I.C. Tip Tinner for Soldering Tip Restoration, Lead-Free, Removes Oxidation and Contaminants, Applies Premium Tin Layer, ESD-Safe, RoHS Compliant, Non-Corrosive, 1.5 Can

This is a tin of dry powder (for those of you expecting something else) that you poke your hot iron into when you want to tin it. I can only assume that it is, in fact, lead free. I hope it is, anyways. There is a little self adhesive pad on the bottom that could come in handy, but I've elected not to use it. I have not had trouble getting the lid off, but you have to firmly grasp the bottom of the tin with one hand and the lid with the other and rotate while trying to keep both bottom half and lid parallel to each other as you twist. Easier done than said, actually. It works well and I use it whenever I'm done using my iron so it will be in good shape the next time I want to use it.

Makes re-tinning the iron easy as you don't have to use your rosin-core solder and have the rosin eat the tip. Solder, clean, use this product, set into holder. When you want to solder again, just clean, add fresh solder, and work. Almost no smell at all and I do not find the odor that is does produce to be very offensive.The product is very small and is filled to the top with the solid. Should still last a while though as you use very little of it every time you tin.

Cleans the tip, re-tins with silver solder. It works well, and puts a mirror-shine on a solder tip. That's a pain to do with solder wire, and takes a few seconds with this stuff. It smokes like the end of the world (and the smoke stinks), but what can you do? The extra flux burns off any dross and leaves the tip ready for whatever comes your way.I'm pretty sure I couldn't live without it now. Buy some, and you won't be sorry, if you do silver lead-free solder.

When I received this soldering iron tip tinner, I was a bit surprised at how solid it's consistency appeared compared with the leaded tip tinners I have used in the past. Once you get used to it's properties, you will find that rolling the hot iron tip in this tinner works best. With the old tinners, I would push the iron into the vat to tin the tip.It did an excellent job at tinning the iron's tip. The tinning seems rather durable as well. This has meant that I don't have to tin quite as often.The subtraction of 1 star is due to the fact that this stuff smells strongly of ammonia when the hot tip hits it. I know that is to be expected to some degree with this and similar formulations, but it was even stronger than I thought it would be. I guess I'd rather breath a little ammonia though than lead vapors. I suggest, as is always the case, that you use sufficient ventilation.The product works as intended though so I am happy with the purchase.

Excellent product!! Carbon build-up on the iron tip is a pain in the butt, and it makes quality soldering damn near impossible. This product works immediately to restore the functionality of your soldering iron, and will save you from having to replace the tip. Just heat the iron up as normal, and clean the tip before dipping into the R&R lotion. One quick application will tin the tip, and have you back on the job in a jiffy! I would recommend and purchase again!

First off .. if you've never used "tip tinner" before, do yourself a huge favor and get some .. it's fantastic for quickly removing the crud & oxidation from your soldering iron tip.Secondly, note the size of this particular product .. It's 1.5oz, which makes it 2 to 3 times the volume of the competitors tinner products (most are .8oz and some are less .. they are tiny). This is great value compared to others.Highly recommended.

Can or sales description does not state this is a powdered form . I wanted a paste. returning it

I love this product... Yes... It is true that the lid is a tad awkward to get off at first but I really didn't have that much trouble... You may have to use a small flat-head screwdriver as I did but, again, it wasn't that big of a deal... As thus, I felt there was no need to drop the rating... This product works so well. I even ordered another one for a friend...