Brake cleaner because after your used rig looks this hot you'll have to slam on the brakes

@pc-broke8348

6 жыл бұрын

LoL

@zak-palmer7915

6 жыл бұрын

braking Edge technology you can't slow down :)

@stevethea5250

4 жыл бұрын

@@pc-broke8348 0:53 bold statement.. what if the Cougar quality sucks anyway

I work for an industrial supplies company down in Newcastle. ECC and brake cleaner are very similar products. ECC flashes of quicker and leaves less residual behind. If u ever need any ECC hit me up and I'll send some up.

@techyescity

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, yeah always wanted to know the exact differences, just remember using brake cleaner as it is so much cheaper up here, and also when I was in Japan it was about 1/5th the cost.

@highlycaffeinated6864

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm an industrial mechanic and we use ecc for all our electrical cleaning. Works great and use it at home as well.

@potatopobobot4231

6 жыл бұрын

what about chlorinated brake cleaner? Still ok or avoid? As Im sure someone will use it not knowing. Kind of risky to blanket all brake cleaners as one too. Brake cleaner isnt defined by a certain chemical.

@stew_redman

6 жыл бұрын

I'm in Perth. A can of ECC costs $3.68AUD more than a can of SCA brake & parts cleaner. I wouldn't take any risks for $3.68.

@lewderoge7386

6 жыл бұрын

Southern Cross Tech could give some link for ECC product I’m thinking about cleaning my Mobo. Thanks men.

One important remark Brian: When the thermal paste is dry - its thermal conducting qualities remain. the thermal paste is oily only in its early stage so you the user will be able to spread it. once its cure and all dry it function as good as new. so do not replace the thermal paste just because its dry. this treatment for the motherboard bridge was essentially not necessary - save your time in future cleaning. e.g same goes for motherboard's voltage regulator cleaning of the heat sinks. you do not need to disassemble them. clean the motherboard with all of its attachments remain in their place. the manufacturer original attachment works continue to do their job properly.

@terrapinflyer273

Жыл бұрын

Heh. Oops. Removed my mobo's onboard gpu heatsink thinking it was just thermal paste or padding underneath. Still not sure what it is. Cured silicone adhesive or epoxy something or other? Anyways. In a pickle now. Scraped most of it off very carefully with a toothpick while it was still warm from running at load for an hour or so. Getting it off the heatsink is another story since, being a heatsink, it cooled down fast. And I don't want to damage or remove the foam strips surrounding it. Gonna try and go at it w WD40 SCC and hope the foam stays in place. Iso alcohol does nothing to it lol.

little tip on the alcohol wipes, instead of buying wipes go to any painters store and ask for isopropyl alcohol, most sell it in 1 or 5ltr it's perfect for this. Keep your existing wipes because you can revive them with a little soak of iso :)

A benefit of giving any device a good cleaning is it forces you (if you're actually doing a good job) to look closely at the device, so you see things you would otherwise have missed.

Re: PSU discharging. The best practice that I have been doing for 25+ years of PC building is to turn off the PSU switch, hold the PC's power button for 5 or so seconds while still plugged into the wall BEFORE you even think about dismounting it from the case, and voila! Discharged!! This goes for all electronics really.

@Chardiieee

6 жыл бұрын

Bansaku the whole point is to leave it plugged into the wall, so that it grounds outside of the room, so this is bad advice

@MrKeech666

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct, and OP edited. Got a lil confused while speed posting from my iPod at work (hiding it under the table not to be seen by my boss).

@root8able

5 жыл бұрын

what if the PSU does not have a switch?

@psychshift

4 жыл бұрын

Mine makes a tangible mechanical click sound when it's discharged, I still test after to see if anything powers and I wait an hr just to be sure, not sure if waiting helps but?.

You are literally the only person I've ever seen or heard of that uses break cleaner and wd40 on pc parts

@rogehmarbi

4 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that 7 months later he's taking it a notch higher and use water on pc parts. The madlad..

@Gazereths1234

4 жыл бұрын

@@rogehmarbi Watch WaybackTECH, he washes his retro PC parts in the dishwasher! kzread.info/dash/bejne/noqrt6qnm7uqncY.html

@R6-D2

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gazereths1234 😳 😱 😨 😬 🤯

@stevethea5250

4 жыл бұрын

@@rogehmarbi why those parts labelled ESD on the can and Nozzle especially?

@tufungagreen5571

2 жыл бұрын

@MrMisterMan its not wd40

one of my favourites is a dry super-soaker, makes for a lower end compressed air replacement, and when it runs out, pump it back up

Should it be moving? Yes: Spray it with WD40 No: Use Duct tape.

@Najvalsa

6 жыл бұрын

Engineer Starter Kit

@Rentta

6 жыл бұрын

WD40 is often terrible when it comes to moving parts. It only works for a moment then it makes things worse.

@therealstanyz

6 жыл бұрын

The bottle he has literally says "lubricant" on the bottle.

@samuelthornton9179

6 жыл бұрын

Flaven80 it'd for moving parts...

@stevethea5250

4 жыл бұрын

@@Najvalsa omg that application o_o 6:00

Lul cleaned a friend's PC (untouched 3 years) yesterday, what a mess :D I learned a lot about cleaning components from your videos Brian, keep up the awesomeness!!

Mate the studio is looking fantastic

If you want alcohol wipes in Australia, look for Dental/Medical supplies - they are sold in containers just like the ones Bryan has in the video. Failing that, in Australia, you can buy a 500ml spray bottle of Isopropyl Alcohol at Bunnings - it lasts a very long time.

@Rentta

6 жыл бұрын

I use strong disinfectant for cleaning. It's pretty cheap at 5,30€ for a 500ml bottle. Works well for thermal paste cleaning, permanent markers and so on.

@Chardiieee

6 жыл бұрын

Rentta omfg more chemicals not intended for computers. You aren't disinfecting anything, don't fucking use it

@Vihara2

5 жыл бұрын

I found isopropyl at a tech store for engineers and drones, 300mls for just under 10 bucks aus

When he took out the brake cleaner I had to seriously check to see if it was still April 1st LMAO great video man!

@terrapinflyer273

Жыл бұрын

😂 ... SOON

I have found Guitar Picks to be very useful in cleaning PC Parts... Also Plastic Toothpicks as well to get in tiny places...

Brian, I love how passionate you are about OCD cleaning your computer parts! SOOO satisfying to watch!

instead of alcohol wipes you can use coffee filters and isopropanol alcohol. If isopropanol is unavailable, regular alcohol from the drug store (I think ethanol) also does the job. Coffee filters are very clean, don't leave fibers (unless they break with sticky or sharp things) and they even help in filtering impurities.

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n

12 күн бұрын

isopropanol, isopropyl alcohol, rubbing alcohol, ethanol, propan-2-ol (the correct name but never used) is all the same thing. rubbing alcohol has water added and some perfume so you don't retch when it's applied.. Coffee filters are good for a lot of things, good call!

I bought that exact same datavac on Newegg for $50 about 2 years ago. Been using it weekly ever since, keeps the computers looking nice.

OH SO SATISFYING! :-D

@techyescity

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg, how you been man?

@Epiphany-cl7fe

6 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome...more QNA!!!

@stevethea5250

4 жыл бұрын

@@techyescity CAN u review the Xpower AIRROW PRO blower like from PLE plzz? or what do you think of it

Did this clean to my MSI 680 lightning a few months ago was awesome temps dropped by at least 10deg. Will be doing this to my kids second hand PC's.

I used wd40 contact cleaner on a old pny 1080 ti oc card. Did a fantastic job. Its my goto from now on.

Now I’m not sure about brake cleaner because it has mixed reviews and mixed studies behind its corrosiveness over time to components but what is super helpful I just found out today if anyone stumbles across this comment that you would enjoy a little DIY and should check out is how to make your own back plate for your graphics card, a simple acrylic panel cut down to size and double sided mounting tape stuck to the highest point mounting screws on the GPU back to keep your GPU back exposed board from getting dusty and possibly shorting out from dust build up, another awesome thing to lengthen the cleanliness lifespan of your graphics card or motherboard is to pick up some CRC Dielectric Grease from Lowe’s and use a Q-tip or fine paint brush to coat the back portion of the cuircut board evenly with the grease (DO NOT PUT THE GREASE INSIDE A SOCKET OR PLUG) Seems weird but it’s non-conductive meaning it won’t short out or bridge connections from being on there and it protects the back from moisture, static shock and if you put an acrylic back to it you made yourself then it looks that much more professional, glossy, clean and beautiful in your PC build

Brake cleaner (specifically that exact brand) is light hydrotreated naptha. It has probably 1 to 2% BENZENE in it. Yes the stuff that will give you cancer and has been heavily regulated in petrol. It is readily absorbed through skin. You REALLY want to start using gloves. I actually work as a refinery operator and make the stuff and it is common for older operators on this type of plant who regularly got it on their hands to have specific cancers by about age 60...

@lunchie80

5 жыл бұрын

Oh and by regularly I mean a few times per week. There is a former operator at my plant currently very unwell with Leukemia (not long left unfortunately) WEAR GLOVES and read the msds before encouraging this.

I'm still not sure sbout WD40's oily residue, as it seems to me it might trap dust. Maybe thatMulti Purpose Spray has different properties compared to WD40.

@TylrVncnt

4 жыл бұрын

pollotuerto - I agree 1000%

@mitchsudssutherland7801

4 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the exact same thing

@michaelmano7261

4 жыл бұрын

Wd40 is not a degreaser

@stevethea5250

4 жыл бұрын

@@TylrVncnt bold again..12:42

Those Antec Earthwatts Power Supplies were and still are amazing! Yes they were mostly NON Modular, but they're still amazing! My 750 watt is still running!

This was a really scary video. It was like witnessing a terrible train wreck. I was terrified, but unable to stop watching the seemingly tragic events unfolding before my very eyes. I'm not sold on this PC parts cleaning technique. You have to be the only tech channel, I've seen on youtube, cleaning their parts in this manner. I must say... You've got to have King Kong size balls, to clean your pc parts like this.

Hey mate, I love your vids, and i know this is an old vid and Im sure you've had no issues, but Be 100% careful as most brake-cleaners are not alcohol but ACETONE, toluene etc! Industrial solvents. This can strip the board completely and and destroy the plastics. Motherboard PCBs have plastics and are made of epoxy based surface glues. Acetone completely fucks the strength of these epoxies. CRC 556 is essentially petroleum again, not compatible with anything on a computer. If you want the same outcomes, use IPA and Innox. IPA is actually alcohol, and Innox is mineral oil that is non-conductive, non- static, and doesn't dry out. Better off using IPA and putting it in a solvent resistant pressurized spray bottle and then displacing any excess with pressurized air (cold) and finishing with Innox. Much safer, much better.

@outcast6187

4 жыл бұрын

Was just looking at this video, says "isopropyl alcohol" kzread.info/dash/bejne/dGStx5praM_Rk7g.html

@terrapinflyer273

Жыл бұрын

First time hearing of Innox. Would that be able to remove silicone adhesive / epoxy under a heatsink on an onboard gpu?

Dust sticks to WD-40 residue. I had an employee apply it to A/C supply register grille's and in inside HVAC VFD controllers in several office buildings. They looked incredible for about a week and then it got ridiculous from there. You will have tremendous buildup of dust quickly sticking to the WD-40 coating inside your PC case if you use WD-40. It would be much smarter to use only brake cleaner or alcohol cleaning components.

I personally like 90 - 99% isopropyl alcohol in a new spray bottle, a soft bristle toothbrush, and soft clean lint free clothes. I also have a big shop air compressor with an inline water filter, and adjustable pressure, but I can't recommend it for everyone due to the cost, but I also work on cars, trucks, lawnmowers, etc.. so it was worth the investment for me, but to everyone else a DataVac would a good choice, or a portable electric air compressor that has a pressure regulator(they are usually sold for blowing up pool floats, and what not).

Air duster is good for general cleaning, blast it, let it settle to the ground where you can vac up most of it, not perfect, but fast.

I use 99% isopropyl alcohol and a soft toothbrush to clean motherboard and video card PCBs. If they're really filthy I'd use ECC. I personally wouldn't use brake cleaner - it is corrosive to almost anything its not designed for.

@robertostman2075

6 жыл бұрын

seems like a small air compressor for paint brush, and the paint brush gun, would do wonders with that alcohol

@leskyy82

6 жыл бұрын

99% alcohol can be hard to find just go with 90% and you be ok, hell even 90% can be hard to fine in some cases depends on where you live.

@amoniousbt1110

5 жыл бұрын

@@oceanbreeze369you're blowing water on components unless you have an expensive filter.

@eliud1068

4 жыл бұрын

You can find 95% iso at Walmart all day

@ArthurM1863

4 жыл бұрын

Toothbrush can scratch or even rip some joints apart if you are not careful

Awesome…resurrecting old pc parts from my collection. Seeing if they work. Updating bios files on motherboard’s. Etc. I had a nice old matx Compaq/HP A7V8X-LA board that wouldn’t post. The board looks like new. Worked when I bagged it up years ago. It would beep sometimes but other than fans spinning…nothing. Tried different CPU’s, Ram, power supplies, and video cards. Same result. Saw your video. Sprayed the crap out of it with CRC Brakleen. Sprayed a lot on the Ram slots. Let it sit for 24 hours. Put the first components I had on hand in. Fired right up with first push of the power button. I’m a believer in the Brakleen. Haven’t tried the WD40 yet. I’m sure I will. I use it for everything else.

I often keep fans, screws and fan grills from dead power supplies. They make good case fans or you can replace dead fans in otherwise good power supplies.

If you live in the US you should be able to find inexpensive contact cleaner at any home improvement chain store, such as The Home Depot or Lowe's. I picked up an 11oz can at a local Menards a couple years back for about $5-6, which is only a few ounce's less than the cans in this video, might be slightly more expensive now, but not terribly.

Got great timing cause I am about to clean my HP SFF, change the thermal paste on the CPU, so I watched your old video about how to clean your PC and here you release a new version of the video, thaaanks so much

I was kinda ballie last week and when I went to replace the 2 year old thermal paste on my 980ti I used some crc electronic cleaner. Granted this stuff is meant to clean like connection ports on cars but it worked out perfectly fine. I love my artic clean but man did this stuff just vaporize thermal paste was amazing and I would keep using it if it did not evaporate in 7 seconds. With the thermal paste it left a film but the artic clean fixed that :)

I really like WD40's specialist contact cleaner for sensitive electronics. Absolutely brilliant product but its not that cheap.

@Pistanity

3 жыл бұрын

can you use wd40 specialist on mobo?

@jeffkuzzen

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pistanity yes

Absolutely! I use Berryman's B-12 formula in each the break cleaner & carb & choke, it cleans residue free for thermal paste oils & finish w/ 91% ethanol (or strongest alcohol) . Just keep in mind these items are highly flammable so take care of where you work and vent out vapors before powering up. I have not to tried the brake cleaner or such on anything non metal as it can be harsh on plastics. My concerns would be removing any protective coatings & adhesives. It can ruin any fine finish plastics & painted surfaces., (it's the chlorinated bits that are strong) I use Tuner-Kleen'r (TV-Tuner / radio / switches / contacts) cleaners & compressed air on PCB sockets & contacts (because I have it) but DeOxit is brilliant as well as it is what it was designed for but expensive & hard to get locally. Fry's used to sell it in the day till restrictions . To be fair, U can actually use a non residue dish or jewelers washing liquid (Cascade no spots) in a dishwasher & it comes out squeaky clean (or handwashing with light brush). I use this method for my arcade coin mechs (electronic & mechanical (slug rejecters) & locking units . loads of fun. Good video Brian.

@terrapinflyer273

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was looking for that DeOxit product name for like 2 hours lol. I got some WD40 SCC to remove the silicone adhesive or epoxy something or other after removing my onboard gpu heatsink (really wish I hadn't now lmao). Thought it would just be thermal paste or padding under there. Iso alc does nothing to the gummy pink residue. Gonna replace it with a thermal pad if I can manage to remove this crap. Just don't want to damage the foam padding in a square around the pink glue still on there. Which, I imagine the WD40 SCC will remove the adhesive beneath it as well... Maybe if I cut thin lines of the thicker thermal pads I have to replace it with? It says it's non-conductive 🤔

You could also discharge the PSU by jumping it by putting a wire/something metal between the green cable and any black cable on the 24-pin.

Here in Canada, ECC cleaner is about the same price as brake cleaner. But you have to go to electronic components shops. You can even get better prices than Amazon. A Montreal shop sells ECC cleaner for $9.99 for 20 oz/500 g. For alcohol wipes, office supplies stores and pharmacies are the way to go. But for big jobs I'd use lint free rags with 99.9% isopropyl alcohol. You can get bottles of the stuff for cheap even at corner stores.

I have the CompuCleaner 550W and it's amazing, not sure how it compares to the DataVAC. But coupled with Demciflex (or some SIlverstone) filters that only let the absolute tiniest of dust particles in, all you need is that super high-pressure air to restore everything to a pristine look.

Perks of my job allow me to occasionally acquire CRC CO Contact Cleaner at no cost so I use that instead of brake cleaner ;) . Flashes off so quick with no residual.

I know before I watch the whole video that you gon show off ur fancy datavac~love it just too expensive for me.

@Jaymiecain1

6 жыл бұрын

Get the cheap alternative on Alli Express then? Better than nothing

@user-wz5md3bl9o

6 жыл бұрын

my gf has this dyson hair dryer. gets the job done. she'd murder me had she knew what I use it for.

@xYorYx

6 жыл бұрын

Can't find it, any link or exact name, please?

@Jaymiecain1

6 жыл бұрын

www.ebay.com/itm/302500489770?rmvSB=true www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20180403123343&SearchText=air+blower+computer www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.TRS5&_nkw=+Air+Blower+Cleaning+Computer&_sacat=0 There's a tonne of them everywhere, Ebay, alliexpress etc. Just search things like "Computer blower, vacuum, data vac, computer cleaner" etc. They all do more or less the same thing, although some are more reliable, have better fittings/brushes/nozzles and don't get as hot etc.

@QiGenius

4 жыл бұрын

same here lol

I recall about 30 years ago getting a sample spray can of TV tuner cleaner, used to clean the contacts for a mechanical TV tuner. I wasn't in the shop at the time, but my partner was. He saw a roach walking across the floor, and for some reason decided to spray it with the tuner cleaner. It was under high pressure and so sprayed in a narrow cone a long distance (much higher pressure than expected for what it was). My partner said the roach made maybe two more steps before rolling over, twitching, and stopping. If it would kill a roach that fast, what the hell was it doing to us if we used it?

I’ve been enjoying cleaning my pc ever since I first saw your videos :)

I read many negative comments about using WD40 on electronics: WD40 leaves oily residue to which dust will stick. I'm also not fully convinced about using brake cleaner -- if you use it, make sure that it won't destroy plastics and rubber (read manufacturer's notes).

did you almost say "grab yourself a cup of tea"? If so then I think you've been watching to much GreenHamGaming

@paddydoestech

6 жыл бұрын

Or a beer if that's more your thing

I would just like to say you have made my life better, thanks for all your effort

@Curt-yi1ix

4 жыл бұрын

Omg i found my old comment

A few days ago I cleaned out my old HD 6850 by opening it up, hosing it, using a screwdriver and little bits to get thermal paste off and used my mums £300 Dyson hair dryer to get the water off. Done in a few hours :)

Everyone is freaking, but here in the states, they sell a version of WD-40 Specialist "Contact Cleaner" that you can pick up from Home Depot for around $6.97. On the product overview "it's ideal for use on printed circuit boards, controls, switches, precision instruments and electric panels." Now shamefully, Home Depot also sells Heat sink compound in a 3 oz tube for $6.50, yes...3 oz...This will last you about roughly 500 pc builds. Even the maker of the compound answered questions on the product about the performance on pc builds with it. So for you thrifty builders, this is a god send!

When I want to replace something in my pc I get so scared just removing parts you just wipe thing spraying things with no worries 😂😂I look up to you your my pc godfather 😂

"Brake cleaner is sometimes known to eat away at plastic"............ So plastic, like DIMM slots, PCIE slots, capacitor casings, SATA ports, MoBo USB connections and others? I've been in the industry for many years and would not use brake cleaner on populated PCB, ever. You can buy electronic cleaning solvent for this purpose (try Jaycar in Australia). I love Bryan's videos, but hate the idea of Brake cleaner for this purpose.

@techyescity

6 жыл бұрын

That asus board hanging on my wall was the first motherboard that i hosed down with brake cleaner, the connectors on it are still stronger than ever.

@stew_redman

6 жыл бұрын

If the cleaner you use contains heptane, cyclohexane and/or methylcyclohexane (most brake cleaners do) then govt material safety data sheets advise that they should not be used on or near rubber, plastic and general coatings.

@Blamm83

6 жыл бұрын

REDDY71 perhaps he has just been lucky always using this brand?

@leonel9110

6 жыл бұрын

REDDY71 Dude you sound like a robot.

@stew_redman

6 жыл бұрын

leonel9110 I have 25yrs of experience as a qualified Electronics Engineer. I try to provide useful comments where I deem it appropriate, whereas you choose childish, personal comments. Better to sound like a robot than an idiot, "dude"!

I noticed there was a bit of dust build up around where that psu was burnt out, Dust becomes conductive when concentrated enough, possibly catching fire as it will arc from one component to another and all because of dust.

2020 to your Alcohol wipes...WHERE CAN I FIND YOU!

My soul has been C L E A N S E D!

Wouldn't be a proper Tech Yes City build without brake cleaner, First video of yours I ever watched and was hooked ever since :) CS:GO potato was second one lol

Surprisingly helpful video! Especially since I already have all the sprays which I use on my bike. Also have a Daiso within walking distance to get the alcohol wipes.

Brake clean is a great work around and have used this stuff in repair builds before. I pay extra for ECC but in a pinch "BrakeKleen" can be a life saver.

Love how you clean those components. But what about the smell? I know WD40 type product do smell quite a bit.

Fun fact, at lockheed martin, we washed pcbs with alcohol and Toluene which is similar to brake cleaner, these are class 3 components designed to never fail.. Anyone critiquing the use of brake cleaner should understand the chemical properties and why its generally safe to use on pc components.

I'm here and your number one fan ~ I'm from Philippines and i want to rebuilt my pc and I'm inspired by watching all of your videos :)

My friend I suggest you do a video for setting newer bios up for oc, drivers installing for benchmarking and all the required procedures for getting nice and professional benchmarks. Thanks in advance.

Instructions unclear. Thanos still supreme emporeor of the galaxy

@elikirkwood4580

6 жыл бұрын

SuperSpartanMan Heretic. The true ruler is the god-emperor of mankind, without question. His return will bring glory to mankind.

@superspartanman4480

6 жыл бұрын

Eli Kirkwood Spoken like a true follower

@techbuildspcs

6 жыл бұрын

SuperSpartanMan nope emperor Palpatine ftw

Brake cleaner is a boss, thats what we using in South Africa to keep the tech clean.

I allways use a regular workshop compressor and then some of this WD40 contact cleaner, works really well even on parts that are full of nicotine/tar residue from ciggaretes(like the 1070 i bought yesterday, it smelled like a pub)...

+Tech YES City What about the plastic components on the motherboard. Won't the break cleaner weaken the plastic strength?

what works really well with plastic cases to clean is car dash cleaner wipes makes it shine gives it a protective coat

@terrapinflyer273

Жыл бұрын

Linux, Schminux lol

I have never seen such blue eyes! Gosh darn

I found something that brake cleaner (at least the stuff in Canada) destroys instantly. The clear plastic portion of a stock intel heatsink instantly falls apart, I was just using a bit to clean some goo off the bottom of a motherboard and then the heatsink just fell off. I thought it must not have been attached properly but then I notices it was crumbled. I tested it on another one I have and same thing, 2 seconds after contact it is about as strong as wet sugar.

Great video Bryan always learning with you and you are the best tech site on youtube for builders & folks who just want to learn

I got a mobo with a gen8 i5 that seems to be boot-looping and brake cleaner is like 1,50 euro around here. Might give it a try on the mobo to see if I can get it to work again. Not much to lose as I got the mobo with cpu for free from a friend tho. Thanks for the vid Bryan!

This is a great thing to do, amazing, you cleaned them components look brand new.

You should get a iFixit pro toolkit it has a spreader tool that easily doubles as a TIM scraper and every bit you would need to remove parts and reassemble after cleanings. You being the head of a a tech channel might be able to get it for less than the average consumer.. I paid $69 shipped for my kit that might sound like a lot but it has a lifetime warranty on the tools in the kit.

@terrapinflyer273

Жыл бұрын

iFixIt sells their own cleaning products/packages? Interesting. I just turned to their website to reassemble my old HP Pavilion dv4 laptop. Which I disassembled weeks ago and forgot where all the screws went lol.

sometimes they're called baby wipes..but some babywipes have less alcohol content and more of water in the mix and dries somewhat slower than regular alcohol wipes.

Isocol with chux or ear tips works great cleaning cpu dies or small tight spaces on the motherboard :)

So: 1. Blow it out with an aircleaner 2. Spray it with brake cleaner 3. Spray the WD40 for a extra protection layer. Is this right?

@pardismack

5 жыл бұрын

Alcohol wipes for heatsinks and thermal paste cleaning before applying new thermal paste - buy thermal pads with corresponding width for GPU VRMs

@youdabuddha7468

4 жыл бұрын

@iVulkan_ No, not at all .

keyboards and mice are good to clean with the alcohol wipes.

@maker7901

5 жыл бұрын

you can use wd 40 on your keyboard and mouses to it can help sometimes if your keys do get stuck as well

Brake cleaner cleans but also degreases brakes and metal. It does not corrode metal.

Hey Bryan! Can you post the composition of break cleaner that you use just in case the ones overseas have different chemicals?

Man you were healthier back in 2016 !! 😀Came here for cleaning my gpu!!

All great advice! Well done, Bryan! :)

All these fancy cleaners, but all you really need is an anti-static paint brush!

I have to imagine that your evaporation time is helped a lot by being in Oz - I'm in Scotland and waiting for that to happen here could take a good 6 months. LOL. One serious question though - I noted you mentioned to watch the brake cleaner in your case because of the amount of plastic there. Makes sense to me however, aren't a lot of the connectors on a MB plastic too? So I guess Im asking why okay for the MB and not for the case? Thanks a lot for reading. Please, ANYONE reply if you have an answer! Thank you!

@dhrupadoza2497

6 жыл бұрын

Hamish MacMonster If you watch his previous video he mentioned that there are two types of brake cleaners one with chlorine and another one without chlorine So I'm guessing the chlorinated one will eat up the plastic.

@craiggybear1807

6 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, yes indeed, that is new information for me. Thank you for responding. I will go and look out for that previous video. :)

@TheRailroad99

6 жыл бұрын

Good question, would interest me as well. I do know that mainboards use a very rigid plastic, as it needs to survive the soldering temps in the factory.

@craiggybear1807

6 жыл бұрын

That's a good point! Never thought of that. Some of the USB headers though (for example) look a lot softer on some boards.

@TheRailroad99

6 жыл бұрын

There are two types of soldering: SMD: Place the compontents on a board with pre-apllied solder, then put the whole thing into a very hot oven. After that they use THT tech for the rest of the connectors: Stick the components through the board and then solder them on with an iron or a soldering machine. THT components are a lot less exposed to heat as they only heat up for a very short time. --> They use softer plastic for them USB headers are a good example for that. You will see the small legs of them soldered on the other side of the board

This video was long overdue! Thanks for posting! I have to ask, though... What ever possessed you to start spraying your bits in brake cleaner, and WD40?

Oh man I lost laughing at the Japanese 'Alocolo wetu tissue'

@kbye3323

4 жыл бұрын

thats really how japanese people speak english, hes an english teacher in japan, hes not making fun of it

@stuartmunto4755

4 жыл бұрын

KBYE - I’m not making fun of it either. I’m Japanese

Beautiful parts man. Really beautiful... i wish i could find cool used parts like those here where i live.

Yeah i found large alcohol wipes at my local grocery store in the USA (California) by the pharmacy with all the usual over-the-counter drugs along with bottled alcohol and alcohol prep pads. They look like baby wipe dispensers like the one you have on your desk... so make sure you read the label and don't get them confused with the baby wipes.

Hey yes man, yesterday i saw an ad on craigslist (gumtree for the states) that had a ancient 350w psu for 15 dollars, but he also stated in the ad you could have his old motherboard for an extra 10 dollars. I drove up there yesterday and the motherboard was a asus pz68v-lx with 8gb's of 1333 ram and to my surprised had a core i3 2100 included as well lol. So i got all that for 25 bucks, that was my yes man moment of the day, plan on buying a 2500k and using it as a backup PC :)

For USD $9-10, CRC makes aerosol cleaners for electrical parts like alternators and starters as well as one for electrical connectors and circuit boards. I don't know if they are quite as effective as brake clean for tough cleaning, but they are much safer by design for use on electrical components. For comparison, name brand brake clean around here is $7 a can, store brand is $5.

This has to be one of the best Desktop video's OF ALL TIME! 26k views is a serious injustice!

I enjoy your channel, and I understand the brake cleaner & wd-40 works for you, otherwise you would not be sharing the information but to be honest, neither is designed for electronics per say and there are better products that wont hurt the components. At least you had the courage to post your method, that I commend you for.

I use an Air compressor and small paint brush for many years with great success

I'm still too scared to clean my parts like that! But G'stuff, Bryan! XD

In Romania you can usually find alcohol wipes in most supermarkets, in the cleaning section, as they as intended to be used for cleaning windows or car interiors, and they are usually like 1-2$ per pack of 100. Edit: they are actually packs of 40, not that great of a deal

My dad has a big car workshop where i dust out pc - u ask why? Well its because in the paint departement the have an air compressor with an air dryer (you need dry air to paint cars) witch has no water in it - safe to dust out components. Also note before using compressed air unplug all of the fans and hold GPU fans so they cant spin

i guess everytime people want to buy a used power supply they need to see inside of the PSU. great video like always

When was the first time you used brake cleaner and how did you think of using it?

Brake cleaner has so many uses it crazy....good stuff

what i want to know is.. how do keep the wd40/multi purpose spray from being kinda oily? when i use it just on general crap it smells and sticks to my hands every time. i cant imagine this on pc parts. nothing worse touching a padlock been cleaned with it and still stinks and on your hands even though not suppose to be touching it aha.

@pc-broke8348

6 жыл бұрын

Natsuki ikr

@dhrupadoza2497

6 жыл бұрын

Well it actually evaporates and the stickiness isn't wd-40 but is the dirt on stuff and your hands that makes it sticky

@EldaLuna

6 жыл бұрын

interesting didnt know that it could.. just ive never seen it evaporates.. unless its based on amount used i guess

@zyro3610

6 жыл бұрын

I also like the smell

Outstanding method. WD-40, water displacement.

MY CASE 😍😍.. Well you are quite adventurous with your methods but, I would give it a shot!