Ultrasonic cleaning

[cleric]

I know that it can be used on brass but am reading more and more about cleaning guns and parts with it.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

I am looking at getting the Hornady magnum cleaner

 

[M. Sage]

Pretty sure the Hornady cleaner is made in China. It'll work, but it won't last.

There's another thread about ultrasonic cleaners in this section.

 

[Charlie]

I bought an ultrasonic cleaner at Harbor Freight cheaper (I think) than the one's they are selling for "reloaders" and it's lasted me for at least a year. It was cheap so I'll go with it until it breaks but it looks exactly like the ones Hornady, etc. sell. I think mine was about $69 or so. Just a thought.

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

I love using mine, both on my work pistol and the bolt carrier group of my AR15. TexasRedneck got me one for Christmas and I've loved it since. Almost two years old. Chicago is the manufacturer.

 

[M. Sage]

Dude, they rock for cleaning AR bolt groups. Tear it down, drop it in, walk away.

 

[cleric]

So i bought a cleaner.

I have been using it for brass so far. I was very happy with the results, but after they dried they lost there luster.

After I work through this solution I planning on dropping some parts in to test. Probably won't start with the bolt groups...

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

Start with the bcg....it's nothing special....just a parts cleaner. Those casings would get their luster back if you polished them again. Just drop in the bcg for about 4 minutes, pull it out, then oil it. I just finished my sig p226r, two ar15s, an Ak74, and a shotgun.......cleans so much faster and neater.

 

[cleric]

Well I don't want to polish them as I was hopping to get away from vibratory cleaning

 

[M. Sage]

It's just water spots. Use hot water, rinse and dry them when they come out.

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

Yeah, my cleaner has a heat mode..

 

[Acera]

Anybody using ultrasonic cleaner to get the gunk out of non-disassemble suppressors??? Got a .22LR one that I have been blasting with break cleaner to clean it up, but want to do a better job.

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

 

[Charlie]

Ultrasonic cleaner won't shine brass. But it cleans inside and out (including primer pockets). When mine come out of the ultrasonic cleaner I just use my air hose to blow the water out of the case and off the outside, lay 'em on a towel and they are dry in a few minutes. I polished my brass when I first started reloading but figured out pretty quick it had no effect on anything. They were nice and shiny until I fired the new loads. Not worth the time just to make them look pretty while they are waiting to be fired!

 

[cleric]

Ultrasonic cleaner won't shine brass. But it cleans inside and out (including primer pockets). When mine come out of the ultrasonic cleaner I just use my air hose to blow the water out of the case and off the outside, lay 'em on a towel and they are dry in a few minutes. I polished my brass when I first started reloading but figured out pretty quick it had no effect on anything. They were nice and shiny until I fired the new loads. Not worth the time just to make them look pretty while they are waiting to be fired!

Thats the conclusion I have been coming to. They look good on the inside and outside. (a bit of staining but nothing too bad) Since I am primarily doing pistols I haven't been depriming before hand. I might try a couple different solutions to see if I can shiny brass because i like shiny things