How to Clean the Soldering Iron on Stained Glass
- 1). Wet a clean sponge with water.
- 2). Turn on your soldering iron.
- 3). Tin the tip of the soldering iron with solder. To tin the tip, touch the end of the soldering wire to the tip of the hot soldering iron and roll the soldering iron until the entire tip of the soldering iron is lightly and evenly coated with solder.
- 4). Wipe the tinned tip of the soldering iron on the wet sponge. Roll the tip on the surface of the sponge so the entire tip is cleaned.
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