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Ultrasonic cleaners..

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Who on here uses one? What do you use it for? What brand do you like? Last but not least...what liquid do you use in it?

  • Super User

i bought a cheapie on amazon when I thought I was going to do my own reel maintenance and pull bearings.  I never did that, but we use the cleaner all the time for my wife's jewelry and it works great.  Just water.  

I use one quite a bit for reels and carburetors.  I use hot water. It's a lot more efficient to put boiling water in there than to wait for the heating element in the ultrasonic to heat the water...and mine is also an Amazon special.

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My buddy has a hornady one and man does that get a reel clean. He's done several spinning reels for me and they are like new when they come out of there. I may look to pick a cheap one up.

I always forget that I have a cheap amazon one. I got it to clean empty ammo casings but it’s to small

  • Super User

I have a Hornady one I use it for reloading and gun parts that fit in it. I use the Hornady solution mixed with distilled water like it calls for. 

When you get around to cleaning bearings with it... don't uhh, try to fill the whole container with acetone. There's a lot of plastic in there. Acetone+plastic is like Elaztech in a ziplock full of senkos. 

 

Apparently I should have been filling it almost up with water, then dropping a shot glass full of acetone in the water. 

  • Super User

I have a Hornady also and fill it with water and use actone in a small shot glass for bearings and metal gears. 

What liquid do you recommend for gun parts?

  • Super User

I use a mixture of Simple Green and water in the tank for cleaning most everything and acetone in a small jar for bearings. 

 

Mine is one of the rectangular ones sold on Ebay that was about $100, I don't know what brand it is but it was well worth the money.

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my wife has a tiny one she drops jewerly into.  not sure it would fit my pistol barrels.   i should see :D

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