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arizonabuckeye
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 Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:22 pm Post subject: Ultra sonic cleaning |
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| So I started working on a carb rebuild and was looking into how people clean their parts. I found that pros use ultrasonic cleaners to get their parts/bodies super clean. My question is, if I bought said cleaner, would there be an interest in using it? Meaning would sending your parts to me to clean be something you would be interested in? How much would you pay - $20? I am sure there are companies that already do that and charge an awful price for it. I wouldn't be looking to make a profit just to pay for the machine... |
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grandpa pete
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vwnut1
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Ditto on that. Now if this were a Porsche forum...
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Gratsoy
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| I own one of these things. I did a fuel pump in it and wasn't super impressed TBH. However, YMMV - I plan on testing out different cleaning solutions. |
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arizonabuckeye
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| Gratsoy wrote: |
| I own one of these things. I did a fuel pump in it and wasn't super impressed TBH. However, YMMV - I plan on testing out different cleaning solutions. |
Oddly enough that is what more research has turned up... Some people swear by them and say their parts have never been cleaner and that as far as carb cleaning it is the only way to clean the small channels etc. others say it barely touched their stuff... |
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buguy
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| I think you can buy those at Harbor Freight for next to nothing. |
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panicman
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My favorite for carbs and fuel pumps is Berryman chem dip and a clean brass brush, plus compressed air.
I saw a tutorial thread on here where a guy used a little home made bench blaster with soda, and I vowed to try that; the stuff turned out looking new.
I haven't tried it yet, though.
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| panicman wrote: |
| My favorite for carbs and fuel pumps is Berryman chem dip and a clean brass brush, plus compressed air. |
X2 on this method.
I still do a carb dip before I use the sonic cleaner.
Sonic cleaners work great on carburetors.
It cleans out the inner passages of the carb nothing else can get to.
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| I think you can buy those at Harbor Freight for next to nothing. |
I use a friends and its the cheap one at Harbor Freight. Just a mix of water and vinegar... makes the garage smell great!
I think she said there are two sizes. Get the bigger one... worth it.
http://www.harborfreight.com/25-liter-ultrasonic-cleaner-95563.html
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| Strait GUNK works great. Just rinse with water. |
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tasb
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I clean my distributors with a hot pot and lemon juice makes the shop smell even better than vinegar and waaaaaay better than Berryman's. I suspect If I had to clean the 3-4 distributors a week with Berryman's I wouldn't be around anymore. I'd be averse to putting Berryman's down the drain but a little oily lemon juice...
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arizonabuckeye
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panicman
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| tasb wrote: |
| I clean my distributors with a hot pot and lemon juice makes the shop smell even better than vinegar and waaaaaay better than Berryman's. I suspect If I had to clean the 3-4 distributors a week with Berryman's I wouldn't be around anymore. I'd be averse to putting Berryman's down the drain but a little oily lemon juice... |
It does bear mentioning that I double glove and don't breathe over the open can of chem dip. Also, I don't do nearly as much daily stuff as a lot of you guys. This is not stuff I would risk constant exposure to, and no way would I dump it down the drain.
Arizona- that is exactly the soda blasting rig I was talking about! Makes me want to pick up a junk carb just to try it out!
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Brian_e
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I use these. http://m.harborfreight.com/25-liter-ultrasonic-cleaner-95563.html
I put about 1" of simple green in it, and fill the rest with hot water. It has a built in heater that will make the water too hot to touch. It will fit a disassembled solex no problem, and an idf will just barely poke out. I run it for a couple cylces, then rotate the part then repeat about 4 times. About 30min later the carbs are spotless.
I use mine for everything. I really use it while building engines. I run all my Pistons, rings, rods, bearings, etc. through it. Just pull them out and blow them off. Way cleaner and easier then carb or brake cleaner.
When the water starts getting really dirty I start cleaning my tools with it. You will never again have that nasty junk stuck down inside a deep 13mm socket again.
Give it a try. For $89 you can't go wrong. Take a 20% off coupon and it's even better.
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If you have any air trapped in the carb passages it wont work. Rotate them until bubbles quit escaping from the part then turn the U/S back on.
The proper cleaner works far better than any home brew concoction...
Often home brew leaves residue if not removed and rinsed properly.
I use a dedicated 'shellac buster' full strength for extreme situations. |
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