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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:Cleaning PCB Copper

From: Adam Seychell <a_seychell@...>
Date: 2009-01-31

Lee Studley wrote:
> I still swear this:
> After the scotch brite and cleaner,
> the last thing to touch the board is either a wipe with acetone, or
> denatured alcohol (what I usually have on hand) and a quick little blow
> dryer to remove
> any moisture that condenses from the evaporation.
>
> -Lee
>

I found water still beads on the surface after that method. Only way
I've found to get a continuous water film over the entire copper surface
is to scotch brite it with heavy duty NaOH based degreaser.