Couple of other comments...
Lots of big ultrasonics on the market for tattoo equipment cleaning.
You don't want the water too hot... if it's too easy to form bubbles, like in boiling water, they don't collapse hard. Around 170 is what my research indicates is optimum.
You need to run it for a few minutes (5? 10?) to degas tap water-- to get the dissolved air out of the water. Until then, the bubbles don't collapse as hard. Though you can do that with parts in it. Just realize it will work better after a few minutes of running. Three minutes with degassed tap water will clean a lot better than three minutes with fresh tap water. I degas while it's heating up, though I do keep the tray, if not the "stuff" in it while I'm doing it, though I don't know if it matters.
I hear about all the chemicals people add-- I don't do carbs or suppressors; maybe there's value with the extra chemicals in those cases. But plain old BLUE Dawn dishwashing liquid and water will clean the snot out of brass and most gun parts. 2.5 liters water, two tablespoons (or whatever) of Dawn works like gangbusters for me. With degassed water, at 170 degrees.
It doesn't hurt to move the parts or brass around every couple of minutes, so there are no standing waves preventing the bubbles on particular dirty spots. A unit with frequency sweep will make this less or unnecessary at all, but I get by moving stuff around a bit. I use wooden chopsticks, but I have those at hand.
I've been chicken to run painted sights in there; I've seen what it does to chrome or nickel plating... and it ain't pretty. I won't put painted anything in there, though your mileage may vary. I'm chicken to put jewelry in there, and would never put a watch in there. There is no ambiguity with my unit-- it works. Scarily well.
If it ain't clean in 10 minutes with 170 degree degassed water, it probably ain't comin' clean in there, from what I've seen. Maybe those other chemicals (Simple Green, Pine-Sol, mineral spirits, whatever) might help. But try just Dawn, heat and degassing first. In my opinion.
The only thing I don't have routinely spotless are AR bolts. That carbon buildup on the tail doesn't seem to want to come off, without a little scraping, before or after the bath. Maybe I should throw in some carbon killer; I don't know. It's still 90% easier than without the US. Then a rapid dunk in ATF or motor oil, let the parts drain on a rag overnight, and back in the gun.
Lots of big ultrasonics on the market for tattoo equipment cleaning.
You don't want the water too hot... if it's too easy to form bubbles, like in boiling water, they don't collapse hard. Around 170 is what my research indicates is optimum.
You need to run it for a few minutes (5? 10?) to degas tap water-- to get the dissolved air out of the water. Until then, the bubbles don't collapse as hard. Though you can do that with parts in it. Just realize it will work better after a few minutes of running. Three minutes with degassed tap water will clean a lot better than three minutes with fresh tap water. I degas while it's heating up, though I do keep the tray, if not the "stuff" in it while I'm doing it, though I don't know if it matters.
I hear about all the chemicals people add-- I don't do carbs or suppressors; maybe there's value with the extra chemicals in those cases. But plain old BLUE Dawn dishwashing liquid and water will clean the snot out of brass and most gun parts. 2.5 liters water, two tablespoons (or whatever) of Dawn works like gangbusters for me. With degassed water, at 170 degrees.
It doesn't hurt to move the parts or brass around every couple of minutes, so there are no standing waves preventing the bubbles on particular dirty spots. A unit with frequency sweep will make this less or unnecessary at all, but I get by moving stuff around a bit. I use wooden chopsticks, but I have those at hand.
I've been chicken to run painted sights in there; I've seen what it does to chrome or nickel plating... and it ain't pretty. I won't put painted anything in there, though your mileage may vary. I'm chicken to put jewelry in there, and would never put a watch in there. There is no ambiguity with my unit-- it works. Scarily well.
If it ain't clean in 10 minutes with 170 degree degassed water, it probably ain't comin' clean in there, from what I've seen. Maybe those other chemicals (Simple Green, Pine-Sol, mineral spirits, whatever) might help. But try just Dawn, heat and degassing first. In my opinion.
The only thing I don't have routinely spotless are AR bolts. That carbon buildup on the tail doesn't seem to want to come off, without a little scraping, before or after the bath. Maybe I should throw in some carbon killer; I don't know. It's still 90% easier than without the US. Then a rapid dunk in ATF or motor oil, let the parts drain on a rag overnight, and back in the gun.
