Anybody out there have some good suggestions on a good ultrasonic case cleaning solution?

I got my ultrasonic cleaner at
http://www.harborfreight.com/c...taf?Itemnumber=95563
I paid 72.00 on sale. They have one also that holds apint of liquid, its about 30$ but is too small for rifle cases.

start here and look on the web at other places for the same make and mode, you will note that hornady is selling the old model of this same cleaner on their site.

I think WhatThe is asking for, is what goes in the cleaner, not the cleaner itself; the case cleaning solution.

US cleaner solution

The trick is to not leave your brass in the acid solution very long. But the beauty of the US is it works fast. So a 10 minute trip through the cleaner will get the carbon out of every nook and cranny, then a rinse in plain water.

There is an interesting discussion concerning this on the Gun Cleaning Board right now.

Best of luck to you.

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Anybody out there have some good suggestions on a good ultrasonic case cleaning solution?

White vinegar.

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Originally posted by grizz:
US cleaner solution

The trick is to not leave your brass in the acid solution very long. But the beauty of the US is it works fast. So a 10 minute trip through the cleaner will get the carbon out of every nook and cranny, then a rinse in plain water.

Excellent article! Thanks a ton!

Look on the cleaning furum--right under this one

I purchased a Kendall cleaner, which is the same as the Gembro and Hornady unit only with a White/gray case. $10 cheaper than the Gembro and $30 cheaper than the Hornady on Amazon.com. I tried the Birchwood Casey concentrate, the Iosso soulution and both left a whitish residue if left in too long, it cleans the heavy gunk off but leaves the cases discolored even after rinsing in fresh water. The best thing I have found is the Simple Green Concentrate, 1 oz of concentrate to 1 qt of water. Cleans well and leaves the cases with no residue or discoloration. A lot cheaper than the other cleaners as well.

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Originally posted by rje:
I got my ultrasonic cleaner at
http://www.harborfreight.com/c...taf?Itemnumber=95563
I paid 72.00 on sale. They have one also that holds apint of liquid, its about 30$ but is too small for rifle cases.

start here and look on the web at other places for the same make and mode, you will note that hornady is selling the old model of this same cleaner on their site.

That's the very one I got. We have a HF warehouse here in town and they had them on sale for 49 bucks. I paid an extra 12 bucks for the 2 year warranty. I read the article that Grizz gave me (a must read!) and I use 50% water to 50% vinegar with a few drops of dish soap. After 3 heated cycles the brass is like new flash hole and all!

Thanks!

I said,

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What I want now is for it to clean the insides of .223 cases and the primer pockets. Can that be done with one of these things?

Yes We Can! I used 55-60% white vinegar, tapwater, a small squirt of dish soap, half a teaspoon of Harbor Freight u-s cleaning powder and ran them bad boys through maybe ten 480-second cycles. Took that long to get them clean, but they look like they are new, never-fired brass in the primer pocket. The insides are likewise as-new. Beauty of it is, I was able to do other things during the time they were buzzing away-- not sitting at my reloading table suffering through the mindless, boring, repetitive drudgery of scraping 200-some primer pockets. I love this thing! Just sixty bucks plus ten for the two-year replacement warranty. Such a deal!