

Harbor freight has a nice 20ton that will do the job

[2wheelDuke]

That looks awesome. I'd have to try to turn a dummy boolit out of wood or something if I got one of those.

[shadygrady]

Anybody loan me a press for the one on the left?

122491i have some powder for it

[WallyM3]

The stuff that looks like little gray licorice sticks?

[BrassMagnet]

These are now up for auction in Swapping & Selling!