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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 778 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Been a while.. May 10^th, 2026 at 8:04pm	Print Post
	I was going through a box and came across some dirty brass-it had been loaded with black powder. The brass was stained, so I decided to dig out the tumbler and clean it up. I haven't did much tumbling lately. I have steel pins and tumbling solution. Put every thing in the tumbler barrel, added some water and turned it on for 2 hours. Now I have 20 rounds of black shiney brass. Obviously I did something wrong. Any ideas on what I did wrong and how I correct it?

	Douglas, Ret.
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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2581 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Been a while.. Reply #1 - May 10^th, 2026 at 11:14pm	Print Post
	I use a teasoon of Lemishine and a squirt of soap. I'll bet that cleans them up so they look new.


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JKR Full Member Offline Posts: 150 Joined: Nov 2^nd, 2021	Re: Been a while.. Reply #2 - May 11^th, 2026 at 7:20am	Print Post
	Nothing wrong with black and shiny. If you want it to look new, do as gunmaker suggests. You may need to let it tumble a bit longer than two hours though.


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GunBum Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 285 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: Been a while.. Reply #3 - May 11^th, 2026 at 6:00pm	Print Post
	The advice above about using Lemishine(or citric acid) and a squirt of soap is solid. However, if you get black shiny cases and don’t want to wet tumble them again… An hour or two with some walnut shell in a vibratory tumbler will make them shiny and brass colored.


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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 778 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Re: Been a while.. Reply #4 - May 12^th, 2026 at 9:12am	Print Post
	GunBum wrote on May 11^th, 2026 at 6:00pm: The advice above about using Lemishine(or citric acid) and a squirt of soap is solid. However, if you get black shiny cases and don’t want to wet tumble them again… An hour or two with some walnut shell in a vibratory tumbler will make them shiny and brass colored. Click! Light just went on. I am helping the Grandson dispose of his other Grandfathers estate (reloading stuff)-he was a 3 gun shooter. There is a vibratory tumbler that hasn't sold yet. I think I will claim it. Thanks Gentlemen.

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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 778 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Re: Been a while.. Reply #5 - May 13^th, 2026 at 7:25am	Print Post
	Well the vibratory tumbler didn't work...the brass spent 6 hours on the tumbler. Still just shiney black brass. Figure out where i got the solution...called Buffalo Arms. They said use 2 or 3 teaspoons of solution and nothing else. So I'll start over this morning.

	Douglas, Ret.
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calledflyer Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3947 Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Been a while.. Reply #6 - May 13^th, 2026 at 10:04am	Print Post
	I think I'd like to be out at the range having shiny black cases. As it is, I only wash mine in Lemi shine or Birchwood-Casey cleaner.


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DoubleD Oldtimer Offline Posts: 778 Location: Edmond Joined: Feb 14^th, 2006	Re: Been a while.. Reply #7 - yesterday at 8:40am	Print Post
	I figured out I got the needles and liquid from Buffalo Arms. I was on a hunting trip with Dave Gullo and he told me abut this stuff. So I called them. They said use 2 or 3 table spoons of the liquid. Tried that, and it worked perfect. I have nice clean shiny brass colored brass now. THe quart bottle of this liquid I have should last me a lifetime now...

	Douglas, Ret.
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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3984 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Been a while.. Reply #8 - Today at 7:46am	Print Post
	Hmmmm. Black and shiny? There is a market for it!!

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