Warden Callaway Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I always smile when I dump out the yellow gold brass from our Frankford Arsenal wet tumbler. We don't use pins. Just a dash of Lemi Shine and Simple Green. And run for one hour. But something is different with this batch. The 38WCF brass came out green! The top are C45S done in a separate batch. Bottom is the 38WCF. The only difference is I included a dozen nickel plated 44WCF cases. I pulled those out and running the 38WCF again. I ran a batch of Sawmill Mary's 44WCF and they came out gleaming bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty Newt # 7365 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I'm no chemist, but the nickel kind of looks guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Yep on the nickle! The Lemi - Shine and nickle cases do not mix! I still use a little Lemi-Shine, but if you over do it, even nickle plated primers leave my cases with a grey-blue hue. I use Strat-O-Sheen, a 1/4 teaspoon of Lemi shine, and a little Dawn. I have been using a Tablespoon of Strat-O-Sheen and no stainless pins (after de-priming my brass) and running the batch for an hour. The results are just as good as using stainless pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 I ran the 38WCF again with Lemi Shine and Simple Green and they turned out fine. But I missed one nickel case. Now I know. I the above picture, you can spot two nickel 44WCF in the upper left of tray and a third bottom center. They turned almost black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 By using an acid and 2 unlike metals you created a galvanic reaction. Created an oxide and brass corroded green. Yay science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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