How To Clean Your Solder Iron Tip
Wipe OFF the solder on the Cleaning Sponge or Copper Wool.
How to clean your solder iron tip. Melt some good quality of solder wire on the Tip. To use the Tip tinnercleaner heat the soldering iron. To apply the tip cleaner first heat the soldering iron.
Take either a wet sponge or wire wool. Leave it there until the paste melts around the tip. If your soldering tip becomes detinned oxidized it can be restored in a number of ways.
This is done by first ensuring the tip is clean and free of surface oxides. Set the temperature of the soldering iron between 250C and 300C. Push the soldering iron tip into the chemical cleaner until the entire rusted area is submerged.
Never wipe it on the sponge and put it in the holder. Then dip the tip in the cleaner and do a slight twist action. Switch OFF the Soldering Station or the Iron.
Now remove the tip and clean it with a moist sponge to remove the cleaner. Switch on the Soldering Station or the Iron and Make sure it is Hot Enough. Of the tip regularly.
Heat your soldering iron up to the low end of a typical work range generally between 280 and 320C. With the iron tip cold use a polishing bar. You also can clean your soldering iron tip with a sponge while using it to keep it clean.