CastIronSkillet
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- Oct 15, 2021
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Hey sliders! New member here. I've been on LRH for several years and thought I would join here as well.
Anyway, I think I stumbled on a brass cleaning method that I would pass along. I was loading up my hunting loads this evening and tried something new.
My brass generally only has carbon buildup around the neck of the case, nothing really ever gets dirty below the shoulder and it takes a very long time to knock it off in the tumbler.
So tonight I thought I would try the carbon remover I had on hand to clean barrels on my brass. I put a few drops on a plastic style brillo pad and twisted the brass necks a few times and immediately wiped it off with a shop towel.
This was after annealing and before sizing so they only spent an hour in the tumbler to knock off the lube and any left over carbon remover.
Right piece is after annealing, middle is brillo pad only, left is brillo and carbon remover.
Anyway, I think I stumbled on a brass cleaning method that I would pass along. I was loading up my hunting loads this evening and tried something new.
My brass generally only has carbon buildup around the neck of the case, nothing really ever gets dirty below the shoulder and it takes a very long time to knock it off in the tumbler.
So tonight I thought I would try the carbon remover I had on hand to clean barrels on my brass. I put a few drops on a plastic style brillo pad and twisted the brass necks a few times and immediately wiped it off with a shop towel.
This was after annealing and before sizing so they only spent an hour in the tumbler to knock off the lube and any left over carbon remover.
Right piece is after annealing, middle is brillo pad only, left is brillo and carbon remover.