Ultrasonic Cleaning Using Evapo Rust 

You are wasting tons of evaporust. Fill the ultrasonic cleaner with hot water. Put parts to be cleaned in ziplock plastic freezer bags and add evaporust to the bag. You only need a fraction of what you are using by filling the tank wit evaporust. Good vid matey. I enjoyed watching.

You’ve probably already found this out, but the metal tank and the plastic top of the sonic cleaner are not sealed. So, when your fluid level is up to or above the plastic top (as it was in your case) the fluid gets inside the unit and fries the electronic components. The fluid level doesn’t need to go above the marked “max” line etched into the tub.

The ultrasonic driver probably separated from the tank (or just failed completely) because you had a large metal item sitting *directly* on the bottom of the tank, which is a huge “no no”… that’s using why ‘some’ kind of basket is mandatory!

Fill the ultrasonic cleaner with water then insert the container of tools plus evaporust in the water bath. The ultrasound will penetrate into the evaporust container to clean the parts and you don’t need to worry about cleaning or dumping the ultrasonic tub afterwards since it stays as clean water. This way there is no mess.

Evapo Rust is superb. Ultrasonic derusting is fantastic. TOGETHER, they are a game changer!

Hi Mike. Great video...lots of helpful info. I was skeptical of the quantity of rust that a gallon would remove. Even though they over rate the amount it looks like it did a good job. That is a sweet vise. Be safe. Cheers

Just got a HF ultrasonic cleaner but honestly the channel locks on the table next to the needlenose pliers caught my eye. I was cleaning up my stepdads shop and found an identical pair.

Cool beans 🙃 I have the same cleaner you have there & I have never used it. Harbor Freight has a bigger one, just a little bigger but nicer you have inspired me to try mine one of these days

Preheat the fluid before operating the cleaner. It takes 10-15 minutes for the ultrasonic cleaner to get the fluid up to temp.

The "chisel item" is commonly referred to as a brick set. It is used to break a brick at a predetermined location to make it fit in the desired spot.

Use clear silicone in the crack between the stainless bowl and plastic. When you dumped it, water probably went into the crack and straight onto the circuit board. #1 failure in this unit.

Cool video man! I know of the product. Just never tried. I’ll give it a shot.

The tips or working edge of Heat treated tools is what you probably observed. A heat treated edge will tend to be localized in a specific area and darker. I do a fair amount of evaporust restoration. Good vid. Here's something to try... After you take those tools outta the evaporust, wash with dish soap, dry, and hit all edges with a wire wheel.....then spray with Bosheild......it'll be huge difference than stopping after pulling out of the evaporust. I've done a video on this. Cheers. Another FYI..... it'll eat away the pre painted embossing that is used on tools like numbers, increment markings, ECT.

Before you learn the hard lesson. Never place pieces being clean in direct contact with the bottom of the Ultra Sonic Cleaner. Will cause blow out of the tank. It is called cavitation.

Use the plastic strainer thingy that it came with. Otherwise you will damage the bottom of the tank. Ask how I know.

HF coupon works for gallon size Evaporust. Filter your solution through a paper paint strainer add a little water and reuse. Good video

fill tank with water then place tools in gallon freezer ziploc with couple ounces of cleaner

Great video, I think if you run a 3rd test with heated evaporust solution instead of the ultrasonic cleaner your result would be pretty simular, remember chemistry 101 for every ten degrees Celsius increase your chemical reaction will increase by 100%. The one thing about the ultrasonic cleaner is that it will move the reactant material away from the iron object making it work better. When you use evaporust without an ultrasonic cleaner you must remove the reactant material with a steel brush to make it work faster.

Thanks for the video. I was wondering if I could use evaporust in conjunction with an ultrasonic cleaner and now I know. Also there are some good comments in the comments section.

You can get a plastic tote and sit on a vibrating back or neck massager for bigger parts

Wire brush on a motor , done in one tenth the time !

I've been thinking that the ultrasonic would likely be good for getting into threads and the joints is jointed tools.

Some kind of galvanising perhaps zinc would be great here

Pine sol works great also and it’s cheaper

This cheaper but takes longer De-rust 100ml dist water 5gm EDTA citric acid to buffer to 6.5 Buncha drops of soap It did loosen some set screws that I'd thought I was going to need to drill. I think the soak with or without, ultrasonic, would do best in joints and threads. I used the homemade stuff in the ultrasonic. I'd only expect the VapoRust to work better.

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What else would you use an off & on switch for no explanation needed.

did you have apply any heat temperature on the evaporust liquid with your ultrasonic cleaner ?

The biggest mistake I saw was that you let the metal touch each other, i'm pretty sure the bounce the metal to metal does is what broke that thing. I would imagine its like firing a gun in an echo chamber, your ears are the vibration things. Evaporust does a very good job, though it makes things sticky after so wash it off. It also dissolves spray paint.

I'm going be trying that with molasses.

Maybe use a siphon tube to drain.

you dont want your parts touching the sides of the cleaner, it will damage it over time. keep things in the basket.

Well it's a chemical reaction so obviously heat should make it happen faster and I'm sure Is agitation doesn't hurt

You van get what looks like a much better ultrasonic cleaner on ebay for cheaper and for your bigger needs you xan get pretty big ones

I like how you described how Evaporust works. Do you coat derusted tools with anything to stop rerusting before resale?

Who cares how it works 💪 it works good 👍 👌

Wet fingers pushing non waterproof buttons on your ultrasonic cleaner = electrical short. Good thing you were using a GFI

How does this little $50 20W unit compare to a $600 720W cleaner?

To make a fair comparison, you need to run the ultrasonic cleaner with only water as a control. It would also be interesting to put white vinegar in the ultrasonic cleaner and see how that works, because that's one of the cheapest methods of rust removal.

Cold chisels are not for lathes.

When you dumped the solution maybe you should have strained it thru cheesecloth?

I can see grease goes away with heat but don't see for rust.

Surely the remove rate should be based surface area not poundage??

I use citric acid instead of evaporust now. it smells the same as evaporust, so I am pretty sure that's what it is. smells the same new and after it's removed rust, and it works the same. much much cheaper though. you can get it on amazon or any biodiesel supply place.

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Good info but it was just way too long for the content. I skipping ahead to get to the meat.

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A lot of filler content.

Try Suspending heavy items from a frame NOT FIXED TO THE UNIT so there is no contact with the sides or bottom of the cleaner or tank, contact with the tank supresses the ultrasonics and eventually destroy the unit, Heating helps heaps, You can even use Gasoline or many solvent's but be warned NEVER exceed !#"60centigrade"#! best to keep it around 50-55c or below the flash point of the solvents in a well ventilated area out side in the open is best,and stay away from fumes some could be extremely unhealthy, I NEVER use the baskets small items go in to plastic Peanut butter jars with degreser or what ever and just float the jars 90% submerged in plain water in the tank works fine and saves lots of otherwise wasted cleaning solvents. There re plenty of other tips doos and dont's on line, Cant wait for Laser cleaners to get a lot cheaper totally unbeatable for cleaning. Best Regard's