Lyman Wet Tumbler Leak Solution

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Citric Acid. The stuff in the orange box is expensive. However, if you are home-brewing beer or have a brewing supplies store handy, you can buy Citric Acid in crystalline form by the Kilogram for, well, beer money. It is used for cleaning and sterilizing all the lines and vessels used in the brewing process, including bottle washing. It is also used in cooking. At a few tea-spoon shots per cycle, a couple of Kilos goes a LONG way. Store in a good, airtight container.

Same basic idea, but maybe easier to locate is Lemishine. It's in the grocery store with the dishwasher detergent, used for cleaning all the crud out of a metal tub dishwasher. It's cheap...and a spent 45acp case full is all it takes to do a a very full load of brass in the Lyman wet tumbler.

One thing to add - if you aren't going to lube and size right away, put a few drops of oil on your fingers as you handle your cases to put away for storage...otherwise you'll get green spots after a few weeks.