Ultra Sonic Cleaners

[RacingSnake]

Hi guys,

Can you use an ultra sonic cleaner for cleaning blued gun parts?


Regards, Racingsnake

[knifeusercollections]

Sure, just be sure that the cleaning solution is not harmful to the bluing, some is, some is not. I use " no-foam" brand watch cleaning solution and its safe for bluing.

[RacingSnake]

thank you

[Peter M. Eick]

Mpro7 works great in my ultrasonic. I dump whole pistols in mine but then again it is a 1.5 gallon unit.

[broknaxl]

Mpro7 works great in my ultrasonic. I dump whole pistols in mine but then again it is a 1.5 gallon unit.

can you expand on Mpro7 ?? What is it and where would one find it?/

[knifeusercollections]

M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner - Gun Cleaning Products

[Ratzo]

I have been toying with buying one for case cleaning, but the prospect of cleaning gun parts intrigues me. Especially carbon deposits. I have yet to find an easy way to deal with it. Is the parts basket plastic or rubber coated as to avoid scratching?

[dfariswheel]

Most ultrasonic baskets are stainless steel so they can be used with any solvent.
You can buy plastic baskets that will fit most cleaners, or you can make one.
There's not that much likelihood of an ultrasonic damaging a finish due to vibration in a wire basket. You'd have to run the parts many times to get any real wear.
Watchmakers routinely run delicate plated watch parts in ultrasonic and mechanical cleaners that spin back and forth with some force. The baskets are all stainless wire.

If you want to remove carbon deposits on gun parts, note that much of the effectiveness will depend on the cleaner solution you use.
Some will have little effect.
One good one is Slip 2000 Carbon Killer. This is a safe orange scented green liquid. It has to be well shaken to mix, but the cleaner will usually keep it stirred.
Slip 2000 totally removes carbon by soaking for about 15 minutes.
Since it's so effective as is, using it in a cleaner is sort of overkill, since soaking in the jar is faster then loading and unloading the cleaner tank.

in any case, always keep parts off the bottom of the tank. Use a basket or hang parts with wires.

In all cases KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUT OF THE TANK. Ultrasonics and bone marrow don't play together well over time.

[Ratzo]

dfariswheel, thanks for the info. I will try the solution you mentioned. I bought some M-Pro 7 on the advise of a sales clerk and found it ineffective. Soaking for 10 minutes, re-applying and then wiping/brushing didn't touch the carbon.


I just used the M-pro 7 on the bore of a Government model that I had shot lead bullets in. I have to say it cleaned the lead fouling out with little effort. Thought I would add this so that M-Pro 7 got it's due.

[Tom_M]

Thanks, dfariswheel. One other question. Is it OK if the parts/cases you're cleaning touch the sides of the tank? My cleaner has a plastic "basket", but it's very shallow, and only covers the bottom of the tank.