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Posted: 12/26/2010 10:50:30 AM EDT
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I'm thinking of investing in one.
A few questions for those that use them. Will it take paint off if I use water and a water based solution like Greased Lightning or Spray 9? Is it OK to clean a Glock in this type of machine? Will it remove any bluing? |
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Most of this depends on the cleaning solution you use.
If a solvent will damage something, it'd so it faster in an ultrasonic cleaner. As example Simply Green attacks aluminum and does so faster in the tank. Water and a soap solution will not harm a Glock. If you use water and a liquid soap it won't immediately remove painted markings, because the paint isn't water soluble. But, over time it will simply due to the ultrasonic cleaning function. Since few available solvents will attack gun bluing, ultrasonics will not harm bluing. However, to prevent vibration from abrading the finish, use a plastic basket for the parts, and don't put major parts like the slide in with other parts. For better cleaning either use a basket or hang the parts in the solution with wires. Cleaning is better if the parts are not on the bottom of the tank. Remember that ALL lubricant will be removed, and it'll be removed from tiny crevices and holes that normal cleaning won't touch. You have to make sure to get lubricant into all those places after cleaning or parts will rust. Lubes like CLP Breakfree will creep back into most places. Warm solution cleans better. Use warm solution or just let the tank run for a while. The ultrasonic cavatation will warm the solution on it's own. KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUT OF THE TANK. Ultrasonics and bone marrow don't play well with each other. This is not instant. It happens over time, if you get careless and start reaching into the tank to pull parts out and do it very often. A good cleaning solution for almost all guns is to buy a gallon bucket of "Dunk-it" gun cleaner from Cylinder & Slide Shop. This is a cleaner and a lubricant in one. Use it to clean the gun, and as it drys it leaves a rust preventing lube on the parts. |
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We use 2 tanks at the Clock Shop, Ammonia Based & Fine Clock Oil after.
Any solvent you use must be able to rinse off in water, I use a fine wire basket & a small heater after rinsing. Any type of cleaner or solvent left behind on metal parts can lead to grief down the road. The Clock oil is much finer than any Gun Oil so I tend to hit all the parts with Mil-Tec after. Your better off getting a small jewelers cleaner than the tanks we use, they are upwards of $700 & can handle large quantities of parts. |
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