Best Way To Clean Soldering Iron Tip

What is the best way to clean a soldering iron tip.

Best way to clean soldering iron tip. Brass wool in a little pot. If the tip of the iron doesnt look shiny clean it and re-tin it. This will help protect the soldering iron from rusting oxidization and other forms of damage.

If theres krud building up that doesnt come off with the sponge wipe it on a cleaning wire. Mostly you cannot tell whether your soldering iron is turned on or off. Solid tip tinners are almost always ammonium phosphate with some tin or tin-lead bits mixed in.

Lets say youve been a bad maker and let your soldering iron tip get to the point where its hopeless trying to tin it. This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use. The brass wool is very efficient and provide a perfect cleanning.

Clean and then tin your tip each time you pick the iron. A little hack for your cheap soldering iron. IanB on September 06 2013 052351 pm.

Use a damp sponge to clean the tip and wipe it off quickly to avoid cooling the tip excessively. Sal ammoniac for cleaning your stained glass soldering iron tip comes in a solid block form similar to that of a bar of soap. Then dip the tip in the cleaner and do a slight twist action.

Tinning the Soldering Iron Tip. Heat from the solder tip will activate the flux and start the chemical reaction that removes oxides. ConKbot on September 13 2013 015512 pm.