problem Case Cleaning
- Thread starter LunarMist
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uke-r:Stereodude
Not really a
I would imagine it will rust if you don't do a good job of drying it out relatively quick.
Well I did it but am having second thoughts. There was a back panel that I probably should have removed first to get at the cables. I never noticed that it was removable, or maybe I tried that eons ago and forgot about it. If the "wash" does not work out at least the case will be clean for disposal. 
I have a box fan blowing on it now.
I have a box fan blowing on it now.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Sometimes, you should film what you do with computers and post it on Youtube. Kind of a Jackass for nerds.
Well I did remove the motherboard, HDDs, PS and fans first. 
Three of the fans will go to trash. I'll not reattach the little USB/FW front panel board since USB never worked right at 2.0 anyway. There is also a small transducer (speaker?) glued in the front panel.
Three of the fans will go to trash. I'll not reattach the little USB/FW front panel board since USB never worked right at 2.0 anyway. There is also a small transducer (speaker?) glued in the front panel.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I suggest Glass Cleaner. It's a pretty good general purpose cleaner.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Another idea would be to sandblast the case instead of hosing it. At least it's dry.
I blasted it with the water nozzle and then installed one of the older motherboards, etc. I had a couple of new 80cm fans and installed those too. I'm not sure what I will do with the system yet since I don't have a halfway modern OS. I'm planning to buy one of those cheap 2x2.5" SATA drive racks so that I can play around with various hard drives or SSDs without opening the case.