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Abe, technically, all the components in Ed's Red are petroleum or hydrocarbon base. Primary difference is the kerosene and ATF have a very high flash point, but the mineral spirits and acetone have a extremely low flash point and literally flash dry. Mixed together, there is still a certain amount of flash off. But is it enough to remove fear of contamination?

Jeff, the issue is not how to clean brass, but will Ed's Red cause contamination. You see, this was an experiment to see how well it cleans. In the process, I dipped the brass in a bowl 5-6 at a time and although not "soaked" in it, some Ed's Red did get in the primer pockets. There are about 150 pieces involved. My concern now is should I wash them in acetone or mineral spirits, or take a chance on Ed's Red drying out enough for it to be okay. I have them in ammo boxes now and the pockets appear to be dry after a couple of days. It will probably be several weeks before I prime these anyway. No need to work up ammo when it's too cold to go to the range. 18 degrees today in midday.

As far as cleaning brass, about as good as any is gun cleaning solvent, like Hoppe's #9. I usually clean with a rag lightly dampened with Hoppe's. But since Ed's Red is much cheaper, I thought I would try this experiment.

Rag? I have my sons trained. My boys go through lots of T shirts, designer and undershirts, and chunk them when they are the least worn, faded or stained. So after I started rummaging through their trash, they finally realized ole dad wants their old T shirts. One was recently married and the other one went back to college, but they are trained to bring their T shirts to dad. Shucks, I even get my wife's cotton panties every now and then. Those are very soft, good for polishing.