Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Brian <blue_eagle74@...> wrote:
...
> My problem now is that when I soak it in water for 15 or so
> minutes I
> have parts of the traces not sticking to the board. I used
> rubber
> gloves during the whole process and cleaned the board with
> fingernail
> polish remover with acatone.
>
> Am I not heating it long enough (3 to 5 minutes with an
> iron) or not
> letting it soak long enough, tried cold and hot water?
>

a 'good' polish remover is a 'bad' chemical for cleaning.
it is enough (and good) to only scrub the board with ∗abrasive∗ kitchen cleaner with detergent. flush well and dry completely with paper.
place paper towel between back of paper and iron. this has to yellow slightly, else result is not guaranteed...
if you preheat the board it will be hard to manipulate and you risk smearing, but the iron has to be as hot as possible.
drop the hot board into a bowl with warm water to soak. some people use a slight detergent...