Talk:Cleaning

This is the Cleaning Discussion page.

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To start this page off I've added initial headings. Feel free to add random thoughts, half-baked ideas, whatever. While editing, a line starting with an asterisk will be rendered as a bullet point. Please use generic rather than proprietary names where possible --Philip (talk) 09:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Cleaning Tools and Agents

Cleaning Agents

My inital list:

• Isopropyl Alcohol (aka IPA or rubbing alcohol)
• Switch cleaner (commonly comes in an aerosol can)
• Air duster can (err, not very good environmentally)

--Philip (talk) 09:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Cleaning Tools

My initial list:

• Air puffer
• Small brushes:
  • Old toothbrush, or sets of several types.
• Kitchen towel roll
• Screen cleaning wipes
• Vacuum cleaner

--Philip (talk) 09:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• eraser (American English) rubber (Australian English)
• file (nail file?)
• soft copper brush

--03:30, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Cleaning Situations

My initial list:

• Corroded battery contacts
• Lenses
• Cameras more generally
• Keyboards and mice
• Rubberised coatings gone sticky
• Vacuum cleaners - clogged/missing filters, rollers tangled with hairs
• USB and audio ports
• Liquid spills
• Sewing machines
• Cooking grease
• Hair dryers
• Printers

--Philip (talk) 09:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

• electronics
• * many times the connectors build up corrosion, particularly connectors that are not gold plated.
• * disconnecting connectors and reconnecting can clean off corrosion. (it is not always intuitive on how to disconnect!)
• * connectors can be cleaned with (in order of severity) a tissue, an eraser(rubber), soft copper brush, electronic cleaner, emery cloth, file

--Gregg

Organisation and general points

Should we split any of the sections up, for example, cleaning situations into classes of device? When we've got a decent list the answer might be clearer. --Philip (talk) 09:56, 18 June 2022 (UTC)