Anyone using an ultrasonic cleaner to clean airbrush parts?

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SGCSG1
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Anyone using an ultrasonic cleaner to clean airbrush parts?

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http://www.harborfreight.com/ultrasonic ... -3305.html




I don't know if this would be really slick or really useless.

Anyone tried this yet?
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Next to useless. My mom gave me one of these, labeled as an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner she bought in the 1970s.

The basket *is* useful. The rest, not so much.
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I've used them to clean airbrushes and its ok - Not very good if the brushes are really filthy - it won't remove dried paint. They are only designed to move loose dirt - not stuck on dirt (paint) That’s why the work so well for jewellery - and glasses - they do a great job on my glasses.
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They're great so long as you use the right kind of cleaning fluid. I know of somebody who dropped his a/b into his cleaner forgetting it had a much more active jewelry cleaning solution in it... stripped the chrome right off.

So yes, it'll clean it better than new if you use the right fluid.
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