Sonic cleaning brass

[tas6691]

Question for you guys that use a sonic cleaner.I have always just used a vibratory cleaner and walnut media. Keep hearing guys talk about how quick and easy sonic cleaning is. So is it better? I'm thinking deprime, use the sonic cleaner then dry. Any need to tumble afterwards? Do yall use a drier or just let them air dry?? Thanx for sharing your thoughts, just looking for some experience for I spend the money.

 

[Plumminfool]

My sonic cleaner sucked. I switched to wet tumbling with stainless pins and couldn’t be happier.

 

[tas6691]

My sonic cleaner sucked. I switched to wet tumbling with stainless pins and couldn’t be happier.

Tell me about wet tumbling with steel pins then.....easier, better, less hassel afterwards?

 

[Plumminfool]

Any rotary tumbler. I use frankford arsenal cleaner.

 

[thevalueman]

I bought one....the BIG Hornaday one....very nice......so, after I get my brass out of it.....I put them in my "tumbler"...so, I've added another process(expensive) to my brass cleaning....BUT...it does some terrific cleaning of other stuff that you don't want to break down and hand clean....get the smaller one...

 

[tas6691]

Any rotary tumbler. I use frankford arsenal cleaner.
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Ok thats what I want to end up with. So a rotary tumbler and steel pins.....what liquid?

 

[Greybeard]

I use the same thing a Franklin wet tumbler, fill with water, two squirts of dawn and half tea spoon lemi shine. Might want to get the magnet also.

 

[Plumminfool]

I use this stuff.

 

[Hunterrs]

Frankfort arsenal tumbler. Southern Shine stainless steel chips. Brass juice. Super clean brass.

https://www.frankfordarsenal.com/ca...platinum-series-rotary-tumbler-7l/909544.html
https://tbbullets.com/stainless-steel-tumbling-media/stainless-steel-tumbling-media-purchase/
https://www.thereloadingstation.com/products/brass-juice-case-wash

 

[tas6691]

OK this is exactly the info I needed. I'm gonna get a tumbler, pins and cleaner. Looks like this is exactly what I want!