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Hi, I want to clean my PC constantly, Unfortunately, It looks like the stores in my country doesn't sell much compressed air (I don't mean the amount of air in the cans, I mean the cans itself), I clean my PC with a brush (A painting brush), Can I do this? Is it safe to clean sensitive parts that way (Like Motherboard, Graphics cards, ETC...), I do only clean the: Case, Case fans, And, Dust filters? (Before you freak out, No I don't clean my sensitive parts that way, And I won't until I get an answer), All what I'm worried about is static electricity.
Thanks, I really appreciate your help.
-Nasr
 
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Statistically if you clean your pc regularly and you and your paint brush are capable of storing static discharge, it will only be a matter of time before static is discharged into your internal components, rendering them inoperable. If you feel you must clean your internal components regularly, you should invest extra money in a higher quality pc case that has adequate dust filtration. This way all you need to do is clean the dust filters and not the actual internal components as often.
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Hi,

So my answer is the same as this thread I found, its okay to use a brush (IMHO), there are people that will strongly advise against it - your brush COULD create some static electricity, as long as it is a soft brush you should be okay.

(http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2240282/clean-motherboard-gpu-paint-brush.html)

Hope this answers your question :)
 
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guanyu210379

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Using paint brush?
1. You must do it while having the PC totally unpluged from power. But connect the body to ground.
2. Do not let the fans spin as you blow them with air (paint brush compressor). Use tapes or something to prevent them from spining. Do not forgot to remove these tapes after cleaning.
3. Since you are using air compressor, do not turn your PC back on right away after you finished cleaning it. Wait and let the water (moisture), which comes in the compressed air, to dry first.
4. Static electricity is not that of a big issue on compressed air, it is more of an issue if you use vacuum.

I have been cleaning my PCs using compressed air and hand blower since over 10 years and never had any of them broken due to static electricity.
I broke a processor during building (not cleaning) a PC due to static electricity only once. I zapped the processor, I felt the static electricity while touching that processor. I forgot to discharge myself.
 
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Statistically if you clean your pc regularly and you and your paint brush are capable of storing static discharge, it will only be a matter of time before static is discharged into your internal components, rendering them inoperable. If you feel you must clean your internal components regularly, you should invest extra money in a higher quality pc case that has adequate dust filtration. This way all you need to do is clean the dust filters and not the actual internal components as often.
 
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