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Re: [Shop-talk] ULTRASONIC CLEANING

To: Matt <mbarre@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] ULTRASONIC CLEANING
From: Ian McFetridge <shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:44:52 -0400
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We use distilled water in my wife=E2=80=99s jewelry cleaner.  I believe tha=
t=E2=80=99s what
the instructions said.  Works great.

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 7:46=E2=80=AFAM Matt <mbarre@juno.com> wrote:

> 2 excellent responses right off the bat!
> Thanks guys!
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: MIQ MILLMAN <miq@bigllama.com>
> To: Matt <mbarre@juno.com>
> Cc: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] ULTRASONIC CLEANING
> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:53:31 -0700
>
> I run just distilled water in the tank.
> I put the dirty bits in zip top bags filed with what ever solution I thin=
k
> works best.  Sometimes I&#39;ll use windex, or a home mix of water+rubbin=
g
> alcohol+dawn dish soap+baking soda.
> Seal up the bag with the parts plus concentrated solution, run the cleane=
r
> for 30 min or so, and the tank and water stays clean.
> If the grungy bits aren&#39;t too bad, I can reuse the zip top + solution
> again, and I keep the bag of fluid in an old plastic costco nuts containe=
r
> with a wide screw top lid.
>   --Miq
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 7:14=E2=80=AFPM Matt <mbarre@juno.com> wrote:
> What does the group have to say about preferred fluids for ultrasonic
> cleaning?  I had always heard just water with a few drops of detergent. M=
y
> wife came to me asking to clean her jewelry and she wanted to know if I h=
ad
> enough "pine sol" Who told you to use Pine Sol?!?  One of her friends!
>
> Figured I would Pulse the group on it.
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<div dir=3D"auto">We use distilled water in my wife=E2=80=99s jewelry clean=
er.=C2=A0 I believe that=E2=80=99s what the instructions said.=C2=A0 Works =
great.</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 7:46=E2=80=AFAM Ma=
tt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mbarre@juno.com";>mbarre@juno.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-=
left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">2 excellent responses right off the b=
at!=C2=A0 <br>
Thanks guys!<br>
<br>
<br>
---------- Original Message ----------<br>
From: MIQ MILLMAN &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:miq@bigllama.com"; target=3D"_blank"=
>miq@bigllama.com</a>&gt;<br>
To: Matt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mbarre@juno.com"; target=3D"_blank">mbarre@ju=
no.com</a>&gt;<br>
Cc: Shop Talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_bl=
ank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] ULTRASONIC CLEANING<br>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:53:31 -0700<br>
<br>
I run just distilled water in the tank.=C2=A0<br>
I put the dirty bits in zip top bags filed with what ever solution I think =
works best.=C2=A0 Sometimes I&amp;#39;ll use windex, or a home mix of water=
+rubbing alcohol+dawn dish soap+baking soda.=C2=A0<br>
Seal up the bag with the parts plus concentrated solution, run the cleaner =
for 30 min or so, and the tank and water stays clean.=C2=A0=C2=A0<br>
If the grungy bits aren&amp;#39;t too bad, I can reuse the zip top + soluti=
on again, and I keep the bag of fluid in an old plastic costco nuts contain=
er with a wide screw top lid.=C2=A0<br>
=C2=A0 --Miq<br>
On Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 7:14=E2=80=AFPM Matt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mbarre@jun=
o.com" target=3D"_blank">mbarre@juno.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
What does the group have to say about preferred fluids for ultrasonic clean=
ing?=C2=A0 I had always heard just water with a few drops of detergent. My =
wife came to me asking to clean her jewelry and she wanted to know if I had=
 enough &quot;pine sol&quot; Who told you to use Pine Sol?!?=C2=A0 One of h=
er friends!<br>
<br>
Figured I would Pulse the group on it.<br>
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