Hi All!
I've bought a hardware synth which is quite dirty. I'll attach a pic.
What would be the best way to clean it? I've bought cotton buds but wondering what solution to use, anything specific or just some luke warm soapy water perhaps as long as I didn't wet the cotton bud too much?
It's been in someone's store cupboard for a few months and just got a bit dust dirty.
Thanks!
Cleaning a Hardware Mixer
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Just cleaned that mixer. Used a slightly dampened bit of kitchen roll at first but when I realised 80% of it was mainly dust, I used cotton buds. Got 90% of it done. I hadn't done it sooner cause I need another couple of bits of hardware before I will need it so probably won't need it till the beginning of next year anyway.
I have another question about this mixer though. The previous owner had stuck stickers on underneath the channels to label them. Now I've managed to peel 75% of them off but there's a few bits very hard to remove. What would be the best way to remove these bits?
I have another question about this mixer though. The previous owner had stuck stickers on underneath the channels to label them. Now I've managed to peel 75% of them off but there's a few bits very hard to remove. What would be the best way to remove these bits?
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Good suggestion for the stickers. Goo Gone, will have to look that one up. Guessing it might be an American brand? when I mentioned cotton buds above, I was thinking I should've mentioned the American name of them, think they may be called Q Tips.
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For general dust removal (I don't have any covers on my synths) I keep a paintbrush handy. It's great for dusting in between the switches and pots.
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Does anyone know how to get brown packaging tape off a circuit board too? The silly company that delivered it stuck the really sticky brown tape onto the actual circuit board (this for an E-Licktronic Nava 909). Now I've got 80-90% of it off but there's still some on there. Don't want knacker the circuit or wouldn't it matter as long as the transistors, capacitors are soldered on right? my dad has ordered isopropyl, will that be ok?
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Kontakt PCC or LR could work to clean the PCB. But for starters isoprop is a cheap and safe thing to try first.
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