Is paint brush alright to use in claeaning motherboards

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[hell_storm2004]

Well i use it. Just be a little careful not to brush too hard on the parts that are raised, like capacitors and other stuff. Just brush gently and blow with your mouth.

 

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THANKS

 

[g00fysmiley]

yea, air should be able to romove any dust from the board, if you mean like to clean the heat sink then yea a small paintbrush (the artist kind not liek to paint a room) or even a qtip

 

[jaquith]

I've often used a vacuum with the "hair-like" brush attachment, but don't want a "hair" or "bristle" getting stuck in a fan and seizing it. So just be careful with a lot of light so you can see. Most of the time I use my compressor.

Be careful with compressed air cans especially don't clean a hot component or it can easily crack if the compressed {frozen} liquid spews out. Get the 3-6 sets of cans any use each for about 20-30 seconds and change to the next; while they're cold they useless. And NEVER have the can on its side or tilted too much!!! Do it on an elevated table and NOT on the floor ~ to most.

 

[JDFan]

I've often used a vacuum with the "hair-like" brush attachment, but don't want a "hair" or "bristle" getting stuck in a fan and seizing it. So just be careful with a lot of light so you can see. Most of the time I use my compressor.

Be careful with compressed air cans especially don't clean a hot component or it can easily crack if the compressed {frozen} liquid spews out. Get the 3-6 sets of cans any use each for about 20-30 seconds and change to the next; while they're cold they useless. And NEVER have the can on its side or tilted too much!!! Do it on an elevated table and NOT on the floor ~ to most.

Vacuum cleaners are not a good idea since they tend to build a lot of static and can blow out components if you are not careful ! - also if using a brush be sure it is made of non-conductive materials (ie. Hog, Horse, Goat Hair) to avoid the same !

 

[jaquith]

^ Yeah they're popping and exploding like lightning boltz from the RUBBER hose!

 

[hell_storm2004]

Just make sure that the bristles are soft on the paintbrush. There are many painting paintbrushes with stiff bristles.