Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Added to Media?

[Greenvette01]

Sea Bee's 66-68 Viet Nam

Submariner 78-98 and we weren't supposed to use Brasso on our bright work! But we did use Never Dull and the Commands weren't kean on that either!

 

[Svashtar]

Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.

For the past 20 years I have just used the Dillon rapid polish I first bought with my Dillon vibratory cleaner and media. Gives a nice final polish to the brass, and I only add a capful. (I have the old smaller CV-500). I also always drop in a used dryer sheet to help keep the dust down and clean the cases.

 

[Hal The Slayer]

Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.

Dag Gonnit! !! Now here we go again,you know we gotta try it ! Sheesh!

 

[Lenny Foffa]

I'm. In. !!! I will try some this week! I usually. Polish for 10 hours through the Night ! Let's see !! Can't hurt !!!

 

[Hal The Slayer]

Throw in some dried fruit and you have a fruitcake that can be passed around for years. Nobody eats them and it will never go bad.

LOL!!

 

[SixDemonBag]

Flitz made for tumbler media.

Heck, I have just be using plain old Flitz for years and it works great. I will have to search for the tumbler media version. Thanks.

 

[richhymas]

I'm sure baking soda would work great. Super fine powder. Polishes all sorts of things. I wouldn't let it run overnight or anything like that but if you do it just till you get desired brightness you are good to go. Report back with pictures.

 

[6pakzak]

I'm sure baking soda would work great. Super fine powder. Polishes all sorts of things. I wouldn't let it run overnight or anything like that but if you do it just till you get desired brightness you are good to go. Report back with pictures.

I just tried general dollars brand of soft scrub added to my media, it was a 1.00, seems to work good also but will try baking soda also, why not.

 

[Raudy707]

Just throw in some premix post crete and a tube of Crest whitening toothpaste and watch em shine. (I'm kidding, don't do this. Btw)

 

[Ken61]

Brass tumbling media

hey folks, i was running low on walnut media for my tumbler--- vibrating type so i went with an additive that i have at the house. i am a aircraft mechanic by trade and we use baking soda as a means to strip paint from the planes. very low abrasion factor. so i thought why not add some to my...

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[Hugnot]

During the development of the atomic bomb much exposure to uranium oxide occurred. A huge amount of this stuff was used to produce the much smaller amount of the isotope contained in the 1st A bomb. The uranium oxide, heavy stuff, stuck to cotton lab coats so strongly that soapy detergents would not remove it. Addition of baking soda to the wash made for cleaner coats.

Just thinking, would baking soda help to remove the lead primer residue and other heavy metal products from cartridge brass.

Baking soda is not recommended for use on aluminum because it strips the protective layer of aluminum oxide from the aluminum. Not good if your tumbler had an aluminum bowl. Blazer aluminum cases are not intended for reloads but I have seen this done.

 

[Bruce Treloar]

Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.

Be careful , I have had experience with products like Brasso imbedding in the barrel resulting in excessive copper fouling.

 

[valleyforge.1777]

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. The loaded brass goes into your firearms. You like getting salt on your firearms?

 

[Priley]

Talking reloading with friend back east and he claims adding this to his walnut media improves brass cleaning by reducing time plus increased brightness? He adds like a tablespoon to it.

Anybody ever hear this or do this? I know baking soda is used to neutralize in liquid media but never heard used in dry media. Just curious.

Have to give that a shot. Clean brass is happy brass..