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Best cleaner for removing resin from electronics (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Agrivar@lemmy.world to c/trees@lemmy.world
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I've got an older PC that I'm upgrading and going to turn into a NAS for my house, and the poor thing spent YEARS as the living room PC in a house full of stoners. Every surface is slightly amber and sticky. Any good cleaners I can use to remove it all without damaging the electronics?

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[-] sockman@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago

For electronics I would only ever use isopropanol or distilled water. Just make sure you let it ventilate really well for up to a week or so when you finish. And don't try and clean inside the PSU, just replace it if it's really bad.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

In this instance, I think I'd just skip trying distilled water. I don't think would help much to remove the resin.

[-] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Just for clarity, try and get the highest percent iso you can. 90% or higher is really nice.

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