How To Remove Soldering Iron Tip

Use stainless steel wool flux and thick clothe to clean the tip.

How to remove soldering iron tip. Metal brushes Steel wool Solder erasers. Keep the tip clean Keeping a tip clean is also a solid strategy to reduce oxidation. Probably best not to fill all the voids by over-applying - soldering iron temperatures drive out the silicon grease and the oxide filler sets like cement but a thin smear helps stop things sticking fast.

The flux in tip cleaner removes the oxidation and build up from the soldering iron tip and then the solder re-tins the tip ready for use. Not familiar with your makemodel but Ive had some success with various irons by applying a light smear of regular white heatsink paste when fitting a new tip. This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder.

If the tip is hot enough normally at least 300C and relatively free of rust the solder will flow up the tip and coat it. To apply the tip cleaner first heat the soldering iron. Use fluxes Spongeless and metal wool to remove small amounts of contaminants from your soldering iron tips during soldering circuit board or any other components.

Wipe the iron on a damp sponge to remove the excess. Then dip into the tin of tinner cleaner with a slight twisting action. Wipe OFF the solder on the Cleaning Sponge or Copper Wool.

If all else fails Soldering Iron tips do not last forever. After trying both the sponge and flux to clean the tip of your soldering iron sal ammoniac would be the next step if the others didnt work. This will prevent buildup from clogging your solder iron over time and diminishing its efficiency.

Then dip the tip in the cleaner and do a slight twist action. After soldering an item turn the solder iron off and wait for it to cool. Once clean and shiny perform tinning and now your tool is ready to use.