How To Clean Blackened Soldering Iron Tip

Repeat the Process 3-4 Times until the Soldering Tips start Shining.

How to clean blackened soldering iron tip. Put some flux on the sal ammoniac Tinning Block and gently rub the tip of your hot iron in it. Now remove the tip and clean it with a moist sponge to remove the cleaner. Leave it there until the paste melts around the tip.

Clean the tinned tip and you have a refurbished soldering tip. Impurities will cause oxidation and blackening. If your tip becomes blackened and will not come clean after wiping on a damp sponge or brass pad you might try a tinning block or brass wool or a soft brass brush.

You clean by thrusting the iron into the shaving a few times. You can tell your tip is clean when it appears bright and shiny. You should clean them before during and after use.

Melt some good quality of solder wire on the Tip. Once the iron is clean apply a small amount of fresh solder to the tip to tin the ironThis helps to prevent rusting during future use. Then dip into the tin of tinner cleaner with a slight twisting action.

Push the soldering iron tip into the chemical cleaner until the entire rusted area is submerged. Dont place soldering iron on sponge longer than it is needed. Clean the tip with a brass cleaning sponge.

Soldering iron only works if there is a temperature difference. When your tip does become blackened and will not come clean using a wet sponge break out your brass brush or your tinning block. Before soldering use alcohol and a clean cloth to remove contaminants such as grease corrosion and oxidation from the surface to be soldered.