PSA and Q: Aldi ultrasonic cleaners £19.99

[Guest]

Just picked one of these up in Aldi on a whim, think they've had them in before, anyone got one? Is it worth bothering with? What could possibly go wrong?!

(For cleaning airbrushes and bike cassettes obviously, not my mayoral chains...) :-)

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[stona]

I've got something very similar from Maplins. I paid a few quid more for mine so that looks like a good deal. I does a good job on the airbrush parts and also SWMBO's jewellery which is a handy point when justifying the purchase.

I still give the airbrush parts a good soak in a hot solvent to loosen up any tough stuff,I'm using enamels a lot at the moment.Don't put a hot solvent in the ultrasonic cleaner,it will heat it up which is not good. I give the parts a spin in the cleaner with some 'Muc-Off' in the bath followed by a rinse in water and everything comes out as bright as a new pin.Just be careful not to mislay the really small bits,I had a nozzle mysteriously dematerialise recently.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Booo, there's one in Maplin for £25 on offer that appears to have a much bigger tank... Will see if my AB fits in the Aldi one first I think and decide from there!

[yambam26]

I Bought one of those aldi ultrasonic cleaners, For the money its good value and ive cleaned my airbrush in it and it works like a dream, Ive only used it with plain water too

I found when i put my airbrush i had plenty of room in it and with it being just the right size it means you parts don't float about too much

Hope this helps,

Ben

[Guest]

Yeah, I gave it a whirl this afternoon but given that the AB hasn't seen active service for about 6 months the crud that I didn't quite get off before I put it away last time was never going to come off easily...

I actually dismantled the AB to put in the cleaner to be honest, thought it would get to the harder-to-reach places better but having the needle just loose did make me a little bit jumpy I have to say.

[stona]

I actually dismantled the AB to put in the cleaner to be honest, thought it would get to the harder-to-reach places better but having the needle just loose did make me a little bit jumpy I have to say.

I only use the cleaner when I give my airbrushes a deep clean,typically at the end of a project. I dismantle them as far as is practicle and soak the bits in lacquer thinners for about half an hour.I'll give the paint track and nozzle a quick reaming with those interdental cleaning brushes. I then give all the parts a spin in the ultrasonic cleaner with Muc-Off (actually meant for cleaning mountain bikes) before re-assembling the airbrush.

When I start my next project it's like having new tools!

It works for me but everyone will have their own method.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Muc-Off (actually meant for cleaning mountain bikes)

I know it well! I have since moved onto Fenwicks FS-1 (for actually cleaning mountain bikes believe it or not...) however which is concentrated so 1 litre makes 11 litres of equivalent degreaser. It seems pretty similar to Muc-Off to be honest but at £9.99 for effectively 11 litres is a bit cheaper ;-)