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·The heater helps too, I usually do 50-60C, which is cool enough to not really negatively affect anything, but softens dirt/etc well.
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Davidt
·5 mins?! I usually do mine for about three 15 minute stints. Unless it’s already clean I’ve never had a bracelet come out clean after 5 mins. There’s always hidden dirt inside the links etc.
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ErichKeane
·5 mins?! I usually do mine for about three 15 minute stints. Unless it’s already clean I’ve never had a bracelet come out clean after 5 mins. There’s always hidden dirt inside the links etc.
[0]: The seiko watches I got for servicing were sometimes AWFUL dirty...
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·5 mins?! I usually do mine for about three 15 minute stints. Unless it’s already clean I’ve never had a bracelet come out clean after 5 mins. There’s always hidden dirt inside the links etc.
Had an Omega 1098 bracelet a few days ago that was filthy. End links were completely filled with skin cheese, and all over there was solidified dirt that could be barely scraped.
Gave it a brush with soap and warm water. 2x 5 minute rounds in the US, changing water in between, and came out sparkling.
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Davidt
·I tend to find the external Surfaces of the bracelets come up sparkling in 5-10 mins but if I get a pin between the links there’s still crud in there so it takes a good 30 mins to get rid of all that usually.
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·How do people dry their bracelets after cleaning?
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·How do people dry their bracelets after cleaning?
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·How do people dry their bracelets after cleaning?
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·At one time I contemplated buying a jewelry/parts drier. Then I noticed the air fryer in the kitchen….
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·We have an air dryer that I run in a bathroom (small space) with its exhaust pointed towards the bracelet (the air outputted is both warm and dry). And wipe them with a cloth before placing there.
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·We have an air dryer that I run in a bathroom (small space) with its exhaust pointed towards the bracelet (the air outputted is both warm and dry). And wipe them with a cloth before placing there.
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·One thing to note about ultrasonic cleaning is that they can sometime loosen screws, due to the vibrations involved.
One of my many pairs of glasses (yes one of the joys of being an old bastard with shitty eyesight is forever having to change glasses to see what the hell your doing) has a screw that needs re-tightening after every bath.
So it is conceivable that if you were to give the whole watch a bath it may well end up with a screw loose inside!
One of my many pairs of glasses (yes one of the joys of being an old bastard with shitty eyesight is forever having to change glasses to see what the hell your doing) has a screw that needs re-tightening after every bath.
So it is conceivable that if you were to give the whole watch a bath it may well end up with a screw loose inside!
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coffee
·One thing to note about ultrasonic cleaning is that they can sometime loosen screws, due to the vibrations involved.
One of my many pairs of glasses (yes one of the joys of being an old bastard with shitty eyesight is forever having to change glasses to see what the hell your doing) has a screw that needs re-tightening after every bath.
So it is conceivable that if you were to give the whole watch a bath it may well end up with a screw loose inside!
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·Update, and thanks. I finally got everything. Took the bracelets off easily, and ran for 10 minutes in the cleaner with simple green and water. I was wiping off a lot of gunk after 10 minutes. Ran them another 10 minutes. Still wiping gunk off of both bracelets. Ran for 15 more minutes, and that seemed to do the trick. Rolex bracelet hadn't been cleaned in 10 years, and the Omega in over 5 years. Both worn part time during those years. I was worried about getting the bracelets back on, but they went on after a little trial and error. Should have bought both items years ago.
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·Update, and thanks. I finally got everything. Took the bracelets off easily, and ran for 10 minutes in the cleaner with simple green and water. I was wiping off a lot of gunk after 10 minutes. Ran them another 10 minutes. Still wiping gunk off of both bracelets. Ran for 15 more minutes, and that seemed to do the trick. Rolex bracelet hadn't been cleaned in 10 years, and the Omega in over 5 years. Both worn part time during those years. I was worried about getting the bracelets back on, but they went on after a little trial and error. Should have bought both items years ago.
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··Happily spending my daughter’s inheritanceHow do people dry their bracelets after cleaning?
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·One thing to note about ultrasonic cleaning is that they can sometime loosen screws, due to the vibrations involved.
One of my many pairs of glasses (yes one of the joys of being an old bastard with shitty eyesight is forever having to change glasses to see what the hell your doing) has a screw that needs re-tightening after every bath.
So it is conceivable that if you were to give the whole watch a bath it may well end up with a screw loose inside!
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GuiltyGear
·Does it also ’clean' the small amount of loctite on the screws?
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·I don't think I've tried it, but being water resistant, you'll need some kind of solvent to dissolve or break the bond of thread locker. Especially red and green. Ultrasonic alone shouldn't be that effective, at least in theory.
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Pastorbottle
·Yeah unless the bath solution is some sort of strong solvent I doubt it would effect an anaerobic thread locking compound such as Loctite.
Remember such compounds don't set unless all oxygen is displaced by screwing in the male thread into the female thread, so it certainly shouldn't have any effect on threads in their assembled state, as it won't be able to effectively get in.
Remember such compounds don't set unless all oxygen is displaced by screwing in the male thread into the female thread, so it certainly shouldn't have any effect on threads in their assembled state, as it won't be able to effectively get in.
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