HF sonicator

[black]

What do you all use as a liquid in the sonicator ?

Simple green straight or even 20% with distilled water always give me an ugly varnish carb parts ...

[boosten lebaron]

Probably because simple green eats aluminum.
Distilled water and dawn works well for a lot of things. They sell ultrasonic cleaning fluid as well. Heating the fluid up first helps immensely too.

[black]

Probably because simple green eats aluminum.
Distilled water and dawn works well for a lot of things. They sell ultrasonic cleaning fluid as well. Heating the fluid up first helps immensely too.

I started using simple green because NHbubba referenced it for his use ...lol

[RandyO]

I've only used ultrasonic cleaning for technical pens, the solution comes in 8oz containers and wouldn't be practical for larger applications, but quick Dogpile search comes up with this: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...xoC33gQAvD_BwE

[Kurlon]

Distilled water, and a drop or two of no scent/dye dish detergent. Takes longer than simple green/etc but it’s safe for anything that can be wet, and it ‘s zero extra effort on my part to just let the unit run longer to do it’s thing.

[TheIglu]

Never had an issue with 20% simple green solution. 45 minutes, then rinse well.

[black]

Never had an issue with 20% simple green solution. 45 minutes, then rinse well.

Guess I let it go longer than 45 I guess....can't recall
Either way it looks like crap now with some fine white powder. I carb cleaner dunked it , carb cleaner spray , then sonicated with dawn and ditillead and then rinsed really really well. Then rinsed again. And dried with my wifes 400$ hair dryer that gives positive ions to reduce curling....
Issue with the oxide / fine white powder ? I can still feel a little fine textures surface
Should I fix it ?
Google says soda blast media should do the trick .
All I got to do is find soda blast media and it seems all around me (Boston ) is mail order.
Harbor freight ?

[boosten lebaron]

Harbor freight has that, walnut and glass media. I would imagine either the soda or walnut would be fine to blast.

[black]

Harbor freight has that, walnut and glass media. I would imagine either the soda or walnut would be fine to blast.

picked up some medium sized soda and a sandblaster........ should be good to go!

[Garandman]

picked up some medium sized soda and a sandblaster........ should be good to go!

Hello, Friend.

[black]

pick up the soda... and am blasting with a 5 gallon pancake compressor. Little buddy is running continously almost.
95% done after 1 hr( full time to unbox, set up , track down the compressor etc and giving it a few breaks to not break)

looks better, not 100% but better.

Lesson learned......