I usually dry out GPUs and motherboards for at least 6-24 hours just to be safe. Oxidation does occur whenever you use plain water, so I don’t wash with water unless a component is super nasty. Isopropyl alcohol cleaning is always better to use over water though.

I go through the same thing, it's so easy to leave things as they are to get back to them easily.

Grab yourself a giant roll of screen-mesh and attach to ceiling above you and roll it down when you're all done, or while working on things..just a thought.

I saw a video about these things being able to fix a lava lamp that got cloudy from being shaken

Tech Yes City throws everything in there.

I have to say . I never would think to use soap and water. But it works thanks for the information !

should be using demineralised or deionised water

i generally just point a fan with a filtered intake you can just duct tape from home depot. (but i use iso since my workplace will gladly "cover" me half a gallon to clean my pc parts :D)

Tech Yes City do this too.

Something to bare in mind. Amongst the other gunk, cars are covered in carbon from burning fuel. Carbon is the enemy of electronics and can in some circumstances cause arcing &/or shorts. If I were you, I would consider building a studded wall between you and your pc repair set up.

hi! great video and a great idea for video. I think the way those sonic cleaners work is by rapidly moving the part back and forth, using the microscopic friction generated by that with the media. that and the vibration is like an impact tool. it shakes the crap out of the part, shaking the dirt off. well, dirt and solder and residual Flux from the manu process. I'm not a fan. imagine taking your computer on a 12,000 mile road trip in a UPS van. way accelerated wear. and if heat are the number one killers of cell phone batteries and PC CPUs, I'm not putting that stuff in the sun for a minute. I'd wrap it in a kleenex and leave it sitting around in the house with the A/C running. that A/C sucks an unbelievable amount of moisture out of the air. ck your condensation drain line. in the summer it's gonna have a steady stream of water running. remember, that's the same A/C that's wrecking your wood furniture, sucking the life right out of it. my friend wrecked all of her inherited hand carved Asian heirlooms by keeping the thermostat on 70. it even made cracks appear in the front door. she desperately needed a humidifier. 15 minutes in the sun made her red, too. I left my cell phone charging in the sun and it sure complained about it. so...

About the fans, you actually can lubricate them, you can checkout a video on my channel about an R9 380 4gb, i restored it and cleaned it, and lubricated the fans, you can check out the process there. great video btw!

Personally, I'll just keep computers indoors. Don't have to worry about dirt and humidity.

What state do you live in?

kinda hurt to watch