Utra-Sonic Cleaner

[Eric Estes]

Thanks for that info Tom. No more tap water...

[Richard Flanders]

You can usually find quite a few large capacity sonic cleaners on ebay that were surplussed from labs somewhere. Some of the them look good and are likely v high quality and are pennies on the dollar compared to their cost new. If there's an issue with using tapwater it may be because it's chlorinated city water maybe? Or softened water?? I use Dawn in my cleaner a lot but mostly for small parts. For actions I use lacquer thinner, which does an incredible job of degunking anything you put in it. I alternately run the cleaner and let it soak.

[chris dawe]

Originally Posted by John Campbell

One word of caution when using these cleaners: It is not advisable to clean compressed leaf/flat springs in these units. Reason: They may break along stress cracks/risers that cannot be seen with the naked eye. You might not have a problem, but the potential exists. Best to disassemble lockwork and relieve spring compression before ultra-sonic cleaning.

Very true John ,I have had this happen

[Twice Shooter]

Lyman's Turbo Clean has never had a negative effect on anything I've cleaned.
Lyman makes one for steel and one for brass. I think they make another also.
Cheers, Tom

[Mike Franzen]

Tom's right about the turbo clean and distilled water