Homebrew PCBs

Most likely it's the cleaning additives in gas doing the real work ...
has anyone tried using carb cleaner in a spray can, the stuff is
relatively cheap and would probably last awhile if it works ...

Definitely not something you'd want to use indoors though

GC used to make a solvent for cleaning PCBs and a little of that on a
cotton ball would clean a board in a couple of wipes, don't know if
it's still available though. It only came in 2 oz bottles but a little
went a long ways ... note that it will also take the solder mask right
off a PCB which is sometimes necessary for making repairs to existing
equipment, so you definitley want to be careful not to get it on
plastic or anything else besides a PCB... It sure beat anything else I
tried

JR

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the tips, I will try the residue removal methods, but 
> Gasoline?  That's a real big no-no as far as I am concerned. Acetone 
> works fine if you use enough of it and I have gone right from Acetone-
> toner-removal to transfering again without and polishing. 
> 
> Gasoline is nasty stuff - it's bad for the enviroment, it is very easy 
> to catch fire, it burns very quickly, and the smell stays around for a 
> long time after using.  Acetone on the other hand is very mild by 
> comparison - after all, look at the active ingredient in your wife's 
> nail polish remover, it's acetone.  I have worked around many 
> industrial solvents all my life and I don't mind messing with them, 
> but gasoline is just "not good".
> 
> Chris
>