Sonic cleaning fluid recycling

[elmo123]

I like my sonic case cleaner but the fluid has never lasted more than a couple sessions before I had to change it because of the dirt but I finally found a way to clean it and reuse it. I use a pond pump that I bought from Harbor Freight a few years ago for $8.00 to pump the water off of the top of my pool cover. I put a 4' piece of 3/8" clear plastic tubing on it originally and a fuel filter for a 06 Ford Taurus fits nicely on the end of the tubing. When I am finished cleaning casings I dump the cleaning solution into a plastic bucket and put the pump in the solution pumping it through the filter into another clean bucket and it comes out as clean as it was when it was new. If you filter the solution after each cleaning session you can definitely extend the service life of the solution and prevent having to pay $22.00 for 32 ounces every few months.

[Pete44ru]

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A GREAT tip to start off the New Year !


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[GunnyMack]

Brilliant idea!
I have been thinking about getting a sonic cleaner but the cost of the fluid was keeping me from pulling the trigger. Now that you have come up with a solution to the solution I just might get one!

[Griff]

A GREAT tip to start off the New Year !

+1.

[earlmck]

What a fine idea, elmo. Thanks!

I've been just kinda' pouring off the top two-thirds or so for re-use, but running her through a filter would be a lot better.

When I got my sonic cleaner I just assumed that soap and water would work almost as well as their cleaner solution, but it sure doesn't in my Harbor Freight special. What the heck do they use in these cleaner solutions anyway?

[elmo123]

I tried pouring it through a coffee filter but that was a mess and a waste of time. After it has been filtered it works as good as when it was first poured in the sonic cleaner.

[FWiedner]

I just dump my used cleaning fluid into the storm drain over by the EPA office.