Cleaning Solutions
CAUTION 
Do not use alcohol, gasoline, bleach, mineral acids, solutions with a flash point, semi-aqueous or combustible liquids in ultrasonic tanks, or you will void the warranty. Only use non-flammable and water-based solutions.
Solution Types
Water-based solutions are either slightly acidic or alkaline. They include detergents, soaps and industrial cleaners designed to remove specific soils.
Acidic water-based solutions: remove rust, tarnish or scale. They range from mild solutions that remove tarnish, to concentrated, inhibited acidic solutions that remove investment plaster, milk-stone, zinc oxide and rust from steel and cast iron as well as smut and heat-treat scale from hardened steel.
Alkaline water-based solutions: include carbonates, silicates and caustics. These cause emulsifying action, which keeps soil from redepositing on the cleaned surface, and improves cleaning action in hard water.
Alkaline strength | Removes: |
Mild | Light oils and greases, cutting oils and coolant |
| compounds. |
Mild to strong | Heavy grease and oil, waxes, vegetable oils, inks, |
| wax or fat-base buffing and polishing compounds, |
| milk residues and carbohydrates. |
Heavy-duty | Mill scale, heat-treat scale, corrosion or oxides. |
11 Operating Your Cleaner
