Wiping excess solder off onto a clean cotton cloth or even (cautiously) onto
a clean paper towel will work.
It will become apparent if the cloth is polyester.

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Cheers,
WB
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I guess you're so emphatic about proper soldering iron use that you
felt you needed to post it twice! Har Har. Anyway, that bit about
leaving solder on the tip is a good tip and I do it. I also have found
that when soldering somewhere, like under the hood of a car, where it
is inconvenient to wipe the iron tip I just apply fresh solder to the
tip and shake it off. This then leaves the tip clean and ready for
fresh solder and the next joint. It does leave solder spatters on the
driveway though.
Eric-

With my luck, the solder splash would somehow short two electrical
terminals together, resulting in a dead battery the next day after an
unseen light was turned on all day and night g.