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Ultrasonic Chip Cleaning (91 Viewers)
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Why did I wait so long to get an ultrasonic….
maxim_666666
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A bunch of singles. Oceana Club, Winner's Circle sample, couple Bourbon Streets.
Just picked up a barrel of oceana club
Barrels on the left cleaned by hand and oiled a week ago. Barrels on the right were ultrasonic and oiled last night. Curious if the vibrancy is because they were oiled so recently and they’ll dry up a bit too or if the ultrasonic cleaning had that big effect. It was definitely easier!
In my experience, I will never ultrasonic red leaded chips again and have regularly cautioned people not to. They will dry out the colors, and while they can be brought back w/ oil, they will again dry out faster (month or two) and need to be oiled again, regularly. Only color I have experienced this with. Even when I did my unleaded Paris $5s, I halved the time in the ultrasonic and the TSP amount.
This is the starting state so decided to just go for it. You’re right tho and I wouldn’t on nicer chips.
maxim_666666
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It depends on the chips and labels. What are you planning to clean?
Some Gemaco chips
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I've been beating this drum for a while too. I've only experienced it with leaded chips, so I can't comment on other clay formulations. But the ultrasonic dries them and fades them. And when you oil them, they dry out again quickly.
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I cleaned my own EJ $5s in an ultrasonic as well. Definitely dries them out a lot more and the colors fade substantially. The first oiling makes them nice and vibrant, but as it dries and gets absorbed into the chip they get sort of dry again. I've found that after 3 light oilings they stay nice and vibrant.
But after everything, I think I'll just stick to hand cleaning going forward unless the chip is absolutely filthy.
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I think nothing will happen to them. As always, test them on one chip to see how they perform.
I’m not sure if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread (there’s just so many pages to read through), but has anyone tried using any other cleaning agent while using an ultrasonic cleaner and what were the results and your thoughts? Thanks.
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I tested cheap caustic soda and it worked just as well. Basically, we get the same alkaline solution as with sodium metasilicate, but you need to be careful!! Caustic soda is heavy artillery!! It’s much more aggressive. I want to experiment with hydrogen peroxide in the near future.
Has anyone used Hotstamp chips in the ultrasonic cleaner? I was curious if anyone had any problems with the stamps peeling or wearing off?
TAW091378
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Are you still making these? I'd like to get 1 of the rack that fits 100 chips.
maxim_666666
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Most likely, these stamps will peel off if you use harsh chemicals in addition to this. Ultrasonics essentially act like a brush. I wouldn't do it.
Thank you, I figured it would be better to. Learn by hand with hotstamps.
maxim_666666
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What kind of chips do you have?
Paris Hotstamp $1s, they arent that dirty though…
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