How to Clean Brass | Dry Tumbling and Wet Tumbling Process

Should you wet tumble or dry tumble your brass? I'll explain the positives and negatives of both wet and dry tumbling and show you my methods for each one. Dry tumbling is usually more affordable, quicker, and easier to use. While wet tumbling is more of a hassle, the brass will come out much cleaner because wet tumbling is usually more thorough. The tumblers I own are the Frankford Arsenal vibratory tumbler, and Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumbler Lite. Any brand will do as they're all pretty similar, you could even use Harbor Freight rock tumbler as well.Show more

0:00 Intro
0:25 About tumbling
1:40 Use NuFinish as a brass polish substitute
2:42 Pouring in corn cob media
3:26 Measuring the NuFinish to "activate" the corn cob media
4:20 Letting the dry tumbler run before dropping in brass
5:15 Dropping in brass to dry tumbler
6:53 Demonstrating the wet tumbler
7:28 About stainless steel pins/media
8:55 What you'll need: dish soap, lemishine, and optional rinse aid
9:17 Wet tumbling benefits
10:33 Dropping in brass to wet tumbler
11:32 Filling wet tumbler with water
12:24 Adding dish soap and lemishine
14:04 Closing up wet tumbler and starting
14:47 Sifting dry tumbled brass
17:07 Separating brass from stainless steel pins
18:43 Rinsing brass with water
20:14 Using a food dehydrator to dry brass
22:50 Final results and closing thoughts