Best Methods for Cleaning Soldering Iron Tip: Home-made Solutions & Products (Max 90 chars)

question as in the subject, I missed a bit tip of a soldering iron ... now I wonder if there is any means, maybe some home-made, that I could clean this tip ...

I cleans the tip with a pumex by pressing and turning the soldering iron on hothead

... and write what you need to do with the tip so that the tin does not stick to it ...

Use a flux, e.g. rosin.

Another good option is a wire washer.

hehe, all these ways either don't work, or they don't work well, or they work, but there's a lot of twinkling to make it work ... I have a soldering iron too, and I have an unreliable way to do it. just contact the soldering iron, you put the tin to it, as soon as (the point here is that the temperature of the tip is not too high) the tin starts to talk, you take a MOISTURE sponge to wash the dishes and wipe the tip with it. simple as flail construction and so effective .

"Wet sponge" you say ... - and the temperature of the tip is what?
If anything, then:
1.Felt moistened with water
2.Special sponges for soldering irons (treated with water).
3. Salmiak.
4. Aspirin pills (only smells terrible).

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"Damp sponge" you say ...

Well, sorry, but for me everything goes beautifully, the tip is just as shiny as new. and the sponge to the tap for a moment and squeeze.

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- and the temperature of the tip is what ??.

the fact that, as I said, the tin has only a topic, the very beginning of the melting of the tin, about 200 degrees, then everything goes down, the sponge does not burn because you only need to use the spike tip because you do not hold the grout on the sponge for five minutes only 0 , 5 sec - for (t) reluctant I will say that it is like you want to clean something, wipe it.

my method is the same, but the sponge is not ordinary, but they are special on sale, after soaking, they swell and are soft like a sponge, although they are not and are soaked with a preparation that helps to clean the tip.
I advise against mechanical cleaning as it damages the special coating of the tip and causes it to burn out faster.
attention for several years I have not used rosin for many reasons, fluxes in tin are excellent and binders as well, and rosin causes that tin in rosin can pull thin threads and shorten after rosin I had to remove rosin and check on good tin no and one more rosin makes the tip dirty faster at the contact with the heater
advice, more often clean the tip inside and the temperature of the soldering iron will drop and it turns out that it solders well at a temperature of 325 degrees, even you will desolder the tuner.
my experiences made me talk about it

I think this magic sponge is made of sea algae. In any case, it is not artificial and does not contain bacteria, it is resistant to high temperatures and very absorbent. I use one moistened with water to clean the tip.

As the previous speakers said, I take a hot rosin tip and then wipe a hygienic white handkerchief - but it must be clean, otherwise he will get a runny nose and he will sneeze - hehe
Perfectly cleans without any combination
You can buy rosin on allego, the guest sells quite cheap for 0.5 kg he wants PLN 7.99 - and in the shop for a shoe polish box he wants about PLN 3.
Here's the rosin link
http://www.allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=41227187

SALMIAK there was something like this I recommend

I take 2000 sandpaper, thoroughly clean the whole tip. When I clean it, I put a soldering iron in solder paste. I turn it on and, holding a little bit of tin in the paste, after all, I remove the sediment, a damp sponge for soldering irons and I have a good tip - I have not changed the tip in the elw for 7 years () the fact does not solder every day

and I use a piece of a bath sponge soaked in water.

I put a well-heated soldering iron in the rosin and sweat quickly into a sponge and the tip sparkles.

but the disadvantage is that once every six months the grto has to be changed ... I use the tool every day

Hello,
The best is a viscose sponge soaked in water, available e.g. in obi, a large piece will last a lifetime .

Regards Łukasz

I clean with glass wool, it is temperature resistant and can be moistened