The ultrasonic waves do the scrubbing. The solution does the dissolving, and it decides which metals the bath is safe on. Pick it by the metal first and the dirt second.
Every dose, temperature and time on this page is from the product’s TDS (technical data sheet). Prices are ex GST, delivered within Australia.
An ultrasonic cleaner makes millions of tiny bubbles that collapse against the part. That knocks dirt loose. What happens to the dirt next is down to the solution.
Collapsing bubbles break up the dirt on every wetted surface, including blind holes and threads.
It gets under oil and grease, breaks it down and keeps it off the part so it does not settle back.
Inhibitors protect the metal while it is in the bath. Plain hot water leaves steel flash rusting within minutes.
Steel and iron take strong cleaners. Aluminium, brass, zinc and magnesium do not. This rules products out before anything else.
Oil and grease want a degreaser. Carbon and paint want a stripper. Rust, scale and ash want an acid or a near-neutral descaler.
Heat speeds every cleaner up. It also speeds up attack on soft metals. Run at the lower of the solution’s range and the metal’s limit.
Each card gives the working strength, the temperature, the metals it is safe on and the ones to keep out. Press Buy now to order, or Data sheets for the TDS and SDS (safety data sheet).
The workshop all-rounder for oil, grease and grime. AQIS food-grade approved. The lowest price in the range.
Steel, cast iron, stainless. Aluminium only at 5%, 50 °C, 5 minutes, rinsed at once.
Zinc, galvanised, magnesium. Brass and copper tarnish.
$120 10 L · $225 20 L · ex GST
Near-neutral. The safe choice for carburettors, mixed baskets and soft metals.
Aluminium, brass and copper, chrome, titanium. The mildest in the range.
Zinc and magnesium are not on its approved list. Test first.
$220 10 L · $390 20 L · ex GST
Lifts cutting oils, coolant and buffing compound. Separates oil so it floats off rather than staying in the bath.
Aluminium, magnesium, nickel, titanium. Copper alloys may discolour slightly.
Zinc, tin and soft solder are not on its approved list. Test first.
$220 10 L · $390 20 L · ex GST
Our pick for general steel, cast iron and aluminium parts with heavy oil.
Aluminium, magnesium, titanium.
Copper, brass and bronze: it can crack brass. Test zinc first.
$220 10 L · $390 20 L · ex GST
Mildly alkaline, for general degreasing across steel, stainless and aluminium.
Steel, stainless, aluminium (5% minimum), copper alloys, magnesium.
Zinc, tin and soft solder are not on its approved list. Test first.
$220 10 L · $415 20 L · ex GST
A heavy first pass on sludge and carbon so the main bath stays clean. Not for zinc.
Steel, cast iron, stainless. High pH, but silicate inhibitors protect aluminium at working strength.
Zinc, galvanised, magnesium. Brass and copper tarnish.
$195 10 L · $325 20 L · ex GST
Takes baked carbon, paint and rust off iron and steel. Never aluminium.
Iron and steel only.
Aluminium, zinc and tin are attacked fast. Brass, bronze and magnesium too.
$195 10 L · $355 20 L · ex GST
Two-part paint and carbon stripper that is safe on aluminium and zinc.
Aluminium and zinc.
Magnesium. Swells nitrile seals.
$410 10 L · $625 20 L · ex GST
Near-neutral rust and scale remover that is safe on aluminium and zinc, and leaves steel passivated.
Steel, cast iron, stainless, aluminium, zinc.
Magnesium. Copper and brass: limit the time and test.
$220 10 L · $385 20 L · ex GST
Phosphoric acid descaler for stainless and steel. Strong: keep the time short.
Stainless steel, titanium. Carbon steel and cast iron for a limited time.
Aluminium, zinc, magnesium. Brass loses its zinc on long contact.
$305 10 L · $545 20 L · ex GST
Citric acid ash dissolver for diesel particulate filters, used neat.
DPF ceramic, stainless, titanium.
Aluminium, zinc, brass and bronze. Carbon steel for a limited time.
$165 10 L · $275 20 L · ex GST
Flushes oil build-up out of coolers and heat exchangers. Used neat, never heated.
Steel, aluminium, copper, brass, zinc.
EPDM seals swell. Use Viton or nitrile.
$190 10 L · $375 20 L · ex GST
A dip after the rinse that stops cleaned steel flash rusting. Left on, not rinsed off.
Steel, cast iron, stainless.
Keep it off aluminium, zinc, brass and copper.
$220 10 L · $390 20 L · ex GST
pH tells you how strong a solution is. 7 is neutral, like clean water. The further from 7, the harder it works, and the more metals it attacks.
pH figures are for the concentrate, from each TDS. The working bath is diluted, so it sits a little closer to 7.
The dose is a percentage of the tank. A 30 L tank at 5% takes 1.5 L of concentrate and 28.5 L of water. The common doses are shaded.
| Tank | 2.5% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSX 15 · 15 L | 0.38 L | 0.75 L | 1.5 L | 2.25 L | 3.75 L |
| MSX 30 · 30 L | 0.75 L | 1.5 L | 3 L | 4.5 L | 7.5 L |
| MSX 50 · 50 L | 1.25 L | 2.5 L | 5 L | 7.5 L | 12.5 L |
| MSX 70 · 70 L | 1.75 L | 3.5 L | 7 L | 10.5 L | 17.5 L |
Fill most of the way with water, add the concentrate, then top up to the fill line. It mixes without foaming.
Bring the bath to temperature and run the degas cycle before the first basket. Why degassing matters.
The dosage calculator works it out for any tank and product.
When a cycle that used to clean in five minutes needs ten, the solution is spent. Drain and refill.
Skim floating oil every day. A layer of oil gets picked up again as the basket comes out.
A filter bag on the circulation catches grit and sludge, so the bath lasts longer.
Top up with solution at working strength, not water alone. Water on its own weakens the bath.
A dull film or flash rust after rinsing is a sign the bath is tired or the rinse is too cool.
Follow the SDS and your local trade waste rules. Never tip it into a stormwater drain.
The bath is heated and cavitation turns a solvent into vapour. A fire risk. Read why.
Chlorides pit stainless steel, including the tank itself.
They foam, and foam soaks up the cleaning power. No inhibitor, so steel rusts and aluminium marks.
Only use an acid descaler at its stated strength and temperature, in a tank built for it.
Caustic strippers on aluminium, zinc or brass etch and darken the part in minutes.
A jewellery or glasses cleaner is made for skin oil on gold and silver. It does little to grease or carbon.
Order online. Each product page has the TDS, the SDS and the 200 L and 1,000 L prices.
| Solution | 10 L | 20 L | |
|---|---|---|---|
FX DegreaserOil and grease on steel and iron | $120 | $225 | Buy |
AquaVantage 1696 GDAluminium, brass, mixed metals | $220 | $390 | Buy |
AquaVantage 815 GDMachined parts, cutting oils | $220 | $390 | Buy |
AquaVantage 815 QR-NFHeavy workshop soils | $220 | $390 | Buy |
AquaVantage 1990 GDSteel, stainless and aluminium | $220 | $415 | Buy |
MetalTek 100Carbon and paint on iron | $195 | $355 | Buy |
Alloy SystemPaint off aluminium and zinc | $410 | $625 | Buy |
CoreKleen HXRust and scale, safe on aluminium | $220 | $385 | Buy |
DescaleMineral scale | $305 | $545 | Buy |
RegeniKDPF ash | $165 | $275 | Buy |
SolvoKleenOil coolers | $190 | $375 | Buy |
Anti-RustRust protection after the wash | $220 | $390 | Buy |
DesludgeEngine sludge pre-wash | $195 | $325 | Buy |
The full chemical range, with data sheets and prices.
Pick by metal, dirt and process.
Concentrate for any tank size.
The solution and settings for carburettors.
Handling, PPE and storage.
Workshop machines, 15 to 70 L.
Tell us the part, the metal and the dirt. We will name the solution, the dose and the temperature.