Question Best way to clean baked dust off PC parts?

[Blavikn]

I clean my PC regularly but I am curious what is the best way to clean off baked dust as that never comes off when using compressed air?

I've not used anything else because of static being a concern.

 

[Zerk2012]

I clean my PC regularly but I am curious what is the best way to clean off baked dust as that never comes off when using compressed air?

I've not used anything else because of static being a concern.

To me depends on the parts.
I've used a rag and Windex for fans (don't spray the Windex in the PC rather on the rag)
AIO coolers I usually use the sink sprayer to clean the RAD. ( remove the fans first LOL)
CPU and GPU heatsink air compressor I have a dryer on mine since I use it for painting also.. These are hard to get everything out of.

 

[Unolocogringo]

I use the above and for really dirty stuck on dust,I use a good OIL base paint brush. Sometimes called chip brushes.
Mode from pigs hair so it is non static building.
works wonders with compressed air.

 

[Karadjgne]

^ That! Can use artistic Bristle Boar too for finer areas.

For pretty badly dirty,( gotta figure I spent 23 years in Florida humidity so it wasn't dust as much as mud,) I'd use a chip brush with a vac hose. Use the brush to lift the dirt, use the vac at a distance to suck it up so it didn't just move someplace else.

 

[cAllen]

Contact Cleaner and/or alcohol...powered down and unplugged.

 

[Karadjgne]

I only use CCC or isopropyl for cleaning items outside the case, preferably in the sink. Otherwise once the dust gets saturated, it becomes mud, which quickly dries into dust based concrete 🤣

 

[Blavikn]

I use the above and for really dirty stuck on dust,I use a good OIL base paint brush. Sometimes called chip brushes.
Mode from pigs hair so it is non static building.
works wonders with compressed air.

So something like this?

Kurtzy 1 Inch/2.54cm Chip Paint Brushes (36 Pack) - Professional Wooden Handle Paint Brush Set for Paint, Stains, Varnishes, Glues and Home DIY https://amzn.eu/d/3fEW0Jl

 

[Unolocogringo]

Yes .those are cheap chip or hog hair brushes.