I want to clean up my BT Simple 223 bullets and I have heard that lemi-shine is the only thing to get. But, there aer quite a few products out there. This leads to the obvious question. Which one should I get ?
I want to clean up my BT Simple 223 bullets and I have heard that lemi-shine is the only thing to get. But, there aer quite a few products out there. This leads to the obvious question. Which one should I get ?
if you can find generic citrus acid that works the same. look in the dishwasher detergent section, only seen one product called lemi-shine around here.
You can buy 100% pure citric acid at several places online. It's used in food preservation, and is pretty cheap.
Hope this helps.
Fred
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. - William S. Burroughs.
I think the new label one is called "Booster", but its the same as the old lemishine.
I haven't seen the one called booster.
but then I bought a couple of cases of lemi-shine some time back and have a few more years until I use it up.
I use citric acid for all kinds of stuff,, I even put it in the dishwasher.
I usually find plain citric acid in the canning isle of the grocery store or Walmart.
A vote for anyone other then the conservative candidates is a vote for the liberal candidates.
Lemi shine usually costs about half food grade citric.
This is the stuff my local Walmart carries that I use in my Frankford Arsenal tumbler.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lemi-Shin...xtY4a1EQaJawf0
You can miss fast & you can miss a lot, but only hits count.
You only need it for hard water, I use 1/4 tsp Lemi-shine original or sometimes nothing at all. Before I had it I used vinegar it worked fine as well
Just out of curiosity, has anyone tried Coke? Enough acid to dissolve a nail. I know it would be sticky and is probably the most expensive way of cleaning the brass, I am just curious.
A vote for anyone other then the conservative candidates is a vote for the liberal candidates.
for cleaning brass, I bought 100% pure food grade citric acid powder from duda diesel (a google search will get you there)
5lbs (a lifetime supply) is like $15 shipped.
it has many other uses as well (canning/cooking)
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― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
Citric acid (1 tablespoon per quart) is also a great rust remover. Just soak a few hrs or even overnight, rinse with water while brushing with a brass brush. I dry the item and coat with Ezox. Stops rust cold.
Bob
Si hostes visibilis, etiam tu
I use a pinch of Lemi- shine and a splash of Armor All wash & wax, and they shine like jewelry for years.
lemishine is also a good carburetor cleaner.
it gets all that gunk out of the jets.
it will clean your wifes jewelry too.
I found one of those drill press style cake making things from the kitchen, and after modifying the mixer thingys so they didn't hang up on the brass, I have a new case tumbler. I put some dishwasher detergent, dawn , lemon juice and some borax, let it run while I went to church, and when I got home, the brass was all clean.
You are going to church, but your wife is the saint if she lets you use her mixer
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