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hey there, i'm not new to handloading but new to mechanical case cleaning. my wife bought me a rcbs vibratory case cleaner for fathers day(ain't she cool?) and of course a simple thing as cleaning media has to have many choices. walnut, corn cob, brass polishes. i'm not really wanting a 3step process to clean and shine my cases so, what do you guys use as media for everyday case cleaning in your vibrator? thanks for the help
Medium corn cob
The additive I use - Nu Finish car polish (no amonia)
Have been using this combination for five years now.
cob shines best.
walnut cleans best. ( but if there that dirty.....)
Lyman red has a powder on it that get left behind on the brass for you to wipe off after they are clean. ( not my idea of clean and ready to use.)
Walnut is all I have ever used, cheaper ($18) by the 50 lb sack at my local feed store also.
When its really dirty it can be washed dried out & reused as its like new. Ive been using the same stuff for 25 yrs. this way. Brass is nice & shiney also. I tried corncob, didnt like it, drop a bit of nu finnish in the walnut and I think it comes out even better. I have 3 tumblers for different uses.
Here ya go....
http://www.drillspot.com/products/52...bs_blast_media
Free shipping as well.
what about mixing corn cob and walnut together? just a thought, why not?
you can also get walnut from the pets store, it's lizard bedding :).
not as economical as the feedstore one mentioned, but a couple bugs for a medium sized bag wasn't bad... still haven't used it all.
For an additive I have been trying the Iosso case cleaner and it works really good. Shines my Lapua br brass to a mirror finish
I really like my green corncob. I tried the pet store lizzard bedding walnut shells. It cleaned ok, but not like the green corncob. Also after just a couple uses, the walnut shells got super dusty and messy. I just threw it out and went back to the green corncob.