As far as I know, the acid washes are fine within normal case life. It's mainly ammonia that you want to avoid (do a web search on season cracking to learn why). The main downside to vinegar is it activates the surface, so the cases tarnish when they dry, which bothers some folks more than others. You can use a teaspoon of dishwashing detergent like Dawn or baby shampoo with vinegar without neutralizing the acid. Board member Humpy likes large quantities of Ivory dishwashing liquid, specifically, but he uses no acid.
You can try using powdered citric acid if you like a better shine, but the cleaning action is less aggressive than white vinegar. The commercial brass cleaning liquids, like Iosso case cleaner use sulfamic acid and some kind of wetting agent.
Some folks use Dawn in very high concentration and let it dry on the cases to serve as the case lube, rinsing them off after sizing. I've not tried this myself. Most greases are forms of soap, so you might try Ivory liquid hand soap?
You can try using powdered citric acid if you like a better shine, but the cleaning action is less aggressive than white vinegar. The commercial brass cleaning liquids, like Iosso case cleaner use sulfamic acid and some kind of wetting agent.
Some folks use Dawn in very high concentration and let it dry on the cases to serve as the case lube, rinsing them off after sizing. I've not tried this myself. Most greases are forms of soap, so you might try Ivory liquid hand soap?
