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I use water with a little simple green and non-sudsing ammonia followed by rinsing in very hot water, almost boiling, blow out with compressed air and then oiled.
2holer, you use straight Eezox in the ultrasonic?
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Compressed air, along with a good vise, is the foundation of a workshop.
Vises is another of my vices... 
My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.
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Very interesting guys, I'm impressed with the application of various fluids for this purpose.
I have a small ultrasonic leaner and generally use a household detergent in it but will try some of your ideas.
I have been warned by one or two people not to put springs in it as there are anecdotal reports of them unexpectedly breaking afterwards. Not sure if there is causality or observed co-incidence with regard to this. Anyone else have any ideas?
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I use water with a little simple green and non-sudsing ammonia followed by rinsing in very hot water, almost boiling, blow out with compressed air and then oiled.
2holer, you use straight Eezox in the ultrasonic? Just as an after touch.
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A couple of additions: I use ATF for all of my bore cleaning and wipe downs. NEVER have a speck of rust appear. MY BPCR shooters put me on it as that is what they seem to use most of the time for cleaning and preservation.
Also, my trigger mechanic told me to never use WD 40 on my O/U triggers as it dries with a film and residue, but to use REM OIL.
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On WD-40, I'll relate two things you might wish to be aware of:
1) I personally had a S&W .357 stainless steel revolver that refused to work [would not fire nor turn the cylinder] that had been cleaned/lubricated with WD-40 & essentially put up/stored for some extended time. I'd heard of this sort of thing before, but discounted its happening, until I experienced it.
2) A gunsmith friend refers to it as, "The gunsmith's best friend."
See #1 above.
FWIW, I use WD-40 for many things still, but using it on firearms is no longer one of them. Also, it has apparently been reformulated so that it can no longer be used as a 'starter fluid'; used to be that it could. I do not have any way of determining if what I used on my revolver was early or late fomulation. Among other handy uses, it remains an effective attractant when used on fishing lures.
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I'm have used simple cleaning soulutions that we use for jewelery that will remove rouge which has some wax on locks but if I have a piece of jewelry that is caked with junk dirt and oil my new soultion is drano.I don't know if I would leave steel in it over night but gold and platinum are real safe and it works very well especially if heated.
It does give off a little smell that I am sure is not healthy.
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