A customer in Memphis brought me a toaster that was full of glitter

It was a basic two slice model, but when I opened it up, the whole inside looked like a disco ball. The guy said his kid tried to make 'magic toast' for a school project about 2 months ago. I spent over an hour with a small brush and a vacuum, picking out every single sparkly bit so it wouldn't short the heating elements. Now I always ask 'any arts and crafts projects lately?' before I even plug something in. Anyone else had a repair job that started with a totally wild story?

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james_martin933mo ago

Wait, he let his kid do that two months ago?

patricia9051mo agoMost Upvoted

Glitter in an electronics project is a whole different beast than just some dust or debris, isn't it? That stuff gets everywhere and is practically impossible to fully clean out, especially if it's already been powered on. Compressed air might just blow it deeper into the components where it could cause a short later on. Honestly, letting a kid use glitter like that is basically begging for a fire hazard or a fried circuit board down the road.

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the_rose3mo ago

Honestly that sounds like a waste of time, just blow it out with some compressed air and call it a day. The glitter probably would have just burned off anyway.