Rinsing brass

[Ricks2524]

I tried tumbling and polishing of the brass and worked great. Brass looks like new. Now one more thing. Is it a good idea to rinse and dry the brass after tumbling or not necessary ?

 

[arjay]

No,that little bit of dust helps the brass slide through the resizing die.

 

[webfarmer]

Unnecessary. I don't believe it would help anything. There was a time long ago where some media had rouge in it. I decided to wipe each case before resizing just so it wouldn't gum up the die (probably wouldn't have - who knows?). Been doing this for 37 years and haven't seen one resizing die damaged. Good luck!

 

[MichiganScott]

I toss the newly tumbled cases on a towel and wipe a bunch of them all at once after tumbling. It may not be needed, but it only takes a couple of minutes. Besides, my hands stay cleaner by wiping them.

 

[Hank783]

Really not necessary - especially if you are using a tungsten carbide sizing die for pistol ammo.

 

[Bastogne71]

Yes you need to rinse your brass after wet cleaning either ultrasonic or steel pin tumbling to remove any residual cleaning media. Dump the wet brass on a towel to get most of the water off and then spread them out to dry. You can use the sun or an oven on low heat to speed the drying.