How To Use Soldering Iron Sponge

I personally prefer the brass wool cleans better no water pouring doesnt affect the temperature of the tool so much.

How to use soldering iron sponge. You have to clean it before tinning and the easiest way is to dab it on a wet sponge. For best results it is generally recommended to also make regular use of an iron brush or a solder iron cleaning sponge. Use a polishing bar.

So I set out to find my own. Use a cleaner for that. Old soldering iron may have flux stick to it.

The bar is made from polyurethane foam and is embedded with abrasives which polish the tip removing surface oxides. This should lead to a clean shiny tip ready for use. The wick will fill up so kindly pull the wick over the joint and your iron and the solder will move into it as it relinquishes.

Hold the soldering iron in one hand and solder in the other. I figure that state of the art method is the sponge shown on the picture posted by StayAtHomeElectronics with the soldering iron on a big yellow sponge which i did not care to try yet as i didnt really realise that the scratchy spunges green and yellow dish ones are not the same composition as the big old bath spunges which according to what you guys said will not. If all else fails Soldering Iron tips do not last forever.

It prolongs the life of the tip and keeps it well-maintained after each use. When soldering periodically wipe your soldering tip on the damp sponge to clean it. Thats how you can tin your new soldering iron.

Using a brass sponge requires no water. Follow it up with a coat of solder. The soldering iron is a handy physical tool that heats the solder and its primarily used for melting metallic alloys and for welding.