Inexpensive Brass Cleaning 

Good job JHL, thanks for sharing. Hopefully this will help others.

Great music! It really works, thanks.

Great job John thanks for sharing

Well done! Thank you! John

That’s some good clean brass brother! 👍

Nice job 💪🏽👍🏼 I went a little to heavy with the lemon juice when i did this ; the brass had a pink patina when they dried out I didn’t bother cleaning up my next batch just reloaded as is with my small lee loader ; they all went bang 😂

Nice into John. And nice electric in the middle. (animal) (I played along on harmonica for a while) Here's what I do. rinse in a colander to get the range dirt off deprime with Lee decapping die (clean and oil die afterwards) I have a clean empty plastic jelly jar and lid. 2 pounds of the steel pins (amazon cheap) put in 50 223 or 100 9mm fill with hot water, cap and shake. (shaking gets a bunch of air out of the brass Add a bit more hot water, almost to the top. In place of lemon Juice I use 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid powder found in the canning supplies add 1/2 teaspoon of liquid laundry detergent recap the jar. Shake of a couple minutes, let sit for a couple minutes. Repeat and repeat... When I can see nice clean primer pockets I'm done shaking Strain into a bandana in a colander. shake the pins out of the brass into the bandana in the colander and separate the brass Rinse the brass real well, then rinse it one more time put the pins back into the jelly jar My wife would frown at me using the oven like that, so I put the brass on a towel on top of the drier for a few loads until they are dry. Got any primers left in 2021? Yah, I'm out too. Again, thanks for the music as well.

This was a great idea! I had a 3 lb clear plastic m&m container with a screw on lid, and it was great for this job. To agitate the brass I just swirled it around at. Thanks for the great idea.

Thanks for the helpful video. I’m cleaning 50 rounds right now and they are looking good. Love the guitar music during the wash time. I will follow the wash time with a nylon brush inside the cartridge to remove any powder left. I will not be using my oven to dry them. I will use my air compressor and get right inside each case to dry.

Looks good. I saw a guy do a cleaning with a quart of hot water, 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of white vinegar. The problem with his cleaning set up was that if you leave the casings in the solution for too long, the acid will start leaching the zinc out of the brass. This method that you are showing seems much better.

Excellent video. Will definitely try it as I am just getting into reloading. And keep the music. Thanks!

Hello John, great job looks like new brass, cheaper than a tumbler. works for me you have any videos on casting bullets. Thanks

John iv done that way for 243 win for first reloading mission and clean a bunch brass for my brother 338 win mag that dad had. I decap with lee hand press and toss them in a m&m jug and shock them in dawn dish soap and totally awsome to help clean. Shocked them super hard drained after awhile then shocked in clean hot water and alcohol and sat them to dry on the counter. Got video on my channel showing my new way doing it with a cheap harbor freight rotary tumbler the 3 lb model with car wash and wax. Been told by few to add lemon juice.

Fun project, but boy would a rotary tumbler speed that up for you. You can get a high quality tumbler for under $80.

They look good .

Very Nice, add a cheap $2 colander would speed it up. Any budget level Reloader can do this, trade time for $$.

Trying this out today. Hopefully it works as well for me.

Got about 5K to clean so this will help.

Good, helpful video! I read something from a reader?/viewer? giving a tip to shooters somewhere about this low budget way of cleaning, but I misplaced it, Glad I found this video. {I muted the noise track.} Just saw a similar video from a man in Australia. He used a dish soap, boiling water and a powder product called "Bar Keeper's Friend". He stirred the brass with a spoon instead of hands.

I use my wet tumbler tonget that nasty carbon residue off. But i will admit ive invested a fortune in reloading crap. But i use this method for my 5.7x28 brass cause i cant risk losing the laquer on the case that helps with cycling.

some dont even answer.we can only learn when we get the answer.i know people are busy.you have a good week.kindness is good.thats what i got today.

Quick question: All perfect, except for some of the brass has white marks inside any idea whats causing that? It appears to be kind of like a paste that can be brushed out with a bore brush but it leaves behind parts of the brass removed and more silver colored. Also had some green spots on some especially down where the primer pocket is. Is it not drying enough?

I use the same process except that I use a wide mouth plastic jug with a screw on lid and just shake it up every so often during the soaking.

will it get you deprimer / sizer die drirty deprimeing befor you wash your brass or is that not a concern ....good vid...

wonder if this will be as effective with .300 WBY Magnum brass!??

can i ask your lee press was very sturdey.what press is that?

Does it still work if I don’t have blue colored gloves?

You "just kind of swirl it around in there" - in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction? Can you get this special Brass Stirring stick from Frankford Arsenal? $20 or $30 bucks? (I just put mine in a plastic jar with a screw on lid from Dollar Tree and shake it baby shake it) The thing I like is they clean easier and a little better each time you do it. Was it helpful? You know it was!

I believe your washing them but you are also chemically leeching the brass and that is the reason for the rosy color, it's the copper which is shortening the life of your brass

Try using less soap, maybe 3 drops.

sorry to ask a stupid question.the other videos they all have a give to them.yours did not.thank you for the answer.

Please ditch the raucus music