Ultrasonic cleaners

[Bassbob]

I'm thinking of buying one. There's a commercial unit on Amazon for $117. Anybody using one for gun parts ? I assume barrels, BGCs anything metal is fine in one correct ? How effective are they ? Will they take the carbon of a BCG ?

 

[Recusant]

If it works like the ultrasonic cleaners jewelers use you would need to suspend small parts so they don't bang in to each other. Also you would need to keep parts from coming into contact with the bottom or the sides.

 

[Recusant]

I'm thinking of buying one. There's a commercial unit on Amazon for $117. Anybody using one for gun parts ? I assume barrels, BGCs anything metal is fine in one correct ? How effective are they ? Will they take the carbon of a BCG

Didn't want to discourage you. The point I was trying to make is items shouldn't touch the sides or bottom. I couldn't find a lot of info on how to load a gun into a cleaner unless the gun fits on some sort of platform. Hopefully another member has used one for cleaning a firearm. I used one daily when I was a jeweler but everything that went in the ultrasonic was hung on a wire.

How to Clean Gun Parts Using Ultrasonic Cleaner - JewelsClean

How to clean my ar-15 or how do I clean small gun parts or a pistol? Typically, when I tell people how I clean my small gun parts, they react surprisingly. That is because I use an ultrasonic cleaner for my smaller parts. To be honest with you, they've been around for a long time.

www.jewelsclean.com

How Ultrasonic Cleaner Works on Gun Cleaning​

The cleaner model I am using here has standard temperature control that heats up your water. It goes anywhere from 90 seconds up to 480 seconds of runtime. It works fairly well. Now, this particular ultrasonic washer actually comes with a little basket. It’s not really much of a basket but it’s more or less like a platform. Your parts don’t sit on the metal of the ultrasonic cleaner itself. The basket also helps keep your gun parts together, for the convenience of carrying.

 

[Bassbob]

Didn't want to discourage you. The point I was trying to make is items shouldn't touch the sides or bottom. I couldn't find a lot of info on how to load a gun into a cleaner unless the gun fits on some sort of platform. Hopefully another member has used one for cleaning a firearm. I used one daily when I was a jeweler but everything that went in the ultrasonic was hung on a wire.

How to Clean Gun Parts Using Ultrasonic Cleaner - JewelsClean

How to clean my ar-15 or how do I clean small gun parts or a pistol? Typically, when I tell people how I clean my small gun parts, they react surprisingly. That is because I use an ultrasonic cleaner for my smaller parts. To be honest with you, they've been around for a long time.

www.jewelsclean.com

How Ultrasonic Cleaner Works on Gun Cleaning​

The cleaner model I am using here has standard temperature control that heats up your water. It goes anywhere from 90 seconds up to 480 seconds of runtime. It works fairly well. Now, this particular ultrasonic washer actually comes with a little basket. It’s not really much of a basket but it’s more or less like a platform. Your parts don’t sit on the metal of the ultrasonic cleaner itself. The basket also helps keep your gun parts together, for the convenience of carrying.

One of my training buddies uses one. We were shooting last night and he mentioned it and how it worked great, was easy and they were cheap. I didn't ask him much about it though. I was too busy trying not to look like an idiot doing transition drills.

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out when I get to work.

 

[wolfpack076]

We have one at work. I have never used it myself but from what I have seen they do a great job cleaning up firearms. You basically strip the weapon down place it in and walk away and in 15 minutes it's done all you need to do then is oil the weapon up and it's done. I'm personally torn myself about getting one. I like tearing my weapons down and inspecting the parts while I'm cleaning them and goofy as it sounds I like cleaning guns but I have been looking at getting one. But guys in my dept. swear by them. Just my two cents...

 

[HayesGreener]

I have considered them but found mineral spirits in a parts washer works very well for me. Hit the gun with some solvent and brush and let the mineral spirits rinse everything clean. We cleaned many guns at the PD indoor range this way and they came out spick and span on short order. Our officers shot quals and proficiency on duty and this process got them back on the road quickly. In recent years with many guns in classes I have turned to Gunscrubber, the advantage being I can use it on the tailgate on the range. Mineral spirits or Gunscrubber will take all the lube off so you have to re-lube carefully.

For brass cleaning I use a rock tumbler with wet ceramic media.

 

[HayesGreener]

We have one at work. I have never used it myself but from what I have seen they do a great job cleaning up firearms. You basically strip the weapon down place it in and walk away and in 15 minutes it's done all you need to do then is oil the weapon up and it's done. I'm personally torn myself about getting one. I like tearing my weapons down and inspecting the parts while I'm cleaning them and goofy as it sounds I like cleaning guns but I have been looking at getting one. But guys in my dept. swear by them. Just my two cents...

A civilian friend once commented that I clean guns like my life depends on it. I told him that's exactly what I am doing.

 

[HayesGreener]

One of my training buddies uses one. We were shooting last night and he mentioned it and how it worked great, was easy and they were cheap. I didn't ask him much about it though. I was too busy trying not to look like an idiot doing transition drills.

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out when I get to work.

Not looking like an idiot during transition drills requires focus!

 

[Bassbob]

Not looking like an idiot during transition drills requires focus!

It did for me anyway. lol.

 

[Dawei851]

I have a Lyman® TurboSonic™ 2500 2.5 liter Ultrasonic cleaner. I use it to clean my several handguns after a range trip. I am very impressed with this product as it does a fantastic job cleaning really filthy gun parts. I highly recommend it!

 

[Bassbob]

I have a Lyman® TurboSonic™ 2500 2.5 liter Ultrasonic cleaner. I use it to clean my several handguns after a range trip. I am very impressed with this product as it does a fantastic job cleaning really filthy gun parts. I highly recommend it!

So do you have to suspend the parts in the fluid or can you just put them in the tank ? I assume it's only safe for metal parts ? Any details that may be relevant is exactly what I started this post for and would be greatly appreciated brother.

 

[Dawei851]

You have to mix the TurboSonic® cleaning solution with water, degassed, and then run however many cycles you wish to get the parts clean. The UltraSonic vibration is what cleans the parts. Putting parts in just to "soak" is of little cleaning value. Just make sure the parts you are cleaning are steel, aluminum is a no-go.

 

[HayesGreener]

After reading this thread over I realize a sonic cleaner (for parts, not the Chili Cheese Dog), is an item of gun paraphernalia I do not have. I am having feelings of inadequacy.

 

[Bassbob]

After reading this thread over I realize a sonic cleaner (for parts, not the Chili Cheese Dog), is an item of gun paraphernalia I do not have. I am having feelings of inadequacy.

I’m gonna buy it. They’re also great for cleaning vintage razors I buy off eBay.

 

[USMC1911]

I use this ultrasonic cleaner for my Brass. I would imagine I could use it for firearm parts also. It works great on brass. I just find the solvent very expensive

 

[BobT]

I have one. It works well. I especially like that it gets the crud out of the crevasses without having to use a metal scraping tool.