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I am ready to start wet tumbling.  I have Frankfort tumbler kit, Mothers Carnauba Car Wash and Wax, just need to know which Lemi Shine to use.  Boost or Rinse?

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Got easy on it.  I use about 1/2 of a 38 special case.  I believe that Lemi Shine changes the PH in the water so it makes good suds, if you use too much...dull cases.  I have a Thumblers Tumbler, when I open the top...suds flow out of the drum, but I have city water, you want to see good bubbles when you open the top.

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We have very hard well water.  I used one tablespoon of Mothers Carnauba Car Wash and wax, and 1/4 teaspoon of Lemi Shine Boost.  There was lots of suds when I took the top of and the cases were bright and shiny.  Just got done putting then in the dehydrator.

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Mothers Carnauba Car Wash and Wax?

 

Never heard of using car wash and wax for wet tumbling, what steered you in that direction?

 

I personally use dish detergent and scrubbing bubbles.

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I found that when I looked through old threads on wet tumbling.  The most popular was Maguires, but we have Mothers on hand.  I did a batch last night and they came out very bright and clean, inside and out.  I had some very old range brass in there that was almost black, cannot tell which one they were, so I am very impressed.

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1 hour ago, Cemetery said:

Mothers Carnauba Car Wash and Wax?

 

Never heard of using car wash and wax for wet tumbling, what steered you in that direction?

 

I personally use dish detergent and scrubbing bubbles.

 

The wash/wax not only cleans the brass it leaves a very thin coat of wax on it. This keeps the brass shinier longer and also provides a bit of lubrication during sizing. 

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Guys, which Scrubbing Bubbles?  After seeing it listed as a primary ingredient in several recent posts, I went to Wally World to pick up a test bottle, only to find that there are 77 different versions of SB!  I just grabbed a bottle of Dawn.

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