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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz to c/diy@slrpnk.net

Hi all, I found this old ThinkPad and I would like to pass it on to someone that could really use it, but it's a bit disgusting. What is the best and easiest way to clean this? What tool would/ do you use?

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[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

And avoid fans, spin them fast and they're generators, with a good chance of reverse polarity to the intended. In fact, judicious canned air is probably better than a vacuum, but you use what you've got, it's a thinkpad, it'll probably be fine.

+1 to Isopropanol, (unused) makeup brushes can also be useful.

[-] foxymochakitten@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

seconding makeup brushes!! Fluffy ones are great for delicate things and lightweight dust but a good thin edge brush will work wonders on stuck bits (source: my sewing machine seems to inhale dog hair every chance it gets)

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