Cleaning Jackets

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Anyone,
Before I start to make my bullets I wash my jackets in acetone and let them dry. I have seen that when they are drying they attract moisture. Does anyone clean their jackets before making bullets and do you have the moisture problem?
john
Mims, Fl.
 
Thers no need to clean them unless they are old and dirty for some reason.
Sierra jackets are washed , so are J4,s I wash them later to take the lube off with dish soap and hot water followed by a hot water rinse and dry on a bath towel.
 
Used to wash mine in lacquer thinner - no moisture problem. Washed them, tumbled them in a clean towel, and warmed them well with a hair dryer. By the time they cooled the thinner had evaporated. The reason I used thinner is, I bought 100 gallons for 25 cents a gallon at an employee surplus auction where I work. Stupid me, stopped by on the way home and offered them a dollar a gallon for ten gallons. A few minutes after I got home and unloaded my "good deal", my friend and shooting buddy showed up with a whole pickup truck load. He bought it all for $20.

Are you sure the moisture is not in the acetone can?

I think GerryM is correct that the recent jackets are pretty clean but I fondly disagree with the soap and water deal on a couple or three levels. That said, I'm entirely comfortable with other folks doing whatever they please with their bullets. They wouldn't be doing it if it didn't work.

Every shot makes somebody happy!
 
The moisture is from the evaporation cooling the jackets and causing condensation. Wilbur's towel and hairdryer eliminates this by bringing he jackets back to air temp.
 
cleaning Jackets

Steve,
That was what I was thinking also.
john
Mims, Fl.
 
Correct on both counts

Methyl Acetone is both hydroscopic- ie will absorb moisture from the air - and a solvent for water. The rapid cooling can condense water out of the atomsphere if there is sufficient moisture in the air leaving behind droplets. The can of acetone can also contain water because it will absorb moisture from the air. When it evaporates from the surface the water may condense out.
Andy.
 
and all are dangerous to your health. breathing handleing toxic chemicals is bad for your heath.
If you are going to use those chemicals be very careful. liver and lung damage can happen if handled carelesly.
The soap and water method works for me. Hot water evaporates really quickly along with a good drying with a clean bath towel.
way less hazardous.
 
One must comply

GerryM said:
and all are dangerous to your health. breathing handleing toxic chemicals is bad for your heath.
If you are going to use those chemicals be very careful. liver and lung damage can happen if handled carelesly.
The soap and water method works for me. Hot water evaporates really quickly along with a good drying with a clean bath towel.
way less hazardous.
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In my work I have been handeling hazardous materials much of my life. I am still in very good health. The main reason is that I refrain from bating in, snorting or ingesting those chemicals. If you don't comply with those common sense rules then rest assured you will get sick.
Andy.
 
Hey Andy, didn't we give you a hard time about your use of carbon tetrachloride for cleaning brass?
You might be careful, but I just wouldn't use it if it was going to evaporate into the atmosphere.
Goodbye ozone!
Acetone's much more benign. You'll even find traces of it in your blood when your glucose level drops. Still, it dissolves nitrile gloves and leaves your skin white by dissolving the fat in it.
All solvents are bad for you. Even ethanol... :-(
Cheers
Ben
 
Just so i'm clear on this I clean the finished bullets this way.
I didn't mean to start an arguement or anything. Just that i have worked in the past with a lot of chemicals and i want to be safe , seeing I am getting a bit older.
many are a lot more toxic then people believe. nerve damage, kidney and liver disease, and the big C are just some.
I want to hang around a bit longer
 
And I am still alive and well

bjld said:
Hey Andy, didn't we give you a hard time about your use of carbon tetrachloride for cleaning brass?
You might be careful, but I just wouldn't use it if it was going to evaporate into the atmosphere.
Goodbye ozone!
Acetone's much more benign. You'll even find traces of it in your blood when your glucose level drops. Still, it dissolves nitrile gloves and leaves your skin white by dissolving the fat in it.
All solvents are bad for you. Even ethanol... :-(
Cheers
Ben
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Yep I still clean brass with CTC because nothing works better. When I run out of it I'll just use another similar compound albeit more expensive that is still available. I think a hazmat licence should be obtained when people want to buy anything more than table salt. I've seen people make themselves sick after mixing pool chemicals. Ignorance or stupidity I am not sure was the cause. Perhaps the old adage of common sense not being that common has some standing.The ozone layer is the least of our concerns. I am more concerned with the cocktail of crap that's in the water table. Your correct the human body produces some potentially dangerous chemicals. Hydrochloric acid, acetone and a multitude of endorphins.
Andy.
 
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