• smeg@feddit.uk
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    6 months ago

    What’s the best way to clean them? I assume something more than the old blow-into-the-cartridge trick?

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      6 months ago

      Good ole rubbing alcohol and a q-tip! That’s all you need.

      Edit: I don’t know if you have “q-tips” - it’s a cotton swab or cotton stick, would be the generic name. The things you aren’t supposed to stick in your ear but that’s what everyone does anyway.

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        6 months ago

        I was going to ask if a qtip is just a cotton bud! Also is rubbing alcohol the same as an alcohol-based hand sanitiser, or do I need some specific alcohol-based cleaner?

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          6 months ago

          Don’t use hand sanitizer, at least not the gel type, it will leave a residue. You just need like 91% isopropyl alcohol - stuff you would use to clean a wound.

          Edit - I looked it up, it’s called surgical spirit in the UK.