How To Clean Solder Gun Tip

Make sure the tip is clean - preferably using a scrubber made of copper swarf.

How to clean solder gun tip. Combinations of the HAKKO FT-710 and iron holders. Just rub the soldering iron tip on it after each solder. Heat the joint and melt the solder on it.

Then immediately re-tin the tip with rosin core solder. Install the prepared tip in your soldering iron. This step should be performed as close as possible to the solder you intend to remove.

This step will coat the iron in a mixture of flux and solder. Just try to wipe it off after every 4-5 solder joints. You should clean your tip after each use.

If your soldering tip becomes detinned oxidized it can be restored in a number of ways. If the tip is very dirty you may want to dip the tip in a commercial tip cleaning paste and then wipe it clean on the damp soldering sponge. When the solder is molten place the pumps tip against the solder you wish to remove.

Use a soldering iron to heat the solder you want to remove. The solder melts and should stick at the tip. Dont worry too much if the whole tip isnt nicely covered in solder.

A polyurethane foam bar with embedded abrasives which is used to polish the working end of the tip to remove surface oxides. This comes in a little pot that you push the tip into. Press down on the plunger or the bulb.