Ultrasonic can blow the vials out of sights, strip paint, defeat locktite, and unscrew screws.
I don’t use it for anything other than heavy grime on steel parts.
(Tooth cleaning ultrasonic can also unscrew dental implants, which is expensive and annoying).
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Now that I have my 1st ever suppressor I'm wondering about cleaning that, a Dead Air Sandman. Would it be appropriate to clean a suppressor in an ultrasonic cleaner?
To avoid the potential for anything like the third example here, I’d probably email the company first.
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It depends, but it's very possible that the ultrasonic action itself can be more harmful than you plan for. It can damn sure take off a weak coating. That being said, I've never seen it take off a proper, durable gun coating. It can also put holes in aluminum foil. None of this is meant as a scare tactic, I personally find the ultrasonic to be easier to deal with than say coating myself with HAZMAT through the methods of using brake cleaner or good old fashioned solvent and an AP brush/toothbrush.
If you get an ultrasonic cleaner, you'll find all sorts of uses for it. Cleaning the woman's jewelry (better than new), eyeglasses, all sorts of stuff. I strongly recommend getting one. Just cleaning an BCG alone is worth the expenditure.
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And a G3 clone - these get incredibly dirty very quickly, as they are delayed blow back. An excellent application, as getting the bolt back into the carrier can be tricky and cause a ton of frustration with the spring locking lever. 30 minutes in, have about 100 rounds through this gun, and it was a rental gun before that.