Rinse, rinse, rinse after citric acid
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Originally Posted by
dale2242
After cleaning brass by the citric acid method, rinse the brass several times, shake the excess water from the cases and dry them in your food dehydrator on a low setting. Got the idea from a friend. It`s so simple, I should have thought of it....dale
Hi all -
I want to emphasize the rinsing of brass after citric acid dip. I didn't rinse (just dried) and after vibrating the brass I had severe black stains (walnut media) that refused to polish out.
This was the first time I used citric acid and hadn't seen any advice to rinse. So if I missed it and this is common knowledge please forgive.....Mohavedog.
Polish brass in half the time!
Here is how I cut my tumbler time in half. When I use the cover and clamp it down against the bowl the tumbling action is slowed by about 50%. To speed the tumbler up I placed a double nut on the tumbler shaft to position the cover just above the bowl. Then I clamp the cover against the double nut. This allows the tumbler to run at top speed and still keep most of the tumbler dust in the bowl.