DIY solution for ultrasonic brass cleaning?

[recumbent]

I have the large HF ultrasonic cleaner and use simply green and lemi shine, turn the heater on and run 3 cycles each cycle is 480 seconds works great, primer pockets come clean.

[megasupermagnum]

So along the same lines as my original question, what about a solution for gun cleaning? I did my 617 with a solution of Dawn and distilled water. With the side plate off and all parts removed except the trigger it did a pretty good job removing all the muck. Did a decent job on the cylinder too. Anyone have a homemade gun stew recipe they'd like to share?

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Was this on older gun? I've never felt a need for anything more than a toothbrush and Hoppe's #9 myself. I have cleaned small carburetors and carburetor parts in my ultrasonic cleaner, and it works phenomenal for that purpose.

[Chuck Perry]

Nope, newer gun and not THAT dirty. I'm just playing with my US and wanted to see how it did on a pistol. My Glock will be going for a swim next.

[asmith80]

I've used the Lyman solution they sell specifically for US gun cleaning. Works very well and since it's a concentrate one bottle can go a long way. I've not tried any homebrew solutions

[farmbif]

ok, got the ultra sonic tank, found a bottle of lemishine, got a big jug of dawn and 5 gallons of distilled water. how much dawn and lemishine per gallon of water?

[asmith80]

I usually just do a couple drops of dawn and 1 tablespoon of Lemishine in mine, and I have a 2 Liter tank. You can play around with proportions a little, but I think a similar ratio scaled up for a gallon instead of 2L would work just fine