Proper sterilization is a serious concern in this age of many diseases and viruses. It should be a priority with yourself that under no circumstances do you ever use non-sterile equipment. All needles, tubes, bars, and inks should be sterilized.
To sterilize equipment before using, 1st put new needle boars and tubes in an ultrasonic cleaner. A chemical cleaner can be used in the ultrasonic cleaner. This helps get all the flux off of needles and works wonders in getting ink out of tubes. A tube can be scrubbed by hand for 5 minutes, but when they're put in an ultrasonic the ink will just boil right out of it.
Leave the equipment in the ultrasonic for about a half an hour. When they're removed, it's easy to brush off any remaining ink or other debris with a denture brush.
To clean a tube, brush it good, inside and out, rinsing it out under the faucet while scrubbing.
After tubes and needle bars have been scrubbed and rinsed well it's time to sterilize them because ultrasonics do not sterilize, they just vibrate hardened ink and crustrations off the parts. Dip them in Benz-all solution. Then carefully line them up in a dry heat sterilizer and turn it on for fifty minutes. At the end of this time, remove them and put in stainless steel containers full of Benz-all. This keep the needles from rusting and keeps tubes and needles sterile until ready for use. Sterilizer tubing and bags are also available from your supplier.
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