Compressed air good for cleaning? Tricks!

When it comes to cleaning the computer, there are many tricks that can help us to do a more complete job. Compressed air comes into play here, which is perfect for cleaning the entire chassis and some components. If you want to clean the PC thoroughly, you have to use compressed air. Ready for the tricks?

What is compressed air and how does it work?

Compressed air usually comes in canned format, but we can have specific machines for it. It works as a kind of spray, since it has a nozzle that allows you to use it as you want: for a long time or with short sprays.

Basically, it blows out pressurized air with such power that it helps remove all embedded or heavy dust. There are certain precautions on its use, which we will discuss at length and tell you what tricks you can do.

The fan rule

As we have said, fans are one of the main objectives when it comes to cleaning our computer. This is because it is important that they carry out their work in a clean way, which mainly prevents dust.

If we are going to use compressed air to clean the dust from the fans, we have to keep a safe distance so as not to damage the fan blades. Has it ever happened that an intense spray has been made directly and close to the fans and these have cracked, for example.

So our advice is: use it through short and slow sprays at a safe distance, that is, about 20 centimeters, for example. If you see that it does not work, do not go any closer, use other tools, such as brushes or isopropyl alcohol for embedded powder.

Ideal for surface

As for the entire chassis, compressed air is perfect for cleaning the entire surface of the box. We refer to the interior and exterior of it. In this way, we will remove all the dust quickly, and without having to get inside the box.

It is always welcome to have a tool that helps us streamline maintenance work, because a PC case usually has many corners and nooks and crannies that are difficult to access.

Clean keyboards

Without a doubt, it is one of the best cleaning tools that we can have to clean keyboards because it cleans all dirt quickly and easily. We refer to those keys that are hard because the dirt has taken its toll. It does not matter if it is mechanical or membrane, it is used for any type of keyboard.

In addition, it is highly suitable for laptops, since we cannot easily remove the keyboard without risks. So, compressed air is ideal for cleaning your keyboards.

Clean the table

Does anyone have the PC very close to the table? Surely many of you who read us have the PC towers very close to the table. Without realizing it, one day we have the table dusty because of the PC fans. It is true that we can clean it with a quick pass with a microfiber cloth, for example.

However, we can take the compressed air and spray it on the table to throw the dust on the floor and collect it comfortably. It is one more use that is not bad.

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Beware of Mouse Surfers

Surfers are the rubber bands that the mice have on the bottom to make them slide properly. With time, these elements get dirty with embedded dust, which can cause bad experiences in the use of the peripheral.

I have seen people use compressed air to remove embedded dust from surfers, which I do not recommend. For this purpose you can use swabs dipped in isopropyl alcohol to remove dust easily.

If we use compressed air to clean the surfers, we can run out of surfers and most importantly: inadvertently damage the sensor. The mouse sensors are delicate, so we do not recommend using this tool for cleaning.

Ideal for dust filters

Finally, in certain PC cases we find dust filters on the top, front and bottom of these. We can use a microfiber cloth or even brushes to remove the dust. On the other hand, sometimes it is not that simple. So compressed air is great for this purpose because it will remove all dust quickly and easily.

We hope that these tips on compressed air have helped you and we recommend that you take a visit to this tutorial on cleaning the interior of the PC. If you have any questions, comment below and we will respond.

What do you use compressed air for? What tricks do you use?