What do you do for physical cleaning?

[Mr. Ingram's Computer Repair & Shoppe]

So I'm going to ask several opinions, you can copy/paste to fill in your answers:

Spoiler: copy/paste

Wearing gloves when working on computers:
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Wearing some type of breathing mask when working:
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headware/hats/hairnet:
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fans/ionizers:
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air-compressor:
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screen cleaning:
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case/keyboard/touchpad cleaning:
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Tech room temp:
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customer/front room temp:
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shirt type (long sleeve, polo, button down, t-shirt, graphic shirt):
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pants (shorts, jeans/long pants, dress pants):
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anything to add?
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Wearing gloves when working on computers:
.I don't wear any type of gloves

Wearing some type of breathing mask when working:
.I have one in my dusting room where I blow out dust.

headware/hats/hairnet:
.none

fans/ionizers:
.I use an ionizer in the front to keep the air clean, I use a fan in the back because air gets yucky...

air-compressor:
.yup, I use one around the 80ppi mark to blow out towers and laptop keyboards.

screen cleaning:
.I use a microfiber cloth with isopropyl rubbing alcohol, then instantly go back with a dry micro rag to get any streaks out.

case/keyboard/touchpad cleaning:
.just isopropyl rubbing alcohol

Tech room temp:
. I like it high 60s F 70F max

customer/front room temp:
. around 70-72F

shirt type (long sleeve, polo, button down, t-shirt, graphic shirt):
.ill wear plain color tee's, or polos.

pants (shorts, jeans/long pants, dress pants):
.Anything, I am behind a counter, so it doesnt really matter...


anything to add?
.I also use those plug-in air fresheners/cents to help out.

 

[TurricanII]

Wearing gloves when working on computers: no
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Wearing some type of breathing mask when working: no
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headware/hats/hairnet:no
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fans/ionizers:no
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air-compressor:no this adds health and safety concerns and may contain moisture
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screen cleaning:10%isopropyl rest plain water and lint free cloth
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case/keyboard/touchpad cleaning: isopropyl/random foam cleaner
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Tech room temp: 15 to 25 Celsius
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customer/front room temp: same
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shirt type (long sleeve, polo, button down, t-shirt, graphic shirt): staff choice varies all of the above
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pants (shorts, jeans/long pants, dress pants): trousers
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anything to add? Do not use regular hoover on computers due to massive static. Instead use £200 rubberised antistatic hoover.
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[Mr. Ingram's Computer Repair & Shoppe]

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anything to add? Do not use regular hoover on computers due to massive static. Instead use £200 rubberised antistatic hoover.
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Hoover? I assume you mean air compressor? Not sure what you mean here...

 

[Markverhyden]

Hoover is a generic term for vacuum cleaner, like Xerox is for a photocopier.

 

[Mr. Ingram's Computer Repair & Shoppe]

Hoover is a generic term for vacuum cleaner, like Xerox is for a photocopier.

Oh, I blow the air out rather than sucking it in...

 

[Krynn72]

Wearing gloves when working on computers:
Only on very disgusting computers where I'm afraid of the keyboard. Usually I'll just poke at the keyboard with a screwdriver instead of wearing gloves though, and just use a usb mouse. I do wear gloves when working with the ultrasonic cleaner fluid and alcohol baths though.

Wearing some type of breathing mask when working:
Never. Have a Hakko fume extractor when soldering though.

headware/hats/hairnet:
Never.

fans/ionizers:
Have a case fan I wired up to a 12v ac adapter that I'll sit in front of when at my bench.

air-compressor:
We have a small compressor at the front of the store near the door. We also have a bench there, and we'll bring both outside to dust out computers. I also have one of the DataVac dusters which is mostly used for minimal dust cleaning and blowing off alcohol after we submerge a board during water damage cleaning.

screen cleaning:
Alcohol and microfiber. It it looks like someone sneezed on it a hundred times I might use some goof off first and follow up with alcohol.

case/keyboard/touchpad cleaning:
Goof-off and microfiber.

Tech room temp:
70F ish.

customer/front room temp:
There is no distinction between tech and front room, so 70F ish.

shirt type (long sleeve, polo, button down, t-shirt, graphic shirt):
I wear a button down t-shirt, or button down long sleeve depending on the weather.

pants (shorts, jeans/long pants, dress pants):
Jeans

anything to add?
Lysol Dual Action Cleaning Wipes are great for cleaning gunk off anything. The "scrubbing" side is still delicate enough to not scratch anything, and I'll sometimes use that in addition to goof-off on nasty palmrests/lcd back covers/keyboards, etc. Also use them to clean the bench tops.