Best Way To Clean A Soldering Iron Tip

I recently bought a brass wool tip cleaner and it does seem better at cleaning the tip than the sponge.

Best way to clean a soldering iron tip. Try not to leave the iron sitting hot on the bench while not in use. Remove Metal Oxide using flux. Keep deeping it in the paste while.

Most of the time soldering wire sticks on the tip of soldering iron. Now remove the tip and clean it with a moist sponge to remove the cleaner. It can be easily done with soldering paste and solder.

Clean and then tin your tip each time you pick the iron. Wipe the tip clean and re-tin it between every joint. Wipe the iron on a damp sponge to remove the excess.

Just clean old solder while the iron is hot or file it cold if too dirty. Turn it off as soon as you have finished soldering. For the wet sponge be sure to use one that is intended for use with a soldering iron.

This may be a wet sponge or a wiremetal sponge. This process involves coating the tip of the soldering iron in a thin layer of solder. If the solder tip does become oxidized apply flux-core solder to the oxidized tip.

The best tip tinner is your solder--tips should always be coated with a small amount of solder. Then dip the tip in the cleaner and do a slight twist action. The brass wool is very efficient and provide a perfect cleanning.