Case cleaning solution

[Yorkshire Viking]

After some advice please chaps.

Always used a tumbler with walnut media to clean my cases.

However someone has given me a Lyman ultra sonic cleaner. So my question is what’s the best solutions to buy? The Lyman stuff on the internet seems really expensive - I’m sure there must be some cheaper alternatives which are just as good?

Many thanks in advance guys.

 

[Will the chippy]

Citric acid and a bob of fairy. 10mins in hot water.

 

[Yorkshire Viking]

Citric acid and a bob of fairy. 10mins in hot water.

How much citric acid to water bud?

 

[Will the chippy]

I use a teaspoon in about 3ltr I think. And a metric splodge of fairy.

 

[ColinBr]

Lyman's own sonic cleaner is good. Made for brass cleaning.
Spuds used to stock it but can't find it on there anymore

I would go for the above though next time as like you say it's expensive

 

[paul o']

Dishwasher tablet few drops of washing up liquid rinse in hot water to save tarnished then dry ! I use a food dehydration thing heat 70?

 

[Rory]

Buy a kilo bag of citric acid and a small bottle of Fairy will last you years.

 

[andy R204]

Buy a kilo bag of citric acid and a small bottle of Fairy will last you years.

Yeah,it's that simple.No expensive solutions or witches brews required in wet tumbling

 

[6.5-06 TIKKA]

Cream of Tartare (oxidizing agent used in baking).
A heaped teaspoon in a sandwich bag , add to warm water and shake it until dissolved.
Put in dirty cases and seal sandwich bag.
Remove plastic tray on ultrasonic as it absorbs 30 percent of the waves.
Put sealed bag with brass in metal bath and top up with warm water.
It works a treat.
The sandwich bag is the barrier between the metal.
I've done this for 30 years and no problems ever.
Hope this helps.