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Posted: 1/31/2005 6:10:18 PM EDT
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Does anyone use an unltrasonic cleaner to clean weapon parts? And if you do, what solutions are you using in the tank? I just picked up a 9.5"x 5"x5" ultrasonic cleaner w/heat. Thanks, JEB758 |
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Jeb, I use an older smaller unit purchased from a dentist. My cleaner is 1/4 to 1/3 part Simple Green 3/4 to 2/3's part water. I can drop in an AR bolt/carrier and in 60 min. it's very clean. Wipe off cleaner and reoil. This is a must, as it will rust. be safe, MHL 555 |
Not recommended. page 11 (dial-up warning) www.logsa.army.mil/pub/psissuesA/PS_627.pdf |
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Have 2 CREST industrial units I use at work. For solvent am currently using the Crest stuff that came (Got 8 gallons with the units..) with it, but in the past have used the stuff called "X-it" which shares the same MSDS as MPRo-7, as it is the same stuff. Also have used a 20% solution of simple green in the past, in the old tank. Can't even to begin to honestly state that there is a difference. Price wise, the simple green wins. Some folks will tell you that simplegreen attacks anodizing on certain aircraft alloys.. Whatever. The stress bearing surfaces of our rifles are NOT aluminum. Sonic tanks are a BOON to getting things done in a timely manner. If the Simple Green controversy worries you, just use the X-it stuff. Best of luck! S-28 |
Huh. I am pretty sure that is the first time I have seen a comic posted to refute something.  We are talking bolts and carriers here, not whole weapons. 
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I use the one at our department occasionally. I have no idea what cleaner/lube they use, though. The work well for general cleaning but will not take heavy copper/lead fouling out a barrel and will not remove stubborn carbon. As for powder residue and other relaitvely loose stuff, they're great. At least that's been my experience with our' department's USC. |
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Has anyone who has used a USC found any discoloring of metal parts. The reason I ask, is that I was using one to clean some brass and I notice that the casings that were in contact with the bottom of the pan had become discolored almost as if the brass had been annealed. I had probably left it running for at least 1/2 hour and by that time the cleaning solution was getting pretty warm, so I guess it wouldn't suprise me if I had actually annealed the parts of the casings that were in contact with the pan. So that said, is there a chance that USC's could actually mess with the temper on steel parts, if they were left in the cleaner too long? |
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