Low cost options for cleaning brass

If I clean any of my cases and I say if because I only clean anything is when they get carbon outside of the case. So I use straight vinegar in a gallon jug. Leave them in for 20 min. rinse and let them dry in the sun. They're not shinny but they are clean inside and all carbon is gone.No lead in the air and cheap.99% of the time I don't do anything exceot inspect and wipe off. That was for my 9 mm cases, my 22-250 brass I just wipe off as i inspect them. I don't need pretty brass. It has worked for me this way for 40 yrs.
 
Probably not as vital as some think. But if you reuse brass often you want them as clean as possible so you can inspect it. If you use it a couple of times and then toss the casings it's not a big deal.
That being said...I'm cheap. I use a thumpers tumbler, steel pins, a bit of dawn and lemishine for my cleaning. Deprime first and the casings look new after 2-4 hours of tumbling....often better than new.
But I hate spending money for brass I already have.
 
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