Since today was Halloween, I only got a little done.
I have found in the past that it's absolutely necessary that I make a little progress each day - even if I just go into the shop, put some tools away, clean up a little etc. If I spend a day away from the project, it becomes 2, then 3, suddenly weeks turn to months and my mind wanders. Today, I spent about an hour cleaning. I did some small PCBs and lamp boards.
A container of dirty boards, lamp, triac, chase lamp, etc (can't find the danged coin door interface board, have had it in my hands in the last 48 hours!
The 'after' pics:
The process for these is simple, although having had this discussion on another forum tells me my product of choice is not readily available in your country.
I place the boards in my kitchen sink or bathtub, then coat with Scrubbing Bubbles. Scrubbing Bubbles is a bathroom cleaning product that comes in a spray can and shoots soap on the item being cleaned - a shower, bathtub, sink, pinball part, etc and then the foaming soap 'expands' and as it runs off the board, you can see it taking a lot of the contaminants off the board.
I typically coat the board, let it soak for a moment, and then use a paintbrush to work into all the tight spots and make sure everything gets clean. Then, I give the board a hot water rinse, followed by 91% rubbing alcohol to displace any water left behind, then I dry the board with my air compressor and let it sit on a towel overnight. Then, I bag the boards til they are ready to be installed.
The little twist-in sockets get cleaned in the ultrasonic with 91% alcohol, and then are blown dry with the compressor.
The boards come out looking new.
Tomorrow, I'll get back to the grind. Haven't decided what to do yet, but definitely need to start cleaning cabinet hardware and parts. Also have a lot of stainless to clean and regrain.
