Last Chance
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Is it worth buying a ultrasonic parts cleaner?
Ultrasonic parts cleaner
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If you're going to use it a lot it's worth buying one. I have a smallish one I picked up pretty cheap at a second-hand store that has worked well for smallish parts. My buddy @Hurco550 has had success w/ one he made by attaching (duct tape?) a vibrating electric sander to a plastic bin w/ hot water and Simple Green or PineSol for a solution. For nuts, bolts, and brackets I've had excellent results w/ a tumbler like they sell at Harbor freight using crushed walnut shell w/ a dollop of ShimiChrome added and let it run for 24-48 hours. I've got some mention of that in the thread about my '75 BMW.
These days, I use the big parts washer with solvent for motorcycle/auto parts, and the ultrasonic cleaner for pinball parts. My ultrasonic is too small for most motorcycle bits. It can fit one carb at a time, though.
Rat_ranger
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I got one of the 30L vevor ones off ebay a few years back. It'll do a 4 carb rack in one go. It is slow to heat up, but no issues with it in 5ish years. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2672075702...ultrasonic+cleaner&sacat=0&relatedSearch=true
Last Chance
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Thanks for the info
Last Chance
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Do you have a good concoction to use in the ultrasonic cleaner? I bought a Vevor 15L. Mainly for nuts bolts, small brackets etc. Got it yesterday and haven't opened. Hopefully it will be big enough.
Rat_ranger
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I used omegaclean from omegasonics, it's what the shop I worked at used. They only sell big containers now, but they have a newer solution called ezclean that can be bought in a smaller container.
https://www.omegasonics.com/product/omegaclean-5-gallon/
https://www.omegasonics.com/product/ezclean-soap-5-1/
https://www.omegasonics.com/product/omegaclean-5-gallon/
https://www.omegasonics.com/product/ezclean-soap-5-1/
Rider52
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Some common household chemicals will anodize aluminum when mixed with heated water. A friend turned his CB350 carb bodies a lovely shade of olive green using Simple Green in a crockpot. I turned a Harley aluminum top triple tree a not so lovely gray/black with Dawn dish detergent.
Last Chance
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I was thinking about the crock pot method with my palm sander or couple of air bubblers.
I am thinking about a 2 amp battery charger to try and do some zinc plating.
Any thoughts anyone
crazypj
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Personally I stopped using ultrasonic on carb bodies, you still need to strip carb and check everything.
I've had 360 carbs sent to me after 'professional' ultrasonic cleaning' that were worse internally than the gum and lacquer that was originally there.
Outside looked great but carbs weren't for a display bike.
Another thing I found with ultrasonic, it erodes various bits where jets screw in, pitting can be quite severe
I've had 360 carbs sent to me after 'professional' ultrasonic cleaning' that were worse internally than the gum and lacquer that was originally there.
Outside looked great but carbs weren't for a display bike.
Another thing I found with ultrasonic, it erodes various bits where jets screw in, pitting can be quite severe