However, this reptile bedding has much larger particles than walnut shell media that has been crushed down to a smaller more effective size for brass polishing. Ground walnut shell reptile bedding sold at pet stores is sometimes use as a brass cleaner by people who are concerned about price. If a liquid polish is used in the media there is generally no color residue left on the cleaned brass. For example red rouge polish will leave a reddish tint on your polished brass if the media was overloaded with the polish. Some powder polishes will leave a color tint to your brass which may not be desirable. The media can be treated with the manufacturer's proprietary brass polish or a common powder brass polish such as red rouge. When purchasing treated walnut shell it is a good idea to find out what polish the media has been treated with. Using treated walnut shell polishing media will save time in brass preparation, because not only does the walnut shell clean the residue and tarnish off the brass it also polishes the brass in the same step. Treated walnut shell media is the same product as untreated except a polishing compound has been added to the media by the manufacturer. After it has been cleaned with the walnut shell they will use treated corn cob media to get the final polish on the brass. Much of the time when reloaders use untreated walnut shell it is only to clean off the heavy tarnish. Untreated walnut shell is used in brass tumblers to remove thick residue and heavy tarnish from shell cartridges that are going to be reloaded. Walnut shell media is an environmentally friendly product that can be reused.Ĭrushed walnut shell can be purchased untreated or treated. The particle size is designed for cleaning cartridge cases in a rotary or vibratory tumbler for reloading. Walnut shell polishing media is walnut shell crushed or ground to a specified particle size. Walnut shell media is great for cleaning really dirty or heavily tarnished brass from either spending a lot of time on the ground or being fired multiple times without proper cleaning.
Crushed walnut shell is used as a brass cartridge cleaner and polishing media by many re-loaders.
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