Ultrasonic cleaners

[robbie]

No, I dont want a big one to clean the car in, but nice idea!!

I am looking at buying a small unit for cleaning watches, jewellery etc but am unsure what will need to be done about the lubrication of something like a watch after it has been in the cleaner unit

Anyone any ideas how to operate these things and will they really do the job of cleaning, and obviously fixing, my old watches??

[thermidorthelobster]

Have you tried Uri Geller?

[robbie]

No, is that a new drink from overseas??  

[diesel_boy]

you would be better of askin your local petrol injection specialist  cus i bet thay have one for  cleaning injectors !

[robbie]

cheers for that, will try to sound one out nearby

[300+]

I've had one for years and I use it to clean pretty much anything that will fit.

I clean my watch in it as well, but it sounds like you are wanting to clean parts of watches or something. That should be fine.

I've used mine for carb parts and they all come out really clean. It is the only way to clean intricate or fragile pieces.

I put a suitable cleaner in it - usually fairy liquid & water then buzz for 5 minutes and rinse under the tap. Grubbier things are buzzed in fuel injector cleaner or gunk.

If I could get genklene I'd use it.

Cheers, Steve

[robbie]

I have a couple of watches that have stopped working, probably due to muck in the works. What I amthinking is, rather than paying £30 quid or so for soemone to clean them, that I could purchase a cleaner and do it myself...

The problem I have is, will just water clean them or (as you said) do you put fairy liquid or similar in there.
Then, what do you do about the lubrication after??

Or should I just take them to the jewellers??
 :?

[300+]

In this case I'd take them to a jewellers. You would need to open the watch for the cleaing liquid to get inside.

Then you would need to worry about drying it out, preventing damage to the face and then lubing the bits if required.

I wouldn't know where to start and paying a jeweller to do it - so you can claim if the stuff it up - seems like a wise move to me.

I've only used them for cleaning the outside of watches - between links in the strap, etc.

Steve

[robbie]

Yeeh I do agree after doing some asking amongst others . . .

just it will cost :( but then doesnt everything ??