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Re: Board cleaning

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terriblefire wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:54 pm I soak in IPA overnight, toothbrush for the cleaning and then a quick run through the ultrasonic cleaner. My IPA cleaning is meant to get the cleaning time required down to under 3 mins as more than that seems to do damage ... but that’s just my process
Doesn't a toothbrush do any damage?
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Kieran Stephenson wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:03 am Doesn't a toothbrush do any damage?
No they are just nylon bristles. Mostly to agitate and take the worst off the board.
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Thanks for the answer
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