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Old 03-19-2012, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Fishslayer View Post
My blood lead level was 18Dl in February. I've started giving my brass a half hour in a Lemi Shine soak prior to tumbling. Gets a load of the bad stuff out of the cases.

An hour in the oven to dry.

The brass shines up a lot quicker and the media is staying much cleaner. Still using the drier sheets tho.

I've also started tumbling outdoors & wearing nitrile gloves EVERY time I handle the brass.

Gonna get tested again in May or June.
Most of your exposure is coming from the airborne dust. It is orders of magnitude easier to absorb the lead dust particles through the membranes in your lungs than through your skin. The biggest benefit of the nitrile gloves is that you can strip them off before touching doorknobs and doors and such to get back in the house.

If you really want to reduce your exposure, wear a mask when dealing with the tumbling media.
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