TRX
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I have an ultrasonic cleaner I'd like to use for guns and parts. Some older threads recommended filling the tank with Ed's Red, which would certainly work well, but I'd like to be able to use the cleaner for other things, many of which wouldn't survive Ed's Red.
The usual ultrasonic cleaning solutions seem to be water-based; plain old dishwashing liquid is often suggested as useful for gun cleaning.
Autoloaders are mostly easy to field strip. Revolvers... I don't have any problem with removing the side plate and grips, but how do I get the water out after cleaning? Air drying isn't practical in the humidity where I live. Dry shop air, blown on a metal surface, will condense moisture onto metal parts from the surrounding air.
Is just hosing the innards out with WD-40 before using gun lube OK?
The usual ultrasonic cleaning solutions seem to be water-based; plain old dishwashing liquid is often suggested as useful for gun cleaning.
Autoloaders are mostly easy to field strip. Revolvers... I don't have any problem with removing the side plate and grips, but how do I get the water out after cleaning? Air drying isn't practical in the humidity where I live. Dry shop air, blown on a metal surface, will condense moisture onto metal parts from the surrounding air.
Is just hosing the innards out with WD-40 before using gun lube OK?