I made a wet tumbler because I had an old rubber lined drum.
It works very well.
The first 2 batches of brass I tumbled came out great , looked new, ( was old black range brass.)
Last few batches I have done are clean but not bright like before.
My tumbler tumbles slow and quiet.
Probably 2.5 pounds of brass in each load. Used just over 2.5 pounds of SS pins, not quite covered the brass/media with cold water, a squirt of dawn, a squirt of Simple green, and not quite a teaspoon of Lemishine.
Hardley any suds when I open it.
First batches tumbled 1 hr 45 minutes, bountiful, since the others have been dull I have tumbled them a total of 4 hours each. Still tarnished.
I hose off with cold water rinse in my sifter, pouring out the dirty water till its clear.
Storing my pins still damp but with the lid off to air dry some.
Do you think the simple green is doing it or the lemishine?
Thanks
It works very well.
The first 2 batches of brass I tumbled came out great , looked new, ( was old black range brass.)
Last few batches I have done are clean but not bright like before.
My tumbler tumbles slow and quiet.
Probably 2.5 pounds of brass in each load. Used just over 2.5 pounds of SS pins, not quite covered the brass/media with cold water, a squirt of dawn, a squirt of Simple green, and not quite a teaspoon of Lemishine.
Hardley any suds when I open it.
First batches tumbled 1 hr 45 minutes, bountiful, since the others have been dull I have tumbled them a total of 4 hours each. Still tarnished.
I hose off with cold water rinse in my sifter, pouring out the dirty water till its clear.
Storing my pins still damp but with the lid off to air dry some.
Do you think the simple green is doing it or the lemishine?
Thanks