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  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Nashville, TN area
Ultrasonic Cleaner questions
Posted by bobbaily on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:08 PM

Greetings all. I just purchased an ultrasonic cleaner to clean my airbrush. (I told my wife that it would be ideal for cleaning her jewerly Wink [;)]).  Based on previous posts, I recall that some of the regulars here have used an ultrasonic cleaner, so I have a couple of questions-(btw, I'm using acrylic only)-do you use water (distilled) or Windex (or other solution)?  Do you disassemble the A/B or clean it intact?  How long should it stay in the cleaner?  I'm also assuming that if I use a solution other than water that I should spray some distilled H2O thru it, followed by some Regdab.

Thanks in advance.

Bob

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
Posted by tyamada on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:08 PM

I make my own from dish soap and ammonia, you don't need much of either as the cavitation action of the cleaner does the work. 

I also use this stuff from Micro Mark:

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=81870
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    April 2005
  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:01 PM
I take my AB apart for the bath.  I  have the cleaner filled with Windex and it works great... and I paint all enamels.  So if you are using acyrlics... Windex should work great for you.

Marc  

  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: Latvia, EU
Posted by Grahor on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:18 PM

On unconnected note - ultrasonic cleaners seams to be quite expensive. However, there are ultrasonic cleaners with frequency 42khz for, like, $25 plus shipment on German eBay.

Wouldn't one of those suffice? Anyone using cheap models? :)

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Nashville, TN area
Posted by bobbaily on Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:59 AM

Thanks all-I think I'll try some Windex tonight.

Grahor-I purchased mine for $35.-usd on Amazon.com.  Similar looking unit.

Bob

 

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