Dryer sheet in tumbler?

[Rule3]

Yes a timer is a good idea as well. I just get set in my ways and stuck on a routine I suppose.

When you rinse the brass do you use a garden hose sprayer or sink sprayer? Do you have some sort of screen system so the water washes through the brass?

Outside hose and yes I made a frame 2 ft square of 2 x4's and stapled hardware cloth (galvanized mesh wire) on the bottom. I then put some furring strips over the stapled areas which raises it about 1/2" off the driveway. In the summer sun here bakes them dry in a hour or so.

I just use old 5 gal plastic paint buckets to wash and rinse then a old plastic strainer to pour the solution bake into a 1 gal jug. You can reuse the solution many times.

 

[Amici]

The the folded sheet is caked with reddish/dark gray stuff at the end of a cycle, but it never physically touches the media as it is suspended above the media just under the lid. So if the contamination in the media gets airborne inside the tumbler during the tumbling process it 'may' come in contact with the sheet, otherwise I guess what is trapped on the sheet is just dust.

Which means the sheet isn't really working to full benefit. Then again, being new, it cannot and will not.

The purpose of using USED dryer sheets, usually in strips, IN the media is to clean the MEDIA; not the brass. Specifically, it will trap much of the lead residue from primers, as well as the carbon and range crud the media takes off the brass.

If the brass is starting to corrode, you will find the strips turn gray-green. Not likely to happen if all you have is a new sheet above the media.

OH - they DO offer perfume-free dryer sheets.

 

[VARMINT POPPER]

Used drier sheets are good for cleaning the media, but I had always
thought the primary reason for useing them was to keep static charge
from building up on the plastic pails and such,, dont get the media
flying all around when you dump from one bucket to another.
jmtcw

lindy

 

[b.guggenmos]

I guess I have been doing it wrong also. I use new dryer sheets and when I remove them from the tumbler they are caked with walnut sheel dust.
I will give used a try next time. I think it was on this site where I first learned about the dryer sheets and I "assumed" new. Ooops. Brian

 

[Cyrano]

Just tried it, with a used sheet. I just stuffed it into the tumbler and let 'er rip. The brass had a lot of powder smoke on it. Took it out 8 hours later,and was astounded at the amount of crud adhering to the sheet. Can't tell whether the media was any cleaner, but it wasn't any dirtier. I'll keep trying it.

That's the second use I've found for dryer sheets; the other one is to prevent mildew on leather in the gunroom. I had a problem with mildew. Wiped it off with a new drier sheet, and then hung another one in the gunroom. That was last year, and mildew hasn't returned.

 

[revolverfan2]

it makes your brass smell good

 

[Rule3]

I have two very large boxes of new sheets that I purchased from costco awhile back, forgetting that my wife is allergic to any laundry detergent or the like that has any sort of perfume stuff in it. I put one sheet in one load of clothes and was staunchly reminded of said allergy. So I kept them around thinking they could be used in the tumbling process.

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Perhaps just put several sheets in a empty dryer or one with a wet old towel and run it on high. Then you will have some "used" sheets and not aggravate your wife's allergies.??

 

[Cyrano]

It's hard for me to accumulate enough used drier sheets; I polish brass more often than I do the laundry. Don't know what this indicates about my personal hygiene.

 

[38-44HD45]

it makes your brass smell good

That's why I'd use them, so my brass would smell springtime fresh...

 

[canoe on the yukon]

I often soak my cases in after shave for this very reason.

 

[Nygma]

it makes your brass smell good

It make me feel good when my family goes off in the morning with soft, clean ammunition, that smells fresh as a daisy.

 

[canoe on the yukon]

I also tape one of the air-wick air fresheners to the receiver of the gun.What's the point in having ammo that smells pretty if the gun doesn't smell pretty also?

 

[Nygma]

I also tape one of the air-wick air fresheners to the receiver of the gun.What's the point in having ammo that smells pretty if the gun doesn't smell pretty also?

I think I'll also try a new bore cleaner. I want my guns fresh as a summer's eve!

 

[canoe on the yukon]

I think I'll also try a new bore cleaner. I want my guns fresh as a summer's eve!

May I suggest Chanel #5.After trying numerous fragrances from my wife's make up table,that's the one that seems to get the most compliments.

 

[bnewc75]

a used dryer sheet ......... sucks up a lot of dirty stuff

 

[Wayne02]

Perhaps just put several sheets in a empty dryer or one with a wet old towel and run it on high. Then you will have some "used" sheets and not aggravate your wife's allergies.??

I don't know, after the 'incident' I'm never going to put any type of dryer sheet anywhere near the dryer ever again.

 

[Class III]

Placing a fabric softener sheet in the dryer with or without clothes/towels will coat the interior of the dryer drum with the fabric softener chemicals. Not a good thing for your wife and worse for you. Try getting some used ones from a friend or neighbor. Or give the ones you have to a friend or neighbor with the caviet that they must be returned after they have gone through their dryer.

Class III

 

[hopperb]

I had never tried any additives in my media (50/50 corncob and walnut) so I ordered a small bottle of the Franklin? from Midway and added it as directed to media that had been used to clean approximately 6,000 pieces of mixed range pickup brass.

I was amazed at how well this stuff works! This is without a doubt the cleanest/shiniest brass I have ever pulled out of the tumbler and how much better it smells is just an added bonus.

I highly recommend this product.

Bill

 

[oldRoger]

Paper Shop Towels

Someone recommended using paper shop towels, cut in 3” strips. I tried them, they work as well as used drier sheets, the ones I am using are blue made by Scott. I usually run the crushed walnut hulls about an hour with either drier sheets, shop towels, or both (no brass). The paper gets quite dirty, which I think is the aim.

I always throw my brass in the washing machine (hot water, simple green soap) when I get home from the range, much less grease and dirt in the media.

 

[Nathan Forrest]

Nope! I use NuFinish car polish. Mix a couple of tablespoons full with some alcohol to make it watery, pour into media and run to mix up well before adding brass. The alcohol disperses the polish and will evaporate in a few minutes. Helps polish the brass and helps keep the dust down.

+1 on the Nu Finish. I just put the brass in first cover it with walnut media and then pour a cap full on top of the media. I once made the mistake of pouring it on the brass. It went inside some of the cases and set up. Caused a lot of extra work to sort and clean them out.