nelson.finley•27d agoProlific Poster

Blew $400 on that fancy ultrasonic cleaner and it barely does anything

I read all the hype online about ultrasonic cleaners for small elevator parts like relays and switches. Picked up one of those mid-range ones from Grainger last month thinking it would save me hours of hand scrubbing. Spent a whole Saturday running parts through it and they still came out greasy and dirty. Had to break out the old solvent brush and do it by hand anyway. Anyone else try one of these and just end up feeling ripped off?

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amygonzalez27d ago

Oh man, my buddy fell for the same thing. He dropped like $350 on one for cleaning motorcycle carburetors and spent three hours watching it make bubbles while the gunk just sat there. He ended up ditching it in his garage and went back to using a spray can of carb cleaner like the rest of us.

stone.evan27d ago

My buddy Steve bought one of those for cleaning his antique clock gears (dumb hobby, I know) and the thing just shook the parts around without touching the crust. He called it his $350 aquarium for dirty water. I told him at least my $40 Harbor Freight parts washer lets me get elbow grease involved (you know, the old fashioned way).