SINCLAIR INTERNATIONAL - Brass Case Brite Media, Stainless Steel, 5 Pounds

I have been using this product since day one; reloading since 1967, I pride myself on the quality of my reloads, using these pins with a solution {I make my own; trade secret} the cases, be in 32 ACP to 450 Alaskan come out clean, and look brand new; primer pocket as well.

These pins work well as advertised. I use them in my Thumler's Tumbler and I get clean, almost brand new looking brass. The cases are clean inside & outside along with the primer pockets (I remove the primers before tumbling). I dump the cases and the pins into the tumbler and fill the tumbler about 3/4 full with water, add a squirt of Dawn dishwashing detergent and a small palm size full of Lemi Shine, tumble them about 4 hours and get very clean brass. Then I put everything into my media separator and separate the pins from the brass. One word of caution. After cleaning & drying the brass, inspect each shell case one by one. I discovered that I found a pin got caught horizontally inside a .45 ACP shell case and also vertically inside of a large primer pocket. I also found a pin stuck horizontally inside a few .223/5.56 NATO shell cases and a pin sticking out vertically from the primer pocket. I also suggest that you buy a Frankford Arsenal Transfer Magnet. These pins wind up going everywhere. They get into every little nook & cranny. Other than this problem, they work great and I will never go back to tumbling with dry media again.

For separating wet brass from wet SS media, I found using a flour-sack kitchen towel to cover a strong magnet is quickest. The media stays off the magnet, and when the cloth is pulled from the magnet the media drops onto an aluminum cookie sheet for oven drying. After decanting most of the water, work the cloth-covered magnet around the brass & media a couple dozen times. The magnet also removes the media from flash holes and inside cases. Rinse and dry the cleaned brass.

I've been using for a couple of years now. Makes your brass literally look like new. As others have said Dawn, Lemi Shine and check your primer pockets/flash holes. After rinsing and shaking out I put the brass on a tray and put in a 180 degree oven for 20 min. It comes out bone dry,but not too hot,and ready to reload.

The only thing that I could add to the other excellent reviews is, to remember that the stuff being cleaned (especially the primer ash) is contaminated with lead. Therefore the wastewater will also have some lead in it. Remember to ALWAYS wear gloves when seperating the brass from the water.