oowee Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Just ordered a sonic cleaner. I would appreciate some suggestions for cleaning fluid and cooking times. Ideally stuff that i am likely to have about the house. Its 50w and heats as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Coke ? (not the nasal stimulant!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Seaclean. Have a look on Amazon, a little will last a long time Ultrasonic Cleaner This is similar to the one I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 On 21/06/2018 at 17:22, oowee said: Just ordered a sonic cleaner. I would appreciate some suggestions for cleaning fluid and cooking times. Ideally stuff that i am likely to have about the house. Its 50w and heats as well. I use Birchwood Casey Brass Cleaner. One bottle makes 10 ltrs. I heat the liquid in the microwave, soak the cases in it for a few minutes, then into the ultrasonic cleaner. This cleans 99% of the residue in/on the cases (remove primer first) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 There are lots of homemade recipes on the internet or on YouTube. The one I use is a mixture of hot water, white vinegar, salt and wasing up liquid. I'll dig out the amounts and post them in a minute. It cleans the cases up quite nice bit I still run them through a tumbler to give them a polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 1.1 litres of Hot Water (hot tap temperature, so the machine doesn't have to heat it and the cleaning starts almost immediately) 250ml white vinegar 1 Table spoon of salt 1 Table spoon of Fairy (Lemon work best) Rinse well to get all the vinegar off and dry thoroughly. Hope this helps. It does for me I normally put mine on for 3 cycles of 8 minutes (maximum my cleaner does) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 When drying my cases, if the house heating is on, I place the cases neck down into the slots on the radiators. Otherwise, a short time in the oven on very low heat, or after something has been cooked in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) There was a thread on this a few weeks back Cillit Bang, the one in the orange bottle for lime and grime, diluted about 10-1 or more rinse out your cleaner afterwards and rinse the cases too then upend them on a bit of polystyrene foam packaging with pins stuck in it to hold them up. I use map pins, perfect for .308. Edited June 21, 2018 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted June 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Thx guys for the great ideas. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 Seaclean is very good, not at all expensive, and noncorrosive. I really can't see the point in home made mixes. Deprime before cleaning so the pockets get clean, it also helps drying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 2 hours ago, John_R said: Seaclean is very good, not at all expensive, and noncorrosive. I really can't see the point in home made mixes. I'm 100% with you on this, for the little cost and the amount you use I too can't see the point in making up concoctions, you still need to buy the vinegar and whatever else gets put in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 8 hours ago, Dougy said: I'm 100% with you on this, for the little cost and the amount you use I too can't see the point in making up concoctions, you still need to buy the vinegar and whatever else gets put in the mix. Seaclean is good, as I had a sample with a sonic cleaner I bought. But, the Birchwood Casey Brass case cleaner makes 2 gallons, and can be used a few times. By it's name, it's designed to clean brass, just by soaking. Adding it to a sonic cleaner makes it even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 2 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: Seaclean is good, as I had a sample with a sonic cleaner I bought. But, the Birchwood Casey Brass case cleaner makes 2 gallons, and can be used a few times. By it's name, it's designed to clean brass, just by soaking. Adding it to a sonic cleaner makes it even better. I may have a go with it when I run out of seaclean, I bought 2ltr a while go while it was BOGOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, Dougy said: I may have a go with it when I run out of seaclean, I bought 2ltr a while go while it was BOGOF. I've used this product since the 1980's, when I cleaned all my pistol brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 I have recently switched to Jiff lemon juice (like what you stick on your pancakes) which when mixed with hot water in the ultrasonic makes them go squeeky clean and shiny. Best stuff yet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterone0 Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Can you tell me the formula for seaclean in ultrasonic? Also a formula for Birchwood brass cleaner in a ultrasonic cleaner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 24/06/2018 at 19:04, Imperfection said: I have recently switched to Jiff lemon juice (like what you stick on your pancakes) which when mixed with hot water in the ultrasonic makes them go squeeky clean and shiny. Best stuff yet!!! What do you use to neutralise it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 46 minutes ago, shooterone0 said: Can you tell me the formula for seaclean in ultrasonic? Also a formula for Birchwood brass cleaner in a ultrasonic cleaner? I usually mix the whole bottle of Birchwood Casey Brass cleaner to the recommended volume, which gives a hell of a lot. To clean the cases in a ultrasonic cleaner, I heat the liquid in the microwave, soak a few cases in the hot mix for 5-10 minutes, then put them in the cleaner. Primers are removed first. This solution gets them very clean and cleanes out 99% of the muck inside the cases. Further treatment will improve on this, but I don't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterone0 Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 Thanks steve b wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 On 16/08/2018 at 13:58, oowee said: What do you use to neutralise it? Its only lemon juice so clean water is more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Imperfection said: Its only lemon juice so clean water is more than enough. When i cleaned mine they came out squeeky and shinny but despite a rinse they slowly darkened. May have to wash them some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 18 hours ago, oowee said: When i cleaned mine they came out squeeky and shinny but despite a rinse they slowly darkened. May have to wash them some more. That happens a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Vince Green said: That happens a lot My empty cases I am on about, not my balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagantino Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Try this ; put 3 or for good handfuls of brass into a pillow case and tie it closed. Put the pillow case into the next regular wash in the washing machine. Do not put the pillow case in by itself, put it in along with the dirty clothes. It works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 That's a neat idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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