Lizard litter to clean & polish brass

[eli ed]

I have been using Lizard Litter (yea that's right it's called Lizard Litter) bought at my local pet store to clean and polish my brass in a vibrator tumbler. It is dust free and inexpensive. In the bag I bought for $10.00, I got 3 one gal milk jugs full. There is two types, the smaller size won't stick in the primer hole. I use the recommended amount of Dillon rapid polish 290, any of the commercial equivilent will work. The brass comes out clean and shinny.
I haven't found any down side and been using it for about 2 years.

[mikld]

I got my first bag of lizard litter from Petco in 1987. Tried all the additives; car polish, commercial polishes, and mineral spirits. Now I just use some mineral spirits on occasion. I found the darker, coarser grind litter works better, with a shiny, but not glossy shine, finish. I don't tumble every case ever reload, as I don't want/need virgin looking brass, but my 30-06 brass is shined up pretty good. I shoot my Garand out doors in dirt, grass, etc, and shiny brass is easier to find...

[Ltdave]

yep...

Lizard Litter is the best deal i could find...

i tumble lightly to get the dirt off...

lube, resize, deprime...

tumble 4-8 hours (depends if i remember its running lol) with 2 "glugs" of mineral spirits to help cut the lube...

hand prime the "better looking than new" brass and away i go!

[joem]

I bought six 50 pound bags of crushed walnut shells from a sand blast supply comapny. Friends took three bags. If I run out I'll call to see if i can buy more.

[emmagee1917]

I don't polish for it to look good , I polish it the first time to keep the scratching dirt , sand , and powder ash out of my resizing die and the second to remove lube and clean the pockets for surer seating.
Chris

[Dan Shapiro]

Been going to Petco for years to pick up polishing media. If they ever find out what I'm really using it for, they'd probably double or triple the price!

[Sunray]

Lizard litter is crushed walnut shells. Also sold as small pet bedding. Buying it in pet supply shops has been suggested here and other reloading forums for eons.