What happened to my brass?!?!

[jjrock]

nady One Shot case lube to lube my cases for resizing. I resized a big batch about a month or so ago and finally got around to trimming them tonight. I finished trimming them and threw them into the vibrator and they came out all speckled (see pics). Is this because I let that lube sit on there too long? They'll shoot just fine but my OCD makes it necessary to wipe them down. A rag doesn't easily do the trick so I have to use steel wool which sucks. Is this a rookie mistake? Do I need to use a different lube? Any other insight or suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Flashover16]

Never had that problem?
it looks like maybe the cases/lube were exposed to ammonia?
I did buy a box of Winny 45 acp several years ago from Wally World and when I got to the range later on and opened the box the ammo looked just like that.
I just figured that it was either in the back end of a trailer in shipment with a broken bottle of ammonia/drain cleaner, etc and the fumes got to it or it was stored in the back store room near such a damaged item.
shot fine but I chunked the brass, which was a bummer.

 

[watchingtrace]

you didnt use enough stainless wet tumbling

 

[FredAlert]

What kind of tumbling media was it? walnut shells that have been used for a while so they're powdery?

nady One Shot case lube to lube my cases for resizing. I resized a big batch about a month or so ago and finally got around to trimming them tonight. I finished trimming them and threw them into the vibrator and they came out all speckled (see pics). Is this because I let that lube sit on there too long? They'll shoot just fine but my OCD makes it necessary to wipe them down. A rag doesn't easily do the trick so I have to use steel wool which sucks. Is this a rookie mistake? Do I need to use a different lube? Any other insight or suggestions?

Thanks!
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[FredAlert]

I use frankford arsenal pump spray case lube and have never seen this with it but a thousand years ago when I was using the old fashion roll on lube pad this would happen if I let the media in the tumbler get too dusty.

 

[jjrock]

It has to be lube related, I ran some 45 brass through there with no problems. Maybe I left the case luve on there too long? It was on there for a couple weeks maybe a month because I got busy or my ADHD kicked in.

 

[Jackie Graham]

Try washing them in warm water with some lemon juice. Just put them in a container with a tight lid. It doesn't take much lemon juice. About 2 ounces to a gallon of water. More will not hurt. you can let them set over night. That should remove the stains.

 

[1006]

I have seen the same problem when I let my tumbler media get too dirty and I was using old dryer sheets in the media to prolong its life.

I changed the media and the problem went away.

 

[BHJ]

Rather than steel wool which creates a mess that oxidizes quickly, I'd clean them up with a stainless chore boy scrubber or a scotchbrite.

 

[sniper22]

I don't know what caused it, but this will correct it!

http://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/th...men-buff-your-cylinders.1022207/#post-5198313

@SchmittZoid will hook you up! I ordered some and use them on everything metal.