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ultrasonic cleaning

Started by _Skapinad_ , Jul 08 2007 04:29 PM

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#1 _Skapinad_

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Posted 08 July 2007 - 04:29 PM

Might have the wrong section.....but anyway, has anyone used ultrasonic cleaning to clean up engine/or any parts before. The missus used to work for an ultrasonics co. in brisbane, and the way the parts came up was amazing.. anybody ever used this? and is it worth while to have done ?... mainly in respect to dirty old greasy engine parts, as they come up near brand new..... or do all large mechanical/performance shops use this to clean up their parts during a rebuild...?

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#2 _purpleLC_

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Posted 08 July 2007 - 04:44 PM

I have one to clean injectors,
was going to buy one to clean carbys, but my mate in another workshop
tried one out and it didnt work too well.
I also tried it on a couple of carbys, could never duplicate the look of what the
brochures showed!!

The workshops i know still use the old cold chemical bath. (paint stripper)
which I use. (unfortunately!!)

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#3 _Skapinad_

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Posted 08 July 2007 - 04:55 PM

the "boss" reckons you probably used the wrong chemicals... from what i understand different types of metals require different types of chemical cleaners, and in turn different lenghts of time in the tank to achieve the desired results. Not to mention the different power outputs of the tanks.. i.e. a big tank will clean far better than a small one, as the tranducers put out more KW.... but your looking at upward of $30k for a decent size......

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#4 _purpleLC_

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Posted 08 July 2007 - 05:02 PM

This was supplied by the manufacturer for us to try with their chemicals!!

I was looking into the Ultra sonic cleaners about 10 year ago and
the decent ones that were available in the USA were about
10k USD.

So you are right you pay for what you get.

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#5 Tiny

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Posted 08 July 2007 - 05:50 PM

I think alot of shops use bead blasting cabinets to clean their parts, I know that's what i used when i was working with/for my mate in his engine shop.

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#6 TerrA LX

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Posted 08 July 2007 - 06:50 PM

Acid baths are the go for larger and general parts like heads etc with ultra sonice reserved for the more intricate parts such as injectors and switches etc.