Well I am new to this group but I'll share what I've found with TT.
I have gotten very mixed results with TT until I turned into a clean
freak. I scrub my clad with scotch bright pads and a paste of commet
(Ajax) cleanser. Then I rinse it for a few minutes under hot water.
Then I soak the board in pure acetone, not fingernail polish remover,
with a paper towel to hold onto the liquid for a few minutes. After
that I wipe the board down with cotton pads until they remain clean
after wiping.
Second, I use INKJET transparency. It has two sides, one is rough
with an emulsion for holding the ink, and the other is smooth and
clean. This smooth side will hold the toner very well, but it
releases it nearly 100% once heated and pressed. There is no soaking,
no scrubbing, no waiting. Just cool the board down and peel it off.
Along with that I also pour some acetone into a container and set the
print out over it letting the acetone vapor soften the toner, prepare
it for transfer, and close any pinholes.
Finally, I wipe the board down with acetone just before I lay the
toner sheet down. I use a hot roll laminator to do my heat transfers.
Sorry, I haven't used an Iron so I don't know about its usage.
You can find the pure acetone at Home Depot in the paint department.
This stuff acts totally different from fingernail polish, plus it is
clean and doesn't leave any residue. Get some, you'll be surprised.
Oh, make sure you wear nitrile gloves when you use it... its nasty stuff.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Brian" <blue_eagle74@...> wrote:
>
> I searched for TT and got 1000's or returns, on this group and the
> web, so I thought I would ask here.
>
> I did a TT. Good results before. I have tried to peel the paper off
> when hot and it worked ok. Then I tried to let it cool and soak it in
> water then peel it off. Worked ok.
>
> 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?
>
> I am using kodak glossy paper.
>
> TT seams like a good way to go but I think I am doing something wrong.
>
> If anyone has a good proceedure I would like to try it.
>
> Brian
>