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hardwarz · 05-18-2007, 10:47 AM

I was wondering how many of you Brasso your bullets? Maybe it's just my OCD or something.
Hardwarz

KYDoc · 05-18-2007, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hardwarz

I was wondering how many of you Brasso your bullets? Maybe it's just my OCD or something.
Hardwarz

I'd be interested in this b/c I saw some in a hardware store and almost bought it.

Anyone?

danp · 05-18-2007, 11:30 AM

I don't keep bullets long enough for them to tarnish...

**agalindo** · 05-18-2007, 11:31 AM

Do you mean polishing your "loaded" bullets or when you polish the cases for reloading?

hardwarz · 05-18-2007, 12:54 PM

posted this over at the AR15 boards and they said that the brasso will attack the copper and make it brittle. I personally don't know about that. In the Marines we used it on everything, even water pipes in the mess hall. And that holds back water pressure every day.

Hardwarz

**jonny4523** · 05-18-2007, 12:59 PM

Could someone explain this? I'm not sure what it is.

wot_racing · 05-18-2007, 01:17 PM

I didnt do it, but I will be going to walmart to get some to do it..

Thanks!

**agalindo** · 05-18-2007, 01:17 PM

The ammonia in the brasso make brass brittle. The question is still are you using them to polish loaded ammo?

XDerminator · 05-18-2007, 01:42 PM

I'm sorry, but the only response I can come up with for this one is, "wha...?"

Neilp · 05-18-2007, 02:02 PM

Brasso is a metal polish. It is very effective on copper and especially brass. It's a creamy looking liquid somewhere between whipping cream and syrup in consistency.

They used to sell it in the form of a roll of impregnated cotton wadding. That stuff was even better that the liquid.

As a high school kid I had a weekend job working for the local church doing cleaning and yard work. We cleaned a lot of the metal work in the church with Brasso.

http://www.stanleylondon.com/brasso.htm

05-18-2007, 10:47 AM	#1
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05-18-2007, 12:54 PM	#5
hardwarz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ak-Rowdy, North side Summit County (Akron, OH) Posts: 378	posted this over at the AR15 boards and they said that the brasso will attack the copper and make it brittle. I personally don't know about that. In the Marines we used it on everything, even water pipes in the mess hall. And that holds back water pressure every day. Hardwarz

05-18-2007, 01:17 PM	#7
wot_racing XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harlan, KY Posts: 473	I didnt do it, but I will be going to walmart to get some to do it.. Thanks!

05-18-2007, 01:42 PM	#9
XDerminator XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 403	I'm sorry, but the only response I can come up with for this one is, "wha...?"

05-18-2007, 02:02 PM	#10
Neilp XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 22	Brasso is a metal polish. It is very effective on copper and especially brass. It's a creamy looking liquid somewhere between whipping cream and syrup in consistency. They used to sell it in the form of a roll of impregnated cotton wadding. That stuff was even better that the liquid. As a high school kid I had a weekend job working for the local church doing cleaning and yard work. We cleaned a lot of the metal work in the church with Brasso. http://www.stanleylondon.com/brasso.htm