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Cleaning Boards

2011-02-23 by acidblue

How are you guys cleaning your copper boards?

Whenever I use the scotch brite pads even with a drop of dish soap, 
I always get little micro scratches on my boards, which I assume is bad.

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning Boards

2011-02-23 by Randy S.

I dunno about that .. 
I use scotch brite and like the little scratches .. 
Could help the toner fuse? not sure
and they come off for the most part after I etch
when I scrub the board with 0000 steel will to get the 
toner off ..   but .. I am also using 2 oz copper .. 
lol

Randy




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Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning Boards

   
How are you guys cleaning your copper boards?

Whenever I use the scotch brite pads even with a drop of dish soap, 
I always get little micro scratches on my boards, which I assume is bad.


 


      

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Cleaning Boards

2011-02-24 by Harvey White

On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:48:00 -0000, you wrote:

>How are you guys cleaning your copper boards?
>
>Whenever I use the scotch brite pads even with a drop of dish soap, 
>I always get little micro scratches on my boards, which I assume is bad.
>

Bonami, a metal cleanser/scouring powder, followed by 1000 grit
sandpaper (generally wet is ok), then acetone to get rid of any oil or
grease.

Harvey
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