Cleaning corroded PCBs?

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A little random but... Anyone work with archaic tech here and know how to clean a PCB? Reason I'm asking is that I need to crack open my gauges in my car to clean one, I believe it's corroded according to a bunch of similar incidents on the internet.

Someone said spray it down with WD-40 but that sounds weird and I don't want to go get any if it isn't going to work. Is there a better product or home remedy for this out there?
 
A little random but... Anyone work with archaic tech here and know how to clean a PCB? Reason I'm asking is that I need to crack open my gauges in my car to clean one, I believe it's corroded according to a bunch of similar incidents on the internet.

Someone said spray it down with WD-40 but that sounds weird and I don't want to go get any if it isn't going to work. Is there a better product or home remedy for this out there?

Got a pic? I typically use methyl hydrate to clean PCB's
 
Don't have a picture, I haven't tapped into the assembly yet. I imagine it's the back of the board and/or the pin terminals used for the connection.
 
use ferric chloride crystals... make the solution about twice as strong as it says on the packaging!


:)

OK, don't really...


I imagine that some sort of solvent like acetone will work fine, depending on the surface area that you have to clean I think Acetone and cotton buds (Qtips) would work fine.
 
WD40 is supposed to work quite well, I saw on tv a guys car spedo stopped working and after sparying it with WD40 it worked for years after!
 
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