Tinman
.308 Win
I bought a Hornady Lock and Load 2 liter ultrasonic cleaner today. Looks pretty nice. Have not used it yet. Anyone have any experience with this cleaner?
Ultrasonic Cleaner
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Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Interested to see how you like it. I'm on my 2nd Harbor Freight unit. First one didn't last long. This one did but I suspect it's not long.
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
I have a Lyman 2 liter. Works good, several years old. Made in China.
Are you cleaning brass?
Are you cleaning brass?
Don’t put blued parts in with brass cleaning solution, unless you are intentionally trying to strip the blueing. Ask me how I know. Lmao
I use mine exclusively for cleaning gun parts now. I wet tumble brass in a Lyman cyclone.
I use mine exclusively for cleaning gun parts now. I wet tumble brass in a Lyman cyclone.
I use the first generation one. It's small but does the trick. I usually have to run it through multiple cycles, because the timer is too short. IDK if they have fixed that or not yet.
Have you gave it any thought and what your going to do for cleaning solution?
Have you gave it any thought and what your going to do for cleaning solution?
Simple green and water
I like car wash with wax in it with a sprinkle of lemi shine.
I did buy some of this stuff. I only used it once but with good results. Until I use it more I can't say if its worth the purchase or not.
www.thereloadingstation.com
I did buy some of this stuff. I only used it once but with good results. Until I use it more I can't say if its worth the purchase or not.
BRASS JUICE CASE WASH
No Stainless Steel Media Required Designed for use with sonic cleaner and rotary tumblers Removes fouling, tarnish and oxidation from brass cases Cleans cases inside and out including primer pockets Made in the USA Brass Juice Case Wash is formulated to remove carbon buildup, tarnish and...
www.thereloadingstation.com
Tinman
.308 Win
I am using it for cleaning brass. I am using the Hornady “One Shot” brass cleaner. They also make a “One Shot” gun parts cleaner. Should try it during the weekend.
I used to use an ultrasonic cleaner for my AR15 and pistols. Anything small enough to for for general cleaning. For the AR15 I’d usually clean the BCG, charging handle. For pistols if just break it apart and you can get pretty much everything in it. I would just use water and a degreaser like simple green and it worked great. You can get large concentrated jugs of it at Home Depot for cheap. After running it through a cycle or two, I would take the pistol barrel out and just run a brush through it a few times while it would holding it halfway in the solution, also take a regular brush and just scrub the rest of the parts real quick and run it a few more cycles. Also, what helps is if you have a air compressor to blow out any excess water or solution in the hard to reach places when they are done soaking.
Paxal
.223 Rem
FrogLube degreaser mixed either 5 to 1, or stronger depending on what you need. 5 to one works well so far.
Uninformed and Compliant
.450/400 Nitro Ex
For small parts with expensive cleaner, you can toss the parts and chemicals into a ziplock bag, then fill the ultrasonic up to level with hot tap water.
Tinman
.308 Win
Well I ran a load of brass through the ultrasonic cleaner today. Ran 2- 15 min cycles using the Hornady One shot. Really did a great job. Brass is clean as a whistle. Now I am going to put them through the vibratory tumbler to police them. The ultrasonic cleaner was well worth the money. I got it at Runnings for $119.
A good inexpensive ultrasonic cleaner is the one from Harbor Freight. It’s only $79.99 and they always have 20% off coupons. They have that exact coupon available now and it would bring the price down to $63.99 before tax. It’s literally the exact same ultrasonic cleaner as the Lyman version, just half the price. I’ll attach the link.
2.5 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner
Amazing deals on this 2.5 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
www.harborfreight.com
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
My 2nd one is already showing signs of failure. There won't be a 3rd.A good inexpensive ultrasonic cleaner is the one from Harbor Freight. It’s only $79.99 and they always have 20% off coupons. They have that exact coupon available now and it would bring the price down to $63.99 before tax. It’s literally the exact same ultrasonic cleaner as the Lyman version, just half the price. I’ll attach the link.
2.5 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner
Amazing deals on this 2.5 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
Oh wow. Mine lasted for years. Only reason I stopped using it is because I dropped it and broke it.
Uninformed and Compliant
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Great news!
Now, the fun part.
IF you later experiment with different cleaning agents, keep this in the back of your head...
some powders will clean up great with one agent, and others will just turn into a goo that coats everything.
Don't rip your hair out - just remember (write down) what does and does not work, with what.
Congrats!
Tinman
.308 Win
Thanks for the advice.