ChipTalker
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The ingredients are not on the bottle but when I check the website it says:
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Ultrasonic Chip Cleaning (28 Viewers)
- Thread starter ski_ex5
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Yes, I did see this. Just wondering if anybody has some and would mind experimenting with an old ASM chip to see if it gets eaten alive.
ChipTalker
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I would if I had any ASM chips but sadly I do not.
...and you really want that second transducer.
jbomb1018
Two Pair
I have a sample ill throw in and see what happens today
jbomb1018
Two Pair
So here are some pics of before and after using simple green as the cleaner. Also I am using 2.5 liter US from harbor freight.
Filled water up half way, put 5 cap full of simple green concentrate into US, just stirring as cleaning is going. Bad thing is I am doing a cycle of 3 mins. When I did the 1 min 30 sec cycle did not get them as clean. Also using heat but not sure what the temp is as there is no read out for it.
Sorry in advance for the poor lighting. If you look closely the individual chips are pretty clean, as im taking them out of the hot water clean. Just wiping them down real quick with a soft terry cloth and laying on towel to dry.
Filled water up half way, put 5 cap full of simple green concentrate into US, just stirring as cleaning is going. Bad thing is I am doing a cycle of 3 mins. When I did the 1 min 30 sec cycle did not get them as clean. Also using heat but not sure what the temp is as there is no read out for it.
Sorry in advance for the poor lighting. If you look closely the individual chips are pretty clean, as im taking them out of the hot water clean. Just wiping them down real quick with a soft terry cloth and laying on towel to dry.
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jbomb1018
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I'll be doing a test of the CPC chip shortly, the chips i have a clean, will be testing what kind of damage the US does to the chip
ChipTalker
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Fyi I am using the vevor 6L filled up with about 5 capfulls. Not saying what is right or wrong just making notes.
Shaggy
Full House
Really interested in seeing the result. Hoping for no damage.
jbomb1018
Two Pair
It may be different as well as I believe this US has only 1 transducer. But I am going to try it shortly.
jbomb1018
Two Pair
Oh yeah I'm just messing around it with it, I just dumped and refilled and put 2 caps full in. Going to see how this works
jbomb1018
Two Pair
I am noticing some color fading as well, I just oiled a barrel so I will be able to compare the difference.
I'm not particularly worried about colour fade because oiling can cure that. I'm worried about actual surface reaction/damage.
Shaggy
Full House
Correct. TSP, Sodium Metasilicate, and Oxyclean literally eat ASM/CPC chips.
jbomb1018
Two Pair
This is what happened when I put a CPC chip in the US.
1st Pic- New
2nd Pic- 90 sec
3rd Pic- 3 min
4th Pic- 4 mins 30 sec
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Did the chip surface feel tacky after pulling out of the cleaning solution in any of the steps? Any colour or material bleed?
jbomb1018
Two Pair
Not at all, just the longer it was kept in the fading was getting worse
I don't feel too bad about this, then, as I would likely keep my cleaning cycle to 2 minutes for a minority of my ASMs that need cleaning, and 60-90 seconds for the majority. I almost always oil my chips afterward, so that should bring back the colour after cleaning and drying.
You mentioned 5 capfuls of Simple Green All-Purpose. How much volume was that diluted in? Somewhere between 4-8 cups/1-2L?
You mentioned 5 capfuls of Simple Green All-Purpose. How much volume was that diluted in? Somewhere between 4-8 cups/1-2L?
Shaggy
Full House
Interested to know the mixture as well. I will do a test on some horseshu mold Binion Horseshoe's. Probably in a week or so.
jbomb1018
Two Pair
The US holds 2.5 liters, when I put the CPC chip in i had 3 to 4 cap fulls of the simple green concentrate with about 1.5 liters of water. When I was cleaning more dirty paulsons I had 5 cap full.
I was actually noticing that the heat was fading the color. I started messing around with no heat and longer cleaning times and the fading wasn't hardly there.
jbomb1018
Two Pair
And don't forget i was using a less expensive US, that i bought from Harbor Freight. If you have a better US these mixtures and times may be different as well.
Eloe2000
Straight Flush
Is it possible to get chips like this back to almost pure white?
I have a small quantity of some pure white chips that I would like to restore. What is the most powerful technique, solutions, chemicals, etc. to restore pure white chips like this?
I have an ultrasonic but have generally found hand cleaning with soapy water and a medium hardness bristle brush to be the most effective at cleaning chips but it isn’t doing the trick on these pure white chips with this kind of dirt.
I have a small quantity of some pure white chips that I would like to restore. What is the most powerful technique, solutions, chemicals, etc. to restore pure white chips like this?
I have an ultrasonic but have generally found hand cleaning with soapy water and a medium hardness bristle brush to be the most effective at cleaning chips but it isn’t doing the trick on these pure white chips with this kind of dirt.
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Shaggy
Full House
I am most happy with the results I get with my ultrasonic and sodium metisilicate (fake TSP) solution. However for hand scrubbing a small amount of white chips, I'd recommend Oxi clean and a magic eraser.
Eloe2000
Straight Flush
I have found that my ultrasonic works well for big grime and gunk but it still seems to me like hand washing has produced better results for me. Especially with this type of dirt. I had been meaning to pick up some Oxy. And honestly these chips are pretty worthless to me so if this doesn’t work I may be willing to get a bit more aggressive or experimental if anyone has any thoughts.
**** PSA **** It’s in the initial post, but want to stress to protect the working surface under the ultrasonic. I used three beach towels but was cleaning a lot of chips so by the end the towels were soaked through and the TSP damaged the granite (Drippings from the salad spinner). Luckily it wasn’t the kitchen. It was only in the man cave so the wife let me live.
Fake TSP did this??? Wow, my POS counters didn't suffer at all.
I've had splashes of metasilicate detergent water splash onto my marble top table without any issues whatsoever. All my countertops are quartz.
Is the granite sealed?
Is the granite sealed?
200 Motels
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I appreciate the testing. I'm very tempted to grab an US and some Simple Green to clean my filthy CPC set.
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