I'm slowly working up to my first full disassembly for cleaning (an ST 89 movement). I have the mainsprings let down into clamps.
I don't have an ultrasonic cleaner and intend to clean the workings by hand. I do have an ultrasonic toothbrush with a head I was about done with, so that may be repurposed
I was wondering what people think of post-cleaning options for protection (e.g. Polychem's Polytect on Timesavers). If I do a thorough job cleaning a garden tool before storing it for the winter, I'll put something on it to fill the open pores. So if I'm brushing clock parts with soapy water and following up with a bath and alcohol cleanse it seems like a dunk in something like this makes sense. Another part of me says to get it as "clean and natural" as I can and just oil the pivots, partly because I normally don't put anything on a finished piece of brass. But then again I haven't worked with brass gears much.
I'm leaning toward oiling the iron parts after I clean and just leaving the brass alone at that point - not using the protection dunk. Opinions and voices from experience would be appreciated.
I don't have an ultrasonic cleaner and intend to clean the workings by hand. I do have an ultrasonic toothbrush with a head I was about done with, so that may be repurposed
I was wondering what people think of post-cleaning options for protection (e.g. Polychem's Polytect on Timesavers). If I do a thorough job cleaning a garden tool before storing it for the winter, I'll put something on it to fill the open pores. So if I'm brushing clock parts with soapy water and following up with a bath and alcohol cleanse it seems like a dunk in something like this makes sense. Another part of me says to get it as "clean and natural" as I can and just oil the pivots, partly because I normally don't put anything on a finished piece of brass. But then again I haven't worked with brass gears much.
I'm leaning toward oiling the iron parts after I clean and just leaving the brass alone at that point - not using the protection dunk. Opinions and voices from experience would be appreciated.
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