AlexGold wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:00 pm How good are these meant to be on bike bits? I ask because, inspired by this thread, I bought this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1
(luckily it was a bit cheaper on Black Friday or some sale)
....and I'm not that impressed! With similar amounts of water/degreaser to what I normally use, a dirty chain in this thing for 20 minutes of madness-inducing buzzing comes out.....about half clean, with dirt/grease still obvious on the outer links.
Conversely, in a couple of minutes of shaking it in a jar with the same mix, then emptying it and going again with a bit of washing up liquid, I can have an almost totally clean and gleaming chain.
Similar with cassettes - ultrasonic, 20 minutes at 80 degrees and still has gunk caked on it. The exact same mix in a plastic tub, wait 5 minutes then a couple of minutes scrubbing and you could eat your dinner off it.
Do I have a dud unit? Do I need to use different chemicals? Any other ideas/suggestions?
For those who like clean bits.
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Re: For those who like clean bits.
I have a much more basic one than that and everything tends to come out looking like new. I use washing up liquid and then another run with fresh water. I do clean things BEFORE they get too bad. For really nasty stuff I used some home made cleaning alcohol solution and that just easts through grease and yuck. Not that I normally need to use it that often ad the key is to clean them regularly so it doesn't build up too much.
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Worth bearing in mind that ultrasonic cleaners aren't really designed as 'degreasers'. Basically, they won't shift oily / greasy deposits.
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Re: For those who like clean bits.
Well in that case it's performing admirably thenBearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:40 pm Worth bearing in mind that ultrasonic cleaners aren't really designed as 'degreasers'. Basically, they won't shift oily / greasy deposits.
I'm working on other people's bikes, and was hoping this would save me time. Oh well, back to the plastic tub and scrubbing brush!
.....so what can I use the US cleaner for since I've got it?
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Interesting! I looked at the price of US cleaners for doing the chain and decided to give deep fat fryer and Putoline a shot instead.
Been reasonably impressed with it so far. It did the CL300 without getting oiled again, although it was a bit noisy on the uphills towards the end. Still shifted fine though.
Drivetrain much cleaner than its ever been too, although I've been on - wet lube and only clean occasionally - maintenance for a while.
Stu.
Been reasonably impressed with it so far. It did the CL300 without getting oiled again, although it was a bit noisy on the uphills towards the end. Still shifted fine though.
Drivetrain much cleaner than its ever been too, although I've been on - wet lube and only clean occasionally - maintenance for a while.
Stu.