Hi all, I found this old ThinkPad and I would like to pass it on to someone that could really use it, but it's a bit disgusting. What is the best and easiest way to clean this? What tool would/ do you use?
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2026
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And avoid fans, spin them fast and they're generators, with a good chance of reverse polarity to the intended. In fact, judicious canned air is probably better than a vacuum, but you use what you've got, it's a thinkpad, it'll probably be fine.
+1 to Isopropanol, (unused) makeup brushes can also be useful.