How To Clean Soldering Tip

A polyurethane foam bar with embedded abrasives which is used to polish the working end of the tip to remove surface oxides.

How to clean soldering tip. In other words the soldering iron tip must be shiny. Then immediately re-tin the tip with rosin core solder. Be careful not to over-tighten the locking nut.

To have a soldering iron that works the way its intended it needs to be clean. After that wait for three minutes to allow the tip heat up adequately. Clean the tip After every cycle and before you start to solder always clean your tip.

Be sure to clean the cold tip then treating it with acetone and wiping well with a cotton cloth. Wipe OFF the solder on the Cleaning Sponge or Copper Wool. Switch on the Soldering Station or the Iron and Make sure it is Hot Enough.

This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use. To use the Tip tinnercleaner heat the soldering iron. You can also use stainless steel pot scrubber as long as it is dry to prevent transmitting the heat.

Once clean and shiny perform tinning and now your tool is ready to use. This method allows you to get rid of carbon and oxides. Just try to wipe it off after every 4-5 solder joints.

Wipe the iron on a damp sponge to remove the excess. It doesnt matter too much if its ugly as long as you can get a nice shiny bit right at the tip. Then dip into the tin of tinner cleaner with a slight twisting action.