Fire and smoke damage

mktracy
 Gear is really not water damaged but heavy smoke damage.

If you end up with it yourself, cheapest way get a good 1" brush and spay and brush everything a couple of times with WD-40, even the boards and trcks top and bottom, then blow it all out with compressed air and leave it for a couple of days.

Cheers George

I would not use WD-40 on a bet...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3521361

I don't even use it on my tools.

Let the gear dry out and then use the non-caustic Electrosolve that I linked...

DeKay

WD-40 is fine for this soot removal, used it many times in blown up amps that have smoked up, and it eventually dries out completely.
Should never be used as a lubricant, as it only lubes while it is wet.

WD-40 leaves a caustic (IMO) residue and requires a follow up cleaning with other often caustic cleaners.

It's basic function is to rid moisture from the applied surface which can be easily duplicated by open air (airing) without all the chemicals/crap.

Just smelling WD-40 has always made me feel odd/ill and this goes back to my childhood (I'm 66 years old).

What I suggested (following proper open air drying) is a considerably less toxic remedy, plus the MG product is "fairly" safe for plastic and circuit boards as I've not experienced a problem with such in the past 15, or so, years.

It's claim is that it leaves zero residue, but due to me being a slightly OCD Capricorn I have repeated the cleaning a few times when using the MG Electrosolve product.

Not a fan of WD-40 George, and I suggested an inexpensive/better (IMO) alternative for these type of applications.

DeKay

As I said mktracy I’ve used it many times on many repairs never had a so called "caustic problem" with it.

https://www.wd40.com/products/contact-cleaner/

Cheers George