Not too sure where to put this topic. Hopefully this is OK.
I vaguely recall reading or being told once that you shouldn't use an ultrasonic cleaner with whitemetal components.
Does anyone know anything about this?
Having spent the evening assembling the radiators for 2 Nigel Lawton Simplex kits I don't want to risk damaging them.
The ultrasonic cleaner is one of the small cheap ones sometimes sold by Aldi, which I have found useful for cleaning up brass assemblies after soldering.
Here's an extract from an ad on a hobby supplier's website :-
The Ultrasonic Cleaner is easy to use and ideal for cleaning:
Airbrush parts
Model motor engines and parts
White Metal Parts
Jewellery
Many thanks for the reassurance.
I used the ultrasonic cleaner last night on the Simplex radiator assemblies and it worked fine.
I had not even heard of UC machines until I read this post - this looks like a great idea to clean off flux deposits before painting. What's the best additive to put in the water - some say washing up liquid, but I would be concerned about lanolin. how about this natural cleaner they sell at maplin: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=218725
This is going to save some serious time in scrubbing etched kits!
Colin