Thermaltronics TMT-TC-2 Lead Free Tip Tinner (20g)

does as it says on the tin, helps a lot when soldering . good item.

Purchased this to help with a new soldering iron I was having trouble with. Just heat your soldering iron up and place the tip in the tip tinner, some of the stuff in the tin melts around the tip, give it a wipe on your wet sponge etc. and your done, perfect tinned tip.

Great item, wouldn't be with out it. Especially as some of the soldering iron tips you can buy are not so great.

Oh dear, what an awful headline. Fortunately, the tip tinner is not awful. I've got tinner from another brand, and somehow this one is significantly better. It coats more quickly and easily, and since using it I've had absolutely no problems with degradation of my solder tips.At the end of soldering, wipe off the solder from the tip and then gently put the tip into the tinner. It's like sand, but it melts on contact. Rotate the soldering iron and you've got full coverage. Simple. If there are areas where the tinner won't stick, those will need a bit of sanding.I didn't use to bother with tinner that much, and just went with some excess solder at the end of a soldering session. Predictably that didn't work out perfectly for me. The tin of tinner seems to basically last forever, so it's way cheaper than extra iron tips. Would strongly recommend, everyone should have a tin... of tinner.

Excellent at revitalising soldering iron tips. Works well. A small application of the tinner gives good results.

Novice solderer here.I got this to re-tin my soldering iron(s) tips. The first photo is of a temperature-controlled soldering station which I haven't been using for long.The second is my main iron and first love, which was badly oxided. I tried re-tinning for 30 mins and this was the best I got.The substance/product is great but the tip was too oxided(never been tinned or taken care of properly). Anyway, as you can see from the second photo, the tip is partially tinned but it conducts heat properly now and solder flows well.Learning from the first re-tinning, I immersed the other in vinegar and after about 2 hours, the oxides were "corroded" away. Thinning in the product was a breeze. The adhesion was a lot better with a cleaner and less oxided tip.This would help me take better care of my soldering tips. The amount/size in the tin is adequate for several jobs. Well worth the money paid.I would recommend it to every novice and experts.

Forgot to add a bit of solder to the end of my tip before switching it off and a couple of weeks later it was too badly oxidised to use effectively. Rather than put in a new one, I gave this a try. Just get the tip to usual working temp, I gave it a good scrub with brass wool, then just wiped the tip across this stuff. Hey presto, tip back in working order again! Instructions are on the back of the tin, and it comes with an adhesive pad if you want to stick it down. Definitely worth having as it'll get you out of a tight spot if you've forgotten to protect your tip with solder before switching it off.

not that good