blank FR4 board "storage"?

[plexi12000]

hey dudes....i bought a 6x6 blank board a few weeks ago.  made two boards..prolly be a while until i use any more of it.

obviously dont take long til oxidation starts in.  i was thinkin maybe i should wipe on a thin coat of like wd40...then put it back in its zip lock bag.

does anyone else do anything like this? -or am i just being anal retentive? lol   thanks-

[J0K3RX]

From experience, DO NOT put WD-40 on your PCB's!!! I even re-sanded mine and they still wouldn't take a toner transfer...  That sh!t soaks into the copper. use a zip-lok bag or something but be warned of WD-40! Honestly, I really wouldn't use any oils.

[R.G.]

For short periods, wrap it in kitchen cling wrap film, such as Saran wrap.

For long periods, either ignore it and count on scrubbing it with a kitchen cleaner like Bon Ami or Barkeeper's Friend (because you ought to be doing this before resist and etch anyway) or spray it with spray lacquer, then count on scrubbing off the lacquer with lacquer thinner or acetone. You ought to be doing a lacquer thinner or acetone clean before resistant and etch anyway to remove any oils.

[J0K3RX]

For short periods, wrap it in kitchen cling wrap film, such as Saran wrap.

For long periods, either ignore it and count on scrubbing it with a kitchen cleaner like Bon Ami or Barkeeper's Friend (because you ought to be doing this before resist and etch anyway) or spray it with spray lacquer, then count on scrubbing off the lacquer with lacquer thinner or acetone. You ought to be doing a lacquer thinner or acetone clean before resistant and etch anyway to remove any oils.

Barkeeper's Friend is some of the best stuff ever!! I have been using it for years even before I was building pedals. That is some magical powder right there!

[R.G.]

Yeah, but I hear it ruins your sinuses, makes you nauseated and gives you massive headaches if you snort it though. 




Note, for the criminally bewildered or naive but adrenaline-addicted: That is a joke. Do not snort Barkeeper's Friend or any other kitchen cleanser powder. The stuff is cheap, but trips to the emergency room are expensive.

I hate that we live in a world where that kind of notice is needed.

[armdnrdy]

Snorting cleanser? 

[R.G.]

I just wanted to NOT be the origin of another fad like breathing paint propellant.          

This would be funnier if there wasn't a danger that someone would think it wasn't just a joke.

[J0K3RX]

R.G. - Thanks for the "heads up" on that! I just meant that Barkeeper's Friend cleans the hell outa copper. brass etc... Never really thought of it as nose candy Besides, my nasal passages are all tore up from my anthrax addiction so, I'll prolly just pass on BKF

[armdnrdy]

R.G. - Thanks for the "heads up" on that! I just meant that Barkeeper's Friend cleans the hell outa copper. brass etc... Never really thought of it as nose candy Besides, my nasal passages are all tore up from my anthrax addiction so, I'll prolly just pass on BKF

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