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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2966156" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Basically citric acid makes them clean up easier and protects the brass.. Chelates the brass.</p><p></p><p>I have just recently quit using dish soap and am using Armorall wash and wax with my Lemishine which is 98 or99% citric acid.</p><p>Just about 1/16 teaspoon Lemishine and 1 teaspoon of wash and wax to 2 Quarts of warm water to clean about 1 quart of cases in my tumbler.</p><p></p><p>Try Blue coral wash and wax or Armorall wash and wax.. You might be amazed.</p><p></p><p>I have been pin tumbling for a few years and learned many things ,,one is the fact that too much Citric acid will remove the copper from the brass and redeposit it onto the case and leave you with pink cases..It is fine and cleans up.</p><p></p><p>I see it much more pronounced since I use Copper pins instead of steel.</p><p></p><p>I tried steel and it peened the cases..not enough to really see right off the bat but during sizing and feeling of the case neck ID with a tool you can tell the ID is much rougher.. my accuracy suffered just a smidgen vs using copper pins.</p><p></p><p>The bullet seating forces were just ever so slightly uneven.</p><p>You can use a mini valve spring tester to test bullet seating forces.. Well with a little craftiness anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2966156, member: 15054"] Basically citric acid makes them clean up easier and protects the brass.. Chelates the brass. I have just recently quit using dish soap and am using Armorall wash and wax with my Lemishine which is 98 or99% citric acid. Just about 1/16 teaspoon Lemishine and 1 teaspoon of wash and wax to 2 Quarts of warm water to clean about 1 quart of cases in my tumbler. Try Blue coral wash and wax or Armorall wash and wax.. You might be amazed. I have been pin tumbling for a few years and learned many things ,,one is the fact that too much Citric acid will remove the copper from the brass and redeposit it onto the case and leave you with pink cases..It is fine and cleans up. I see it much more pronounced since I use Copper pins instead of steel. I tried steel and it peened the cases..not enough to really see right off the bat but during sizing and feeling of the case neck ID with a tool you can tell the ID is much rougher.. my accuracy suffered just a smidgen vs using copper pins. The bullet seating forces were just ever so slightly uneven. You can use a mini valve spring tester to test bullet seating forces.. Well with a little craftiness anyway. [/QUOTE]
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