Part Washer

[Midwest207]

I was able to go to the range the other night and when done I needed to clean my weapons. The ammo I used was good and at a good price but seems a bit dirty.

So as I was cleaning, it got me thinking and remembering. When I have worked on cars I have a part washer that had a recirculation pump and nuzzle that was filled with solvent. The solvent comes out the nozzle and got into the hard to reach area and left you with little scrubbing.

This just seems like a great place for something like this. Do they make a scaled down version for this or is there a reason I don't know of that this would not be a good thing?

 

[IndyGunworks]

I have one from harbor freight that works for pistols... around 35 bucks... Tractor supply sells stand alone units for around 100 that are NICE... fill it with mineral spirits, and use an air compressor to blow it dry... reoil EVERYTHING since it degreases it.

 

[blue edge]

Small ultrasonic cleaners work well

 

[IndyGunworks]

Small ultrasonic cleaners work well

not neccessarily... those can be bad for certain finishes i heard... a gunstore in central indiana quite using theirs when they had to replace a customers gun because it damaged it... and they are way more exensive for the return you get.

 

[WhitleyStu]

I purchased the smallest SafetyKleen parts washer over twenty years ago and it is still going strong. I see the price is up to $269 now. It is great for handguns and the receivers of long guns fit in the tank easily.

 

[Chance]

True, an ultrasonic cleaner will removed some finishes. I actually used mine to remove a bad Duracoat job on a friends Kimber...done by a "gunsmith". They will clean amazingly well, just know what finish is on the gun.

One word of caution on the parts cleaner/air compressor drying. Some assemblies have small parts that can be blown off with high pressure air. They are tough to find after flying across the room...

 

[KingWeb50]

I bought one at harbor freight also and filled it with carbon killer and it does good for me just have to reoil everything to displace the water based carbon killer

 

[RobbLG]

We used to have one at the armory that was great for m-16's and M9's(especially as picky as the armorers could get)... It was filled with PD-680 Dry Cleaning Solvent. I wonder what the civilian equivalent is?

 

[Midwest207]

Untrasonic

I bought one at harbor freight also and filled it with carbon killer and it does good for me just have to reoil everything to displace the water based carbon killer

I just stopped in Harbor Frieght today and saw the Ultrasonic unit.
It was $39.99. I was wondering what you put in it. Do you use a solvent like hoppe #9 or mineral spirits?

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Try using brake parts cleaner or carb cleaner. It comes in a pressurized can with a little red nozzle that you can put on the end and it costs like a buck a can. Just don't use it on plastic guns though as I have heard it will melt a glock.