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For most chips the sink with warm water, soap and a brush/sponge/cloth will do very well, however
For a "Good Job" I have used my new ultrasonic. It has worked great though I recommend a model without a drain spout as it may corrode (anyway)
For chips I use this recipe which is cheap, safe and easy to source, others use fancier products but this works.
-tap water at 42celcius (put in warm water, the unit also has a heater/monitor)
- course salt, create a hypertonic solution
- dish soap, I tend to buy green palmolive
For really dirty/light colored/special chips
put in only enough chips that can sit flat in the tray and run for 20 second, then take out the chips and using a toothbrush scrub each chip, then put back in the tray and run for ~10-20 more seconds and remove and rinse in the sink, preferably with a strong spraying tap with warm water
For less special/less dirty chips
~20-60 chips in the tray (I have a 6L unit) run for ~30 seconds then for best results use tooth brush to rub over the chip sides and edges to loosen any raised "dirt" then place back in the tray and run for ~20-30 seconds more. Then rinse in the sink preferably with a strong spraying tap with warm water.
Alternatively you can skip the scrubbing with less ideal but acceptable results running for ~30 seconds with ~20 chips in the tray then spraying high pressure with hand tolerable hot water then running again for ~30 seconds and rinsing the same.
For general home use cleaning
Put in btw 20-100 of the same color/denom and run for ~30 second (for best clean remove each chip and scrub with toothbrush, however) then remove the chip tray and spray with high pressure warm water ensuring you spray off the gunk on the chips and repeat up to ~30 more seconds and respray again before a final ~20 seconds and rinse.....
This should remove all surface oil/debris from your chips....white chips become much better and could possibly benefit from an oxidizing agent but I have not experimented with that yet.
Here is a result of what I would call dirty/light colour chips treated with that method
result (the greens were the worst, forgot to take pictures but cleaned up great, cleaned in the real dirty method)
For a "Good Job" I have used my new ultrasonic. It has worked great though I recommend a model without a drain spout as it may corrode (anyway)
For chips I use this recipe which is cheap, safe and easy to source, others use fancier products but this works.
-tap water at 42celcius (put in warm water, the unit also has a heater/monitor)
- course salt, create a hypertonic solution
- dish soap, I tend to buy green palmolive
For really dirty/light colored/special chips
put in only enough chips that can sit flat in the tray and run for 20 second, then take out the chips and using a toothbrush scrub each chip, then put back in the tray and run for ~10-20 more seconds and remove and rinse in the sink, preferably with a strong spraying tap with warm water
For less special/less dirty chips
~20-60 chips in the tray (I have a 6L unit) run for ~30 seconds then for best results use tooth brush to rub over the chip sides and edges to loosen any raised "dirt" then place back in the tray and run for ~20-30 seconds more. Then rinse in the sink preferably with a strong spraying tap with warm water.
Alternatively you can skip the scrubbing with less ideal but acceptable results running for ~30 seconds with ~20 chips in the tray then spraying high pressure with hand tolerable hot water then running again for ~30 seconds and rinsing the same.
For general home use cleaning
Put in btw 20-100 of the same color/denom and run for ~30 second (for best clean remove each chip and scrub with toothbrush, however) then remove the chip tray and spray with high pressure warm water ensuring you spray off the gunk on the chips and repeat up to ~30 more seconds and respray again before a final ~20 seconds and rinse.....
This should remove all surface oil/debris from your chips....white chips become much better and could possibly benefit from an oxidizing agent but I have not experimented with that yet.
Here is a result of what I would call dirty/light colour chips treated with that method
result (the greens were the worst, forgot to take pictures but cleaned up great, cleaned in the real dirty method)
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For most chips the sink with warm water, soap and a brush/sponge/cloth will do very well, however
For a "Good Job" I have used my new ultrasonic. It has worked great though I recommend a model without a drain spout as it may corrode (anyway)
For chips I use this recipe which is cheap, safe and easy to source, others use fancier products but this works.
-tap water at 42celcius (put in warm water, the unit also has a heater/monitor)
- course salt, create a hypertonic solution
- dish soap, I tend to buy green palmolive
For really dirty/light colored/special chips
put in only enough chips that can sit flat in the tray and run for 20 second, then take out the chips and using a toothbrush scrub each chip, then put back in the tray and run for ~10-20 more seconds and remove and rinse in the sink, preferably with a strong spraying tap with warm water
For less special/less dirty chips
~20-60 chips in the tray (I have a 6L unit) run for ~30 seconds then for best results use tooth brush to rub over the chip sides and edges to loosen any raised "dirt" then place back in the tray and run for ~20-30 seconds more. Then rinse in the sink preferably with a strong spraying tap with warm water.
Alternatively you can skip the scrubbing with less ideal but acceptable results running for ~30 seconds with ~20 chips in the tray then spraying high pressure with hand tolerable hot water then running again for ~30 seconds and rinsing the same.
For general home use cleaning
Put in btw 20-100 of the same color/denom and run for ~30 second (for best clean remove each chip and scrub with toothbrush, however) then remove the chip tray and spray with high pressure warm water ensuring you spray off the gunk on the chips and repeat up to ~30 more seconds and respray again before a final ~20 seconds and rinse.....
This should remove all surface oil/debris from your chips....white chips become much better and could possibly benefit from an oxidizing agent but I have not experimented with that yet.
Here is a result of what I would call dirty/light colour chips treated with that method
result (the greens were the worst, forgot to take pictures but cleaned up great, cleaned in the real dirty method)
Great result on the cleaning.
Ultrasonic cleaner if you can borrow/rent one. Not worth buying just for 1000 chips.
Slow and steady cleaning by hand would be prudent for the wallet. It teaches patience, too.
Slow and steady cleaning by hand would be prudent for the wallet. It teaches patience, too.
Looking to pick up an 6 litre ultrasonic and over here the Vevors seem to be most readily available.
Considering the following two models - price difference is ca. 60 Euros. 2nd model has two frequencies (24 Hz and 40 Hz) and a bit of a higher end finish.
https://www.vevor.de/ultraschall-reiniger-c_11064/6l-ultraschall-reiniger-ultraschall-reinigungsgeraet-ultrasonic-cleaner-basket-p_010174046966
https://www.vevor.de/ultraschall-reiniger-c_11064/6l-digitale-ultraschallreiniger-ultraschallreinigungsgeraet-0-80-c-mit-heizung-p_010160024578
In your guys experience, would the first, cheaper option be sufficient for chip cleaning purposes? I'll also be using it in the future to clean bike parts (chains & cassettes). Thanks!
Considering the following two models - price difference is ca. 60 Euros. 2nd model has two frequencies (24 Hz and 40 Hz) and a bit of a higher end finish.
https://www.vevor.de/ultraschall-reiniger-c_11064/6l-ultraschall-reiniger-ultraschall-reinigungsgeraet-ultrasonic-cleaner-basket-p_010174046966
https://www.vevor.de/ultraschall-reiniger-c_11064/6l-digitale-ultraschallreiniger-ultraschallreinigungsgeraet-0-80-c-mit-heizung-p_010160024578
In your guys experience, would the first, cheaper option be sufficient for chip cleaning purposes? I'll also be using it in the future to clean bike parts (chains & cassettes). Thanks!
I believe the first option (which is the cheaper option) is what 90% of us have. It's totally sufficient for cleaning chips.
philhut
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I have the cheaper model that you listed. It works great, just be sure to drain out the liquid afterwards from the spout and rinse it with regular water. The salt residue left over after cleaning can cause some corrosion otherwise.
the basket will fit about 300 chips maximum with dirty chips cleaned best between 10-20/basket and just general cleaning ~100/basket. I use tap water, ~3table spoons (I estimate) course salt and dish soap @42 degrees celcius. I run the chips for approx 20-30 seconds then use a tooth brush or cloth the rub/loosen dirt on the chips, spraying with my kitchen tap unit, then put them back in for another 20-30 seconds and spraying them again with the kitchen tap..... This way very little to any chip material is lost and the results are great. The picture below is a composite I made of before/after on some majestic star NCV chips using the process I mentioned. I have also used this method on leaded hotstamps and it is very safe for those as well.
Thanks guys! Ordering the first option right now 
philhut
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lol just realized if I scrolled up I had made a instruction list on my previous comment post #4Thanks guys! Ordering the first option right now
Saw it! Thanks.
We don't have TSP or TSP substitute here, so I ordered some Simply Green to try. I will definitely try your method as well and compare the results.
First time for me using an ultrasonic, so I'll definitely experiment a bit.
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